ʻīlio

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Tuamotuan kurio, a variant of kuri from Proto-Polynesian *kuli (compare with Maori kurī, Samoan ulī, Tongan kulī, Tahitian ʻurī and ʻūrī)[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *kuli (compare with Fijian koli[1]).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔiːˈlio/

Noun

ʻīlio

  1. dog
  2. any quadruped

Derived terms
  • ʻīlio hae (“wolf”)
  • ʻīlio hohono (“skunk”)
  • ʻīlio holo a ka uaua (“seal”)
  • ʻīlio hulu pāpale (“beaver”)

Descendants
  • Hawaiian: lio (“horse”)

References
  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kulii”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻīlio”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 99
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