aloha
See also: Aloha
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ə-lō’-(h)ə, IPA(key): /əˈləʊ.(h)ə/
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- Rhymes: -əʊhɑː, -əʊhə, -əʊə
Noun
aloha (plural alohas)
- (Hawaii) Good wishes, love. [from 19th c.]
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 91:
- Traveling as the princess regent with a retinue that included Princess Ruth and Queen Kapi‘olani, Lili‘u was welcomed by enormous crowds and lavish outpourings of aloha, as her subjects clasped her knees and kissed her hands and feet to show their reverence.
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 91:
- (Hawaii) An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below). [from 19th c.]
Derived terms
Interjection
aloha
- (chiefly Hawaii) Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye. [from 19th c.]
Translations
hello — see hello
goodbye — see goodbye
Further reading
- “aloha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀəp, (compare Javanese arep (“desire”), Malay harap (“hope”)).
Pronunciation
Interjection
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: aloha
Noun
- love, compassion, affection, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity
- greeting, salutation, regards
- sweetheart, lover, loved one
Verb
- (transitive) to love, be fond of
- (transitive) to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection
- (transitive) to venerate
- (transitive) to remember with affection
- (transitive) to greet, hail
- (stative) to be loving, kind
- (stative) beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Hawaiian
- English terms derived from Hawaiian
- English terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊhɑː
- Rhymes:English/əʊhə
- Rhymes:English/əʊə
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Hawaiian English
- English interjections
- en:Farewells
- en:Greetings
- en:Love
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian transitive verbs
- Hawaiian stative verbs