See also: Honolulú
English
Etymology
From Hawaiian Honolulu, from hono (“bay, harbor” – cognate with Maori whanga) + lulu (“shelter” – cognate with Maori ruru); see also toponym Whangaruru in North Island, New Zealand.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊ.nəˈluː.luː/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhɒn.əˈluː.luː/
- Rhymes: -uːlu
Proper noun
Honolulu
- A port on Oahu Island, the capital city of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
Derived terms
Translations
the capital of Hawaii
- Amharic: ሆኖሉሉ (honolulu)
- Arabic: هُونُولُولُو m (hūnūlūlū)
- Armenian: Հոնոլուլու (Honolulu)
- Bengali: হনলুলু (honlulu)
- Bulgarian: Хонолулу m (Honolulu)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 檀香山 (zh) (Tánxiāngshān), 火奴魯魯 / 火奴鲁鲁 (zh) (Huǒnúlǔlǔ)
- Danish: Honolulu
- Dutch: Honoloeloe n
- Finnish: Honolulu (fi)
- French: Honolulu (fr)
- Galician: Honolulu (gl), Honolulú
- Georgian: ჰონოლულუ (honolulu)
- German: Honolulu (de) n
- Greek: Χονολούλου (Chonoloúlou)
- Gujarati: હોનોલૂલૂ (honolūlū)
- Haitian Creole: Onloulou, Onoloulou
- Hawaiian: Honolulu
- Hebrew: הונולולו (honolulu)
- Hindi: होनोलूलू (honolūlū)
- Hungarian: Honolulu (hu)
- Italian: Honolulu (it) f
- Japanese: ホノルル (ja) (Honoruru)
- Kannada: ಹೊನೊಲುಲು (honolulu)
- Khmer: ហូណូលូលូ (hounouluuluu)
- Korean: 호놀룰루 (honollullu)
- Lao: ໂຮໂນລູລູ (hō nō lū lū)
- Latin: Honolulum n
- Malayalam: ഹോണോലുലു (hōṇōlulu)
- Maranao: Honololo
- Marathi: होनोलूलू (honolūlū), हॉनोलूलू (hŏnolūlū)
- Mongolian: Хонолулу (Xonolulu)
- Persian: هونولولو
- Polish: Honolulu (pl) n
- Portuguese: Honolulu f
- Punjabi: ਹੋਨੋਲੁਲੁ (honolulu)
- Russian: Гонолу́лу m (Gonolúlu)
- Spanish: Honolulú (es)
- Tamil: ஹொனலுலு (hoṉalulu)
- Thai: โฮโนลูลู (th) (Ḥonolūlū)
- Urdu: ہونولولو (hōnōlūlū)
- West Frisian: Honolulu n, Honolûlû n
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Hawaiian
Etymology
Compound of hono (“bay, harbor”) + lulu (“shelter”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Honolulu
- Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Honolulu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔ.nɔˈlu.lu/
- Rhymes: -ulu
- Syllabification: Ho‧no‧lu‧lu
Proper noun
Honolulu n (indeclinable)
- Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Honolulu.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.noˈlu.lu/
Proper noun
Honolulu ?
- Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)