nalala
Hawaiian
Etymology
Coined by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee in 2002 as a 'borrowing' (simulating the expected changes had the word been inherited) from the reconstruction Proto-Polynesian *ngarara (“lizard”) (compare Maori ngārara (“lizard”)).
Noun
nalala
- dinosaur
Lindu
Etymology
From na- + lala.
Adjective
nalala
- hot; spicy