nalo

== Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈna.lo/, [ˈnɐ.lo] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *laŋo (“houseflies, bees, wasps”) with metathesis, from Proto-Central Pacific *laŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋo, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋaw. Cognates include Māori ngaro, rango, Tongan lango and Samoan lago. Sense of “bee” is due to semantic extension; compare also the connection between Māori ngaro and ngaro huruhuru for similar semantic overlap. ==== Noun ==== nalo fly (any two-winged insect) (rare) bee ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalo (“out of sight, forgotten, lost”), from Proto-Oceanic *mʷaloq (“submerged rock or coral reef”). Cognates include Samoan galo and Tokelauan galo. ==== Verb ==== nalo(stative) lost, missing vanished concealed, hidden forgotten ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “nalo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === nalo ji class(V) inflected form of na; with it, and it === See also ===