inoa

See also: Inoa and iŋoa

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *hingoa, compare Maori ingoa, Tahitian iʻoa.

Noun

inoa

  1. name
    ola ka inoa
    the name lives
  2. term
  3. title

Etymology 2

Shortening of mele inoa (“name chant”).

Noun

inoa

  1. a name chant, short
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