ʻulaʻula

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Reduplication of ʻula. Association between the red colour spectrum and gold metal appears common across the Austronesian language family — compare the archaic terms Māori whero, Tagalog bulawan (“gold”) (which derives from bulaw (“reddish orange”)), and Malagasy volamena (from vola mena (literally “red silver”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʔu.laˈʔu.la/, [ˌʔu.ləˈʔu.lə] === Noun === ʻulaʻula red (color) (rare) gold (metal, color) kālā ʻulaʻula: golden dollar ==== Synonyms ==== ʻula === See also === === References ===