ʻiliahi
Hawaiian
Etymology
Compound of
ʻili
(
“
bark
”
)
+
ahi
(
“
fire
”
)
.
Noun
ʻiliahi
(
tree
,
wood
)
sandalwood
(
Santalum
)
(
in particular
)
forest
sandalwood
(
Santalum freycinetianum
)
(
tree
and
wood
)