aloha
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Дублети of aroha and aropa.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ə-lō’-(h)ə, МФА(кључ): /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) enPR: ə-lō’-hä, ə-lō’-ə, МФА(кључ): /əˈloʊˌhɑ/, /əˈloʊ.ə/
- Риме: -əʊhɑː, -əʊhə, -əʊə
Noun
aloha (plural alohas)
- (Hawaii) Good wishes, love. [from 19th c.]
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 91:
- Traveling as the princess regent with a retinue that included Princess Ruth and Queen Kapi‘olani, Lili‘u was welcomed by enormous crowds and lavish outpourings of aloha, as her subjects clasped her knees and kissed her hands and feet to show their reverence.
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 91:
- (Hawaii) An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below). [from 19th c.]
Derived terms
Interjection
aloha
- (chiefly Hawaii) Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye. [from 19th c.]
Translations
hello — see hello
goodbye — see goodbye
Further reading
- aloha at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Ahola (alphagram aahlo)
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa.
Pronunciation
Interjection
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Енглески: aloha
Noun
aloha
- love, compassion, affection, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity
- greeting, salutation, regards
- sweetheart, lover, loved one
Verb
aloha
- (transitive) to love, be fond of
- (transitive) to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection
- (transitive) to venerate
- (transitive) to remember with affection
- (transitive) to greet, hail
- (stative) to be loving, kind
- (stative) beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable