Pasefika Hawaiʻian Dictionary: ʻUlu

ʻUlu in Hawaiʻian language is Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit in English language.

Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis in English language is known as:


ʻUlu (Artocarpus altilis) - noun

ʻUlu (phonetic: / o͞o-Lo͞o / | ipa:/ ˈʔuˑluˑ / | symbols: / ˈ-ˌü-lü / )

ʻUlu is the word in Hawai‘ian language for the Artocarpus altilis tree and fruit of the tree also known as breadfruit.

Ulu oil painting by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. ʻUlu. 2024. oil on canvas, 48" x 48" (1121.9 cm x 121.9 cm).

Talo drawing by Jon Apisa

Ulu RGB by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. ʻUlu RGB. 2010. oil on canvas, 54" x 42" (137.2 cm x 106.7 cm).

ʻUlu RGB painting by Jon Apisa

Hawai'ian Quilt Ulu painting by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. Hawai‘ian Quilt ʻUlu. 2003. oil on canvas, 50" x 48" (127 cm x 121.9 cm).

Hawai‘ian Quilt ʻUlu painting by Jon Apisa

Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary


English Hawaiʻian Sāmoan Tongan Tahitian Māori Scientific
Red ‘Ula‘ula Mūmū Kulokula ‘Ura‘ura
Red ‘Ula‘ula Mūmū Kulokula ‘Ute‘ute
Rain Ua Timu ʻUha Ua Ua
Sweet Potato ʻUala ʻUmala Ipomoea batatas
Pier Uapo Uafu Uafu
Yam Uhi Ufi ʻUfi Dioscorea
Breadfruit ʻUlu ʻUlu Mei ʻUru Kuru Artocarpus altilis
Forest Ulu lā‘au Vao Vao Ururā‘au Wao
Trevally (51 cm - 80 cm) Ulua Ulua Caranx
Trevally (longer than 80 cm) Ulua Sapoʻanae ʻUlua Caranx
Giant trevally Ulua aukea Sapoʻanae ʻUlua Uruʻati Caranx ignobilis
Ten ʻUmi Sefulu Hogofulu Ahuru Tekau
Blotcheye Soldierfish ʻūʻū Malau ugatele Malau ʻiʻihi Myripristis berndti

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The Pasefika Polynesian dictionary is project of Jon Apisa intended as a comparative dictionary to view similarities, differences and cognate relationships of words in multiple Polynesian languages.