ʻōhiʻa

Hawaiian

Nā lau ā me nā hua ʻōhiʻa.

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kafika (cognate with Maori kahika and Tongan fekika), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika (cognate with Fijian kavika).

Noun

mountain apple or Malay apple; Syzygium malaccense
Synonym: ʻōhiʻa ʻai
Metrosideros polymorpha
Synonym: ʻōhiʻa lehua
Metrosideros macropus
Synonyms: ʻōhiʻa lehua, lehua, lehua mamo

Derived terms

ʻōhiʻa ʻai
ʻōhiʻa lehua
ʻōhiʻa loke, rose apple (Syzygium jambos)
ʻōhiʻa lomi, tomato
ʻōhiʻa haole, ibid.

Descendants

→ English: ohia

References

Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻōhiʻa”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 277-8

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