ʻōkole

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian*koo-tore "anus", from Proto-Polynesian *tole (“female genitalia”). Cognate with Maori kōtore (“anus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔoːˈko.le/

Noun

ʻōkole

  1. anus, buttocks (less polite than lemu)
  2. a sea creature (possibly a sea anemone)
  3. a kind of birthmark (round, black, and raised above the surrounding skin)

Further reading

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