ahuula

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noun

A feathered cloak traditionally worn by the native Hawaiian elite.

OriginHawaiian ʻahu ʻula ← Proto-Polynesian *kafu ← Proto-Oceanic *kaput →
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Meanings

nounahuula (plural ahuulas)

plural ahuulas

  1. A feathered cloak traditionally worn by the native Hawaiian elite.

Origin

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaput
  2. Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*kaput
  3. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*kaput
  4. Proto-Oceanic*kaput
  5. Proto-Polynesian*kafu
  6. Hawaiianʻahu
  7. Hawaiianʻula
  8. Hawaiianʻahu ʻula
  9. Englishahuula

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻahu ʻula.

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APA

ahuula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahuula

MLA

“ahuula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahuula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ahuula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahuula.

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