Contionary:ʻūluna

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Kiwi

Alternative forms

हूलुन (Kiwi Devanagari)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Rana *touluːna, ('deep water') from the root √LN ('related to deepness, vastness').

Pronunciation

(Kiwi) IPA: /ʔuːluˈnɑ/

Noun

ʻūluna c6 (plural nominative ʻuhūluna)

  1. One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents.
  2. Water belonging to an ocean.
  3. An immense body of water.
  4. An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
    ʻūluna kamikūraʻena
    an ocean of grasshoppers

Inflection

Usage notes

This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but with your peers.

Synonyms