halehale

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of hale (“house”). Compare Maori wharewhare (“overhanging”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌha.leˈha.le/, [ˌhɐ.leˈhɐ.le]

Verb

halehale(stative)

  1. towering
  2. cavernous

Noun

halehale

  1. (figurative) emptiness, hunger

Further reading

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