humuhumunukunukuapuaa
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美 /ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/
英文释义
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Rhinecanthus rectangulus, a species of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans. It is characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.
— I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii / Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a goes swimming by
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Etymology tree
Hawaiian humuhumu
Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq
Proto-Polynesian *ŋutu
Hawaiian nuku
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Hawaiian nuku
Hawaiian -ā-
Proto-Polynesian *puaka
Hawaiian puaʻa
Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻabor.
English humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Borrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + -ā- (simulative infix) + puaʻa (“pig”).
Hawaiian humuhumu
Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq
Proto-Polynesian *ŋutu
Hawaiian nuku
▲
Hawaiian nuku
Hawaiian -ā-
Proto-Polynesian *puaka
Hawaiian puaʻa
Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻabor.
English humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Borrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + -ā- (simulative infix) + puaʻa (“pig”).
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