ʻale

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kale (“a wave that ripples or breaks”). Cognate with Māori kare (“ripples”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔa.le/, [ˈʔɐ.le] === Noun === ʻale wave, billow ==== Derived terms ==== ʻale kuakea (“whitecaps”) ʻale poʻi (“breaking wave”) === Verb === ʻale(transitive) to ripple, to stir (of tears) to well ==== Derived terms ==== ʻaleʻale (reduplicated form) hōʻale (causative) === Further reading === ʻale in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.