ʻieʻie

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kiekie (“species of Freycinetia”), reduplication of Proto-Polynesian *kie (“species of Pandanus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔi.eˈʔi.e/

Noun

ʻieʻie

  1. Any of species Freycinetia arborea of woody climbers with aerial roots.

Further reading

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