ʻaleʻale

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of ʻale (“billow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔa.leˈʔa.le/, [ˌʔɐ.leˈʔɐ.le]
  • Hyphenation: ʻa‧le‧ʻa‧le

Noun

ʻaleʻale

  1. ripple

Verb

ʻaleʻale(stative)

  1. rippling, stirring
  2. full to the brim

Derived terms

  • hawewe ʻaleʻale (“transverse wave”)
  • hōʻaleʻale (“stir up”, verb)

References

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