Etymograph

English

lei

Lei comes from Hawaiian lei ‘lei, a wreath of flowers or leaves’.

  1. Hawaiianmodernlei‘lei, a wreath of flowers or leaves’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Hawaiianmodernlei‘lei, a wreath of flowers or leaves’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2013same form

Earliest quotation: 2013, Kat Kinsman, Something borrowed: Wedding traditions from around the world: “Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear…”

Every English word from Hawaiian lei

Today it means

noun A garland of flowers in Hawaii.

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Etymograph / Hawaiian lei / lei

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