malolo

See also: mālolo, mālōlō, and malōlō

Fijian

Verb

malolo

1. to skim a stone, to skip a rock

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *malolo (“sink down, subside, fall down, collapse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈlo.lo/, [məˈlo.lo]

Verb

malolo(stative)

1. (of tide) low
2. resting, paused

Derived terms

• hoʻomalolo (“pause”, verb)

Noun

malolo

1. rest, pause

Further reading

• malolo in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Sambali

Adjective

malolò

1. sad

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Samoan mālōlō (“to rest”).

Noun

malolo

1. rest

Verb

malolo

1. To rest
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:2:

     Long de namba 7 God i lukim olgeta wok bilong en i pinis, na em i malolo long dispeal^[sic] de.

     →New International Version translation