halehale

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Reduplication of hale (“house”). Compare Māori wharewhare (“overhanging”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌha.leˈha.le/, [ˌhɐ.leˈhɐ.le] === Verb === halehale(stative) towering cavernous === Noun === halehale (figurative) emptiness, hunger === Further reading === halehale in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.