ʻoumuamua

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

References
  1. “Asteroid ‘Oumuamua pronunciation, what it means and alien spaceship theories explained”, in (Please provide the title of the work), https://metro.co.uk/, 2017-12-15: “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 title of the work), https://www.geekwire.com, (Please provide a date or year)
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