ʻale

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kale (“a wave that ripples or breaks”). Cognate with Maori kare (“ripples”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.le/, [ˈʔɐ.le]

Noun

ʻale

  1. wave, billow

Derived terms

  • ʻale kuakea (“whitecaps”)
  • ʻale poʻi (“breaking wave”)

Verb

ʻale(transitive)

  1. to ripple, to stir
  2. (of tears) to well

Derived terms

  • ʻaleʻale (reduplicated form)
  • hōʻale (causative)

Further reading

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