malolo

See also: mālolo, mālōlō, and malōlō

Fijian

Verb

malolo

  1. to skim a stone, to skip a rock

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *malolo (“sink down, subside, fall down, collapse”).

Verb

malolo(stative)

  1. (of tide) low
  2. resting, paused

Derived terms

Noun

malolo

  1. rest, pause

Further reading

Sambali

Adjective

malolò

  1. sad

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Samoan mālōlō (“to rest”).

Noun

malolo

  1. rest

Verb

malolo

  1. To rest
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