kūkaenalo

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Compound of kūkae (“excrement”) +‎ nalo (“bee”); attested in Archibald Campbell's 1809 wordlist as tootai narro.[1] Compare with Maori ware for similar semantic broadening.

Noun

kūkaenalo

  1. beeswax

References

  1. ^ Schütz, Albert J. (1994) The voices of Eden: a history of Hawaiian language studies, →ISBN, pages 190-1

Etymology 2

Compound of kūkae (“excrement”) +‎ nalo (“fly”) – compare to Malay tahi lalat

Noun

kūkaenalo

  1. mole (naevus)

Further reading

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