pōloli

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian *poorori "hungry". Cognate with Tahitian porori (“hungry”).

Verb

pōloli

  1. (stative) hungry
    Pōloli ka ʻōpū.
    I am hungry
    (literally, “The belly hungers.”)

Derived terms

  • hoʻopōloli (causative)

Noun

pōloli

  1. hunger
  2. famine

Further reading

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