haʻalele

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faka-lala (“let go”). By surface analysis, haʻa- (causative prefix) +‎ lele (“fly, leap”).

Verb

haʻalele(transitive)

  1. to leave, to desert
  2. to abandon, to forsake
  3. to evacuate
  4. to quit, to resign, to abdicate

Derived terms

  • hoʻohaʻalele

Further reading

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