Kanaloa
Translingual
Hypernyms
- (tribe): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Kanaloa kahoolawensis (the soles species)
Further reading
Hawaiian
Etymology
Proto-Polynesian *Tangaloa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.naˈlo.a/, [kənəˈlowə]
Proper noun
Kanaloa
- (Hawaiian mythology) One of the four major gods; god of kawa and the sea.
- (rare today) A male or female given name.
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 387
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kanaloa occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 20 women and 11 men.
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