haʻalele

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *faka-lala (“let go”). By surface analysis, haʻa- (causative prefix) +‎ lele (“fly, leap”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌha.ʔaˈle.le/, [ˌhɐ.ʔəˈlɛ.lɛ] === Verb === haʻalele(transitive) to leave, to desert to abandon, to forsake to evacuate to quit, to resign, to abdicate ==== Derived terms ==== hoʻohaʻalele === Further reading === haʻalele in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.