Hilo

See also: hilo, hiló, and hilo-

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian Hilo, of uncertain etymology but possibly related to hilo (“to twist”).

Proper noun

Hilo

  1. The largest town on the island of Hawaii, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, located at the eastern corner of the island.

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Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhi.lo/

Etymology 1

Cognate of Maori Whiro, Rarotongan ʻiro and Tahitian Firo.[1]

Proper noun

Hilo

  1. first night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar
  2. (Hawaiian mythology) a Polynesian navigator
  3. a male given name from Hawaiian, rare today

References

  1. ^ Williams, H. W. (September 1928) “The Nights of the Moon”, in The Journal of the Polynesian Society‎[1], volume 37, number 3(147), pages 338–356

Etymology 2

From hilo “to twist” (i.e. twisting of new ropes by Kamehameha I's men to anchor their guarded wa‘a) related to Maori whiro ~ whirowhiro and tawhiro plus Tongan filo

Proper noun

Hilo

  1. Hilo (a town in eastern Hawaii)
  2. the eastern area of the island of Hawaii
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