inoa

See also: Inoa and iŋoa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hingoa, compare with Maori ingoa and Tahitian iʻoa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iˈnoa/, [iˈnoə]

Noun

inoa

  1. name
    ola ka inoa
    the name lives
  2. term
  3. title
  4. ellipsis of mele inoa (“name chant”).

References
  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “higoa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “inoa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 101
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