ʻali

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ali"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.li/, [ˈʔɐ.li]

Etymology 1

Verb

ʻali

  1. to scar
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Maori kari)[1] ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali₂ (compare with Malay gali).[2][3] Doublet of ʻeli.[1]

Verb

ʻali

  1. to dig

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻali”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 20
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kali.2”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 123-4
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