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, compassion, peacefulness and affection. [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”). Cognates include Māori aroha and Samoan alofa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlo.ha/, [əˈlo.hə] === Interjection === aloha hello, greetings goodbye, farewell ==== Synonyms ==== welina ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: aloha → Indonesian: aloha → Translingual: 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 === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “aloha”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 21 == 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