aloha

See also Aloha

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian aloha (“love”), in turn from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /æˈləʊˌhɑː/, X-SAMPA: /{"l@U%hA:/
• (US) enPR: Ălōhă
• Rhymes: -əʊhɑː

Interjection

Wikipedia

aloha

1. hello
2. goodbye
3. I love you

Translations

hello

• Chinese: 喂 (wèi)
• Esperanto: saluton (eo)
• German: hallo (de)
• Interlingua: salute
• Italian: ciao (it)
• Norwegian: hei (no)

• Portuguese: olá (pt)
• Spanish: hola (es)
• Turkish: merhaba (tr)
• Volapük: glidis

goodbye

• Chinese: 再见 (zàijiàn)
• Esperanto: adiaŭ (eo)
• Interlingua: adeo
• Italian: ciao (it)

• Norwegian: avskjed (no)
• Portuguese: adeus (pt)
• Spanish: adiós (es)
• Volapük: ledit

I love you

• Chinese: 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)
• Dutch: ik hou van je (nl)
• Esperanto: mi amas vin (eo)
• German: Ich liebe dich (de)
• Interlingua: io te ama
• Italian: ti amo (it)

• Norwegian: jeg elsker deg (no)
• Portuguese: eu te amo (pt)
• Romanian: te iubesc (ro)
• Spanish: te amo (es)
• Swedish: jag älskar dig (sv)
• Volapük: löfob oli

Noun

aloha (plural alohas)

1. an utterance of aloha

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aˈlo.ha/

Interjection

aloha

1. hello
2. goodbye

Derived terms

• aloha kakahiaka
• aloha awakea
• aloha ʻauinalā
• aloha ahiahi

Noun

aloha

1. love, compassion

Verb

aloha

1. (transitive) to love
2. (transitive) to greet
3. (stative) to be loving, kind