ʻōlelo

Hawaiian

Etymology

Either from:

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔoːˈle.lo/, [ʔoːˈlɛ.lo]

Noun

ʻōlelo

  1. language, speech
  2. word, term
  3. statement
  4. quotation, utterance
  5. tidings

Verb

ʻōlelo

  1. to speak, talk, converse
  2. to say, mention, tell
  3. to state
  4. to quote

Derived terms

  • pahu ʻōlelo

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qalelo”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) Hawaiian Dictionary‎[1], revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 20, 284
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