humuhumunukunukuapuaa en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhu.məˈhu.məˌnu.kəˈnu.kəˌɑ.pəˈwɑˌɑ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Hawaiian humuhumu Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq Proto-Polynesian *ŋutu Hawaiian nuku ▲ Hawaiian nuku Hawaiian -ā- Proto-Polynesian *puaka Hawaiian puaʻa Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻabor. English humuhumunukunukuapuaa Borrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + -ā- (simulative infix) + puaʻa (“pig”).
Meanings
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Any member of the species Rhinecanthus rectangulus of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans, characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.
I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii / Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a goes swimming by
1933, “My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii”, Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison, Johnny Noble (music):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| humuhumunukunukuapuaas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| humuhumunukunukuapua'a | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
reef triggerfish · rectangular triggerfish · humuhumu · wedgetail triggerfish
Translations (13)
haw humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · el χουμουχουμουνουκουνουκουαπουάα (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · hu ékfoltos Picasso-hal (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · pl rogatnica prostokątna (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · ru разрисо́ванный Пика́ссо (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · fr baliste écharpe (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · ja フムフムヌクヌクアプアア (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · it pesce balestra di barriera (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · fi kiilasäppikala (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · el βαλιστίδα υφάλου (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · ru Пика́ссо прямоуго́льчатый (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · de Diamant-Picassodrücker (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish) · am ሁሙሁሙኑኩኑኩኣፑኣዓ (Rhinecanthus sp. — see also reef triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, Picasso triggerfish)