niuhi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *niufi (“species of shark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni̯u.hi/, [ˈnju.hi]

Noun

niuhi

  1. A man-eating shark, especially the great white.

Derived terms

  • manō niuhi (“tiger shark”)

Further reading

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