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Kanaloa
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Translingual
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Etymology
From mul haw Kanaloa the god Kanaloa.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Fabaceae
Hypernyms
tribe ; Mimosoideae subfamily - subfamily; Mimoseae tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Kanaloa kahoolawensis species sole species
Further reading
Kanaloa kahoolawensis 1
Kanaloa (Fabaceae) Kanaloa (Fabaceae)
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Hawaiian
Etymology
haw poz-pol-pro *Tangaloa
Pronunciation
Kana+loa
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw Hawaiian mythology one of the four major gods; god of kawa and the sea
haw rare _ today haw male,female Hawaiian
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.