hula

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Croatian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Hawaiian 4.1 Noun 4.2 Verb 4.2.1 Derived terms 4.2.2 Descendants

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Hawaiian hula

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /huː.lə/, SAMPA: /hu:.l@/
• Rhymes: -uːlə

[edit] Noun

hula (plural hulas)

1. A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.

[edit] Derived terms

• hula hoop

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ahlu
• haul

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

hula f. sg.

1. blasphemy

[edit] Synonyms

• huljenje

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

hula

1. hula

[edit] Declension

Declension of hula (type koira) singular plural nominative hula hulat genitive hulan hulien hulain1 partitive hulaa hulia accusative hula hulan hulat inessive hulassa hulissa elative hulasta hulista illative hulaan huliin adessive hulalla hulilla ablative hulalta hulilta allative hulalle hulille essive hulana hulina translative hulaksi huliksi instructive – hulin abessive hulatta hulitta comitative – hulineen 1) Rare.

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Noun

hula

1. a form of dance native to the Hawaiian Islands
2. a hula dancer
3. a chant or song which accompanies the dance

[edit] Verb

hula

1. (transitive) to dance the hula
2. (transitive) to chant in accompaniment with the dance
3. (intransitive) to twitch

[edit] Derived terms

• hoʻohula

[edit] Descendants

• English: hula
• Japanese: フラ