ʻīlio

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Tuamotuan kurio, a variant of kuri from Proto-Polynesian *kuli (compare with Maori kurī, Samoan ulī, Tongan kulī, Tahitian ʻurī and ʻūrī) from Proto-Oceanic *kuli (compare with Fijian koli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiːˈlio/

Noun

ʻīlio

1. dog
2. any quadruped

Derived terms

• ʻīlio hae (“wolf”)
• ʻīlio hohono (“skunk”)
• ʻīlio holo a ka uaua (“seal”)
• ʻīlio hulu pāpale (“beaver”)

Descendants

• Hawaiian: lio (“horse”)