ʻili
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hawaiian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Polynesian *kili (cognate with Māori kiri), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit (compare Malay kulit).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʔi.li/
=== Noun ===
ʻili
(anatomy) skin
Synonym: ʻaluʻalu
peel, bark, rind
hide, leather
surface
a land division of ancient Hawaii, generally a subdivision of an ahupuaʻa
==== Derived terms ====
ʻilikai (“surface of the sea”)
=== Further reading ===
ʻili in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.