hāliu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fa-liu (“turn around”), prefixed form of *liu (“turn round”), from Proto-Oceanic *liu (“turn aside, change direction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haːˈli̯u/, [haːˈlju]

Verb

hāliu(transitive)

  1. to turn
  2. to hearken to, to regard

Derived terms

References

  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 68
  • hāliu in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
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