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ʻīlio

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ʔiːˈli.o/, [ʔiːˈli.jo]

Noun

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ʻīlio

  1. dog
  2. any quadruped

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hawaiian: lio (horse)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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