ʻukulele

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n., Ukulele.

Literally, leaping flea, probably from the Hawaiian nickname of Edward Purvis, who was small and quick and who popularized the instrument brought to Hawaiʻi by the Portuguese in 1879.
References:
- Elbert and Knowlton, 1957.

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ʻukulele

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kikino, ʻUkulele.

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- Kinds of ʻukulele:
- For parts, see kaula, nīʻau, nīʻau liʻiliʻi, nīʻau nui, papa kī, wā, ʻau, ʻōpū.

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ʻukulele

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ʻUkulele.

Related:
- For kinds, see baritone ʻukulele, cigar-box ʻukulele, coconut shell ʻukulele, cutaway ʻukulele, double-hole ʻukulele, eight-string ʻukulele, Liliʻu ʻukulele, Ohta-san ʻukulele, soprano ʻukulele, tenor ʻukulele, turtle shell ʻukulele.
- For parts, see body, bridge, fret, head, neck, nut, string.

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