Hiʻiaka
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hiʻiaka.
Proper noun
Hiʻiaka
- (astronomy) A moon of Haumea.
See also
- Namaka
Anagrams
- haikai
Hawaiian
Etymology
hiʻi (“hold, carry”) + aka (“essence, embryo”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hi.ʔiˈa.ka/, [hiʔiˈjɐkə]
Proper noun
Hiʻiaka
- (Hawaiian mythology) Any of the twelve sisters of the volcano goddess Pele, especially the youngest and favorite one.
- A female given name, sometimes also given to men.
- (astronomy) A moon of Haumea.
See also
- Nāmaka
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 383
- Mary Kawena Pukui, etc, Nānā i ke Kumu, volume 2, Hui Hānai 1979, →ISBN, page 146
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hiiaka (in the old spelling) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 3 men.