ʻulaʻula

See also: ulaula

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of ʻula.

Connection between the red colour spectrum and gold metal seems common throughout the Austronesian family – compare with archaic Maori whero, Tagalog bulawan (from bulaw “reddish orange”),[1] and Malagasy volamena (from vola mena, lit. “red silver”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔu.laˈʔu.la/, [ˌʔu.ləˈʔu.lə]

Noun

ʻulaʻula

  1. red (color)
  2. (rare) gold (metal, color)
    kālā ʻulaʻula: golden dollar

Synonyms

See also

Colors in Hawaiian · waihoʻoluʻu (layout · text)
     keʻokeʻo      āhinahina      ʻeleʻele, pano
             ʻulaʻula, ʻula, helo              alani; mākuʻe              melemele, lenalena
                          ʻōmaʻomaʻo             
             kīʻaha              ʻalalā              polū
                          poni              ākala

References

  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Spriggs, Matthew (1999) Archaeology and Language III, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 128-9
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