hēʻī

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Tahitian fehi.[1][2]

Noun

hēʻī

  1. papaya.
    Synonym: mīkana
  2. A type of banana, Musa × troglodytarum.

References
  1. Langdon, Robert (1989 April) “The Secret History of the Papaw in the South Pacific: An Essay in Reconstruction”, in The Journal of Pacific History‎, volume 24, number 1, pages 3-20
  2. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hēʻī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 64
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