aloha

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Doublet of aroha and aropa. === Pronunciation === (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 === Noun === aloha (plural alohas) (Hawaii) Good wishes, love. [from 19th c.] (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 ==== === Further reading === “aloha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Ahola == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognate with Māori aroha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlo.ha/, [əˈlo.hə] === Interjection === aloha hello, greetings goodbye, farewell ==== Synonyms ==== welina ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: aloha → Indonesian: aloha === Noun === aloha love, compassion, affection, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity greeting, salutation, regards sweetheart, lover, loved one === Verb === aloha (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 === Further reading === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “aloha”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha, from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈloha/ [aˈlo.ha] Rhymes: -oha Syllabification: a‧lo‧ha === Interjection === aloha hello, greetings === Further reading === “aloha”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016