inoa

See also: Inoa and iŋoa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hingoa, compare with Maori ingoa and Tahitian iʻoa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈno.a/, [iˈno.wə]

Noun

inoa

  1. name
    ola ka inoa
    the name lives
  2. term
  3. title
  4. ellipsis of mele inoa (“name chant”)

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “higoa”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “inoa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 101
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