aloha
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hawaiian aloha (“love”), in turn from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: ə-lō’-(h)ə, IPA(key): /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/
- (US) enPR: ə-lō’-hä, ə-lō’-ə, IPA(key): /əˈloʊˌhɑ/, /əˈloʊ.ə/
- Rhymes: -əʊhɑː, -əʊhə, -əʊə
Interjection[edit]
aloha
Translations[edit]
hello — see hello
goodbye — see goodbye
Noun[edit]
aloha (plural alohas)
- an utterance of aloha
Derived terms[edit]
External links[edit]
- aloha at OneLook Dictionary Search
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
aloha
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
aloha
Verb[edit]
aloha
- (transitive) to love
- (transitive) to greet
- (stative) to be loving, kind
Categories:
- English terms derived from Hawaiian
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English interjections
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Farewells
- en:Greetings
- en:Love
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian interjections
- Hawaiian nouns
- Hawaiian verbs
- Hawaiian transitive verbs
- Hawaiian stative verbs
