ʻeleʻele

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *kelekele (“dark, black”), reduplicated form of *kele. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʔe.leˈʔe.le/, [ˌʔɛ.lɛˈʔɛ.lɛ] === Noun === ʻeleʻele black (color) branched string lettuce (Ulva prolifera) Synonym: limu ʻeleʻele === Verb === ʻeleʻele (stative) black, dark ==== Derived terms ==== hōʻeleʻele (causative) ==== Related terms ==== ʻeʻele (“black”) pāʻele (“blacken”, verb) === See also ===