aroha

== English == === Etymology === From Māori aroha. Doublet of aloha and aropa. === Pronunciation === (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈa.roː.ha(ː)/ === Noun === aroha (uncountable) (New Zealand) Love and compassion. === Anagrams === Haora, Oraha, O'Hara == Māori == === 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 Hawaiian aloha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈroha/ [ɐˈɾɔhɐ] === Noun === aroha love ==== Derived terms ==== arohanui ==== Descendants ==== → English: aroha == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognates with Hawaiian aloha, Tuamotuan aroha, Austral aroha, Raʻivavae Austral agoha, Māori aroha, Mangarevan aroha. Doublet of arofa. === Noun === aroha (Raapoto spelling aroha) love === References === Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995. “aroha” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.