ānuenue

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nuanua – compare with Maori āniwaniwa, Tahitian ānuanua, Samoan nuanua.[1][2]

Noun

ānuenue

  1. rainbow

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ānuenue”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 26
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 148