lālā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lala"

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *raqaraqa (“branchy, having branches; small branches”), from *raqa (“branch of tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːˈlaː/

Noun

lālā

1. branch, bough

   lālā ʻuʻuku ― small branches

   lālā ʻole ― without branches

2. frond (of coconut)
3. limb
4. timber (as of outrigger boom or float)
5. wing (of an army)
6. member (as of a society)

Verb

lālā

1. to branch out, to diverge

Derived terms

• hoʻolālā

 

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lālā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Mandarin

Romanization

lālā (Zhuyin ㄌㄚ ㄌㄚ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拉拉