ʻoumuamua
See also: ʻOumuamua
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʻou (“reach out for”) + mua (“first; in advance of”), doubled for emphasis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ʻoumuamua
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Asteroid ‘Oumuamua pronunciation, what it means and alien spaceship theories explained”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], https://metro.co.uk/, 2017 December 15: “Astronomers from the University of Hawaii were the first to spot Oumuamua, so they named it after the Hawaiian term for ‘scout’ or ‘messenger’”
- ^ “Aloha, ‘Oumuamua! Scientists confirm that interstellar asteroid is a cosmic oddball”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2], https://www.geekwire.com, (Can we date this quote?)