ʻōlelo

Hawaiian

noun
Definitions
  • language, speech
  • word, term
  • statement
  • quotation, utterance
  • tidings

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *qalelo inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deləq, *dilaq.

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*dilaq

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