ʻahaʻōlelo

Hawaiian

Etymology

From ʻaha (“gathering”) +‎ ʻōlelo (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʔa.ha.ʔoːˈle.lo/, [ˌʔɐ.hə.ʔoːˈlɛ.lo]

Noun

ʻahaʻōlelo

legislature, assembly, council

Derived terms

ʻahaʻōlelo kau kānāwai (“legislature”)
ʻahaʻōlelo lāhui (“national assembly”)
ʻahaʻōlelo nui (“Congress”)
ʻAhaʻōlelo o ke Aupuni o Hawaiʻi (“Legislature of the Hawai'ian Kingdom”)

Verb

ʻahaʻōlelo

to convene
to serve in a deliberative body

Further reading

ʻahaʻōlelo in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.