maʻalili

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *makalili (compare with Maori makariri, Tahitian maʻariri, Samoan maʻalili)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *makaridriŋ affixing *ridriŋ from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diŋin (compare with Malay dingin).[2][3]

Verb

maʻalili

  1. to be cool, to dissipate heat
  2. to be calm, to be appeased, to be abated

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “maʻalili”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 217
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “maka-lili”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 225
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