ʻōmaʻomaʻo

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of ʻōmaʻo (“green (of plants)”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔoː.ma.ʔoˈma.ʔo/, [ʔoː.mə.ʔoˈmɐ.ʔo]

Noun

ʻōmaʻomaʻo

  1. emerald
  2. green (color)

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Hawaiian · waihoʻoluʻu (layout · text)
     keʻokeʻo, kea      āhinahina      ʻeleʻele, pano
             ʻulaʻula, ʻula, helo              alani; mākuʻe              melemele, lenalena
                          ʻōmaʻomaʻo             
             kīʻaha              ʻalalā              polū
                          poni              ākala

Further reading

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