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Words with Root “humu” in English (US)
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humu Hawaiian, meaning 'trigger' or 'to block/cover', repeated.
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
12 syllables21 letters
hu·mu·hu·mu·nu·ku·nu·ku·a·pu·a·a
/hu.mu.hu.mu.nu.ku.nu.ku.a.pu.a.a/
noun
The Hawaiian word 'humuhumunukunukuapuaa' is syllabified into twelve open syllables, primarily following the vowel-consonant division rule. It consists of repeated 'humu' and 'nuku' units, culminating in 'apuaa'. Stress is placed on the 'pu' syllable. The word functions as a noun and its syllabification is consistent across grammatical roles.