ʻuhila

== Tongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *quhila (compare with Hawaiian uila, Māori uira, Tahitian uira and Samoan uila), from Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Fijian cila (“to shine”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”) related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”). Compare with Māori uira and hiko, Hawaiian uila plus Tahitian uira for semantic extension into "electricity". === Noun === ʻuhila lightning electricity ==== References ====