ʻelepani

Hawaiian
He ʻelepani.

Etymology

Borrowed from English elephant.

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

Noun

ʻelepani

  1. elephant

Derived terms
  • niho ʻelepani (“ivory”)

References
  • S. H. Elbert; M. K. Pukui (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 10
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