lole

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from Proto-Polynesian *lole (“to rub, to smoothen”).[1][2]

Verb[edit]

lole

  1. (transitive) to unfold, reverse
  2. (transitive) to skin, flay
  3. (transitive) to wear clothes

Noun[edit]

lole

  1. cloth, fabric
  2. clothes
  3. dress, gown

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lole2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lole”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 210

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Adjective[edit]

lole

  1. inflection of lola (“unsteady, eager”):
    1. locative singular masculine/neuter
    2. vocative singular feminine
    3. accusative plural masculine

Romani[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lole

  1. inflection of lolo:
    1. nominative plural
    2. oblique

Noun[edit]

lole

  1. nominative plural of lolo

Samoan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

lole

  1. jellyfish
  2. candy
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