māʻalo

By surface analysis, mā- (stative prefix) +‎ ʻalo (“to dodge”). Compare Maori makaro (“dimly visible”), Toki Pona makalo (“flash”), from Proto-Polynesian *ma-kalo (“be briefly visible, appear then disappear, flash by”).

• IPA^(key): /maːˈʔa.lo/, [maːˈʔɐ.lo]

māʻalo(intransitive)

1. to pass by
2. to pass through, to transit
3. to pass away

• māʻaloʻalo (“reduplicated form”)

• kāʻalo (“to pass by”)

• māʻalo in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.