aloha

See also Aloha

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian aloha (“love”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /æˈləʊˌhɑː/, 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) Interlingua: salute Italian: ciao (it)

Norwegian: hei (no) Portuguese: olá (pt) Spanish: hola (es), hola (es) m. and f. pl. 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) Esperanto: mi amas vin (eo) 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

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Originally alofa, compare Maori aroha

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. (stative) to be loving, kind