Hoʻoleilana

See also: Ho'oleilana

Translingual

Proper noun

Hoʻoleilana

alternative form of Ho'oleilana

English

Proper noun

Hoʻoleilana

Alternative form of Ho'oleilana.

Hawaiian

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Etymology

Blend of hoʻolei +‎ lana. From English Ho'oleilana, from Hawaiian hoʻoleilei ka lana (sent sounds of awakening), from the Hawaiian Kumulipo creation chant: Ho'oleilei ka lana a ka Po uliuli. Literally, “From deep darkness came murmurs of awakening”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ho.ʔo.lei̯ˈla.na/, [ho.ʔo.lejˈlɐ.nə]

Proper noun

Hoʻoleilana

(astronomy, cosmology) Ho'oleilana: a baryon acoustic oscillation, a cosmic structure in Local Universe