| Word form | pala`ai |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Original name for pumpkin, as well as squash; named for their resemblance to a long-extinct gourd of the same name. |
| Word source | Pukui & Elbert 1986 |
| Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
| Gloss | pala-`ai |
| Age | Pukui & Elbert 1986 [30] (1550–1986) |