hōkū
See also: hoku
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoːˈkuː/
Noun
hōkū
- star (luminous celestial body)
Derived terms
- hōkū ala
- hōkū haele lua
- hōkū hele
- hōkū hohoki
- hōkū kai
- hōkū lele
- hōkū lewa
- hōkū liʻiliʻi
- hōkū pilikuaʻula
- hōkū puhipaka
- hōkū pukukeʻo
- hōkū pukupio
- hōkū pūnohunohu
- hōkū ukali
- hōkū welowelo
- hōkū ʻaeʻa
- hōkūkimo
- Hōkūloa
- hōkūnaʻi
- hōkūpaʻalima
- Hōkūʻula
- ulu hōkū
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hōkū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press