hiʻuhiʻu

/ˌhi.ʔuˈhi.ʔu/
HAWAIICE → TR

Tanım

•braid or plait end, loose ends of a woven mat or lei

Etimoloji

From Proto-Polynesian *sikusiku (“projecting ends”). Cognates include Māori hikuhiku (“eaves, entourage”), kihukihu (“fringes”). By surface analysis, reduplication of hiʻu; see there for more details.