ʻoumuamua

See also: 'oumuamua, ʻOumuamua, 'Oumuamua, and Oumuamua

Hawaiian

Etymology

ʻou (“reach out for”) +‎ mua (“first; in advance of”), doubled for emphasis.

Noun

ʻoumuamua

  1. scout; leader (as in battle or activity); messenger[1][2]

Descendants
  • → English: ʻOumuamua
  • → Translingual: Oumuamua

References
  1. “Asteroid ‘Oumuamua pronunciation, what it means and alien spaceship theories explained”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, https://metro.co.uk/, 2017 December 15: “Astronomers from the University of Hawaii were the first to spot Oumuamua, so they named it after the Hawaiian term for ‘scout’ or ‘messenger’”
  2. “Aloha, ‘Oumuamua! Scientists confirm that interstellar asteroid is a cosmic oddball”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, https://www.geekwire.com, (Can we date this quote?)
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