melemele

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of mele (“to be yellow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌme.leˈme.le/, [ˌmɛ.lɛˈmɛ.lɛ]

Noun

melemele

  1. light yellow (color)

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
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