ʻelepani

Hawaiian

He ʻelepani.

Etymology

Borrowed from English elephant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔe.leˈpa.ni/, [ʔe.leˈpɐ.ni]
• Hyphenation: ʻe‧le‧pa‧ni

Noun

ʻelepani

1. elephant

Derived terms

• niho ʻelepani (“ivory”)

References

• Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 10