Pelekila
Hawaiian
Etymology
Contraction of the biblical Perisekila (“Priscilla”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.leˈki.la/, [peleˈtilə]
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pelekila occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.
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