moʻo

See also: moo, Moo, MOO, Moʻo, móo, móó, and möö

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moko (compare with Maori moko)^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Fijian moko)^[2][3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ʔo/

Noun

moʻo

1. lizard, dragon, serpent

Related terms

• nalala

References

1. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “moʻo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 253-4
2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “moko.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
3. Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2011) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 4: Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 260-1

Further reading

• moʻo in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.