ʻalu

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.lu/, [ˈʔɐ.lu]

Noun

ʻalu

  1. ravine, cavity, dent
  2. lines of the hand

Verb

ʻalu

  1. (intransitive) to slacken; to relax
  2. (linguistics, stative) lax (in articulation)
  3. to descend

Derived terms