English
iiwi
Iiwi comes from Hawaiian ʻiʻiwi ‘iiwi, scarlet honeycreeper’.
- Hawaiianmodernʻiʻiwi‘iiwi, scarlet honeycreeper’
- Englishtodayiiwi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hawaiianmodernʻiʻiwi‘iiwi, scarlet honeycreeper’
- Englishtodayiiwi
Every English word from Hawaiian ʻiʻiwi
Today it means
noun A bird, the scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hawaiian ʻiʻiwi / iiwi