ʻoumuamua

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See also: ʻOumuamua

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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ʻou (“reach out for”) +‎ mua (“first; in advance of”), doubled for emphasis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔou̯ˌmu.aˈmu.a/, [ʔowˌmu.wəˈmu.wə]

Noun

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ʻoumuamua

  1. scout; leader (as in battle or activity); messenger[1][2]

Descendants

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  • → English: ʻOumuamua
  • → Translingual: Oumuamua

References

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  1. ^ “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’”
  2. ^ “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?)
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