pālala

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *paa-rara (“to toast, to expose to direct heat” – compare with Maori pārara “to bask in the sun” and Tahitian pārara “to roast meats, to soften banana leaves over an open flame”)[1] related to Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ (compare with Fijian rara (“to warm up in front of a fire”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (compare with Malay dandang “boiler”, Tagalog dangdang and darang (“to roast on hot coals”).[2][3] Doublet of lala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːˈla.la/, [paːˈlɐ.lə]

Noun

pālala

  1. feast
  2. gift or tribute to a chief
  3. housewarming gift
  • hoʻolala
  • lala
  • ʻōlala

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “pālala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 308
  2. ^ Compare in “paa-rara” and “rara.1” in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online (2011). Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors.
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 294
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