See aloha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "aloha ahiahi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "aloha awakea"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "aloha kakahiaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "aloha ʻauinalā"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "what a pity",
"word": "aloha ʻino"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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],
"word": "ālohaloha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "express affection",
"word": "hoʻālohaloha"
}
],
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{
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},
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"2": "interjection"
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"expansion": "aloha",
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}
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{
"_dis": "48 7 2 24 3 1 2 0 1 8 2 2",
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"name": "Hawaiian greetings",
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}
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{
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[
0,
5
]
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"bold_text_offsets": [
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0,
5
]
],
"english": "Hello everyone!",
"text": "Aloha kākou!",
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}
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],
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{
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}
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{
"bold_text_offsets": [
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5
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],
"english": "Bye Kaleo!",
"text": "Aloha e Kaleo!",
"type": "example"
}
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],
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[
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],
[
"farewell",
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]
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/aˈlo.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[əˈlo.hə]"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "welina"
}
],
"word": "aloha"
}
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},
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],
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"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "aloha",
"name": "head"
}
],
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{
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{
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"name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
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[
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[
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[
"sympathy",
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[
"pity",
"pity"
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[
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[
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[
"grace",
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[
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[
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[
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"sweetheart"
],
[
"lover",
"lover"
],
[
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"loved one"
]
]
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],
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{
"ipa": "/aˈlo.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[əˈlo.hə]"
}
],
"word": "aloha"
}
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"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*qarofa"
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{
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"1": "mi",
"2": "aroha"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "aloha",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"senses": [
{
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{
"_dis": "1 7 10 6 8 14 12 5 7 12 8 8",
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[
2,
6
]
],
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0,
5
]
],
"english": "I love you.",
"text": "Aloha wau iā ʻoe",
"type": "example"
}
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"tags": [
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{
"_dis": "1 7 10 6 8 14 12 5 7 12 8 8",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
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[
"mercy",
"mercy"
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[
"pity",
"pity"
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[
"charity",
"charity"
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[
"affection",
"affection"
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"(transitive) to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection"
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"id": "en-aloha-haw-verb-CatXw9SF",
"links": [
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]
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"transitive"
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"to remember with affection"
],
"id": "en-aloha-haw-verb-nUfzhcBc",
"links": [
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"affection"
]
],
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],
"tags": [
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{
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"name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
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"to greet, hail"
],
"id": "en-aloha-haw-verb-iJMkxCCx",
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[
"greet",
"greet"
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[
"hail",
"hail"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to greet, hail"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
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"to be loving, kind"
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"id": "en-aloha-haw-verb-ELZgTvCn",
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"loving",
"loving"
],
[
"kind",
"kind"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(stative) to be loving, kind"
],
"tags": [
"stative"
]
},
{
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],
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[
"beloved",
"beloved"
],
[
"loving",
"loving"
],
[
"kind",
"kind"
],
[
"compassionate",
"compassionate"
],
[
"charitable",
"charitable"
],
[
"lovable",
"lovable"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(stative) beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable"
],
"tags": [
"stative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aˈlo.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[əˈlo.hə]"
}
],
"word": "aloha"
}
{
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"Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"Hawaiian farewells",
"Hawaiian greetings",
"Hawaiian interjections",
"Hawaiian lemmas",
"Hawaiian nouns",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hawaiian verbs",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "aloha ahiahi"
},
{
"word": "aloha awakea"
},
{
"word": "aloha kakahiaka"
},
{
"word": "aloha ʻauinalā"
},
{
"english": "what a pity",
"word": "aloha ʻino"
},
{
"tags": [
"reduplication"
],
"word": "ālohaloha"
},
{
"english": "express affection",
"word": "hoʻālohaloha"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "aloha",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: aloha",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: aloha"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*qarofa"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qarofa",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "poz-oce-pro",
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*qaləpan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*qaləpan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "aroha"
},
"expansion": "Maori aroha",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"1": "haw",
"2": "interjection"
},
"expansion": "aloha",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
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"pos": "intj",
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],
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[
0,
5
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],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
5
]
],
"english": "Hello everyone!",
"text": "Aloha kākou!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"hello, greetings"
],
"links": [
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"hello",
"hello"
],
[
"greetings",
"greetings"
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{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
5
]
],
"english": "Bye Kaleo!",
"text": "Aloha e Kaleo!",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"goodbye, farewell"
],
"links": [
[
"goodbye",
"goodbye"
],
[
"farewell",
"farewell"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aˈlo.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[əˈlo.hə]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "welina"
}
],
"word": "aloha"
}
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"Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"Hawaiian farewells",
"Hawaiian greetings",
"Hawaiian interjections",
"Hawaiian lemmas",
"Hawaiian nouns",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hawaiian verbs",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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"args": {
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"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*qarofa"
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"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qarofa",
"name": "inh"
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{
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"2": "poz-pro",
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*qaləpan"
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"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "aroha"
},
"expansion": "Maori aroha",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"args": {
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"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "aloha",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"love, compassion, affection, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity"
],
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[
"love",
"love"
],
[
"compassion",
"compassion"
],
[
"affection",
"affection"
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[
"mercy",
"mercy"
],
[
"sympathy",
"sympathy"
],
[
"pity",
"pity"
],
[
"kindness",
"kindness"
],
[
"sentiment",
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],
[
"grace",
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],
[
"charity",
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]
]
},
{
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"greeting, salutation, regards"
],
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[
"greeting",
"greeting"
],
[
"salutation",
"salutation"
],
[
"regards",
"regards"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"sweetheart, lover, loved one"
],
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[
"sweetheart",
"sweetheart"
],
[
"lover",
"lover"
],
[
"loved one",
"loved one"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aˈlo.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[əˈlo.hə]"
}
],
"word": "aloha"
}
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"Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
"Hawaiian farewells",
"Hawaiian greetings",
"Hawaiian interjections",
"Hawaiian lemmas",
"Hawaiian nouns",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hawaiian verbs",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
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"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*qarofa"
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"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qarofa",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*qalopan"
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "poz-pro",
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},
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*qaləpan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "aroha"
},
"expansion": "Maori aroha",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognate with Maori aroha.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "aloha",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian terms with usage examples",
"Hawaiian transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
2,
6
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
5
]
],
"english": "I love you.",
"text": "Aloha wau iā ʻoe",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to love, be fond of"
],
"links": [
[
"love",
"love"
],
[
"be fond of",
"be fond of"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to love, be fond of"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection"
],
"links": [
[
"kindness",
"kindness"
],
[
"mercy",
"mercy"
],
[
"pity",
"pity"
],
[
"charity",
"charity"
],
[
"affection",
"affection"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to venerate"
],
"links": [
[
"venerate",
"venerate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to venerate"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to remember with affection"
],
"links": [
[
"affection",
"affection"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to remember with affection"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to greet, hail"
],
"links": [
[
"greet",
"greet"
],
[
"hail",
"hail"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to greet, hail"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian stative verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to be loving, kind"
],
"links": [
[
"loving",
"loving"
],
[
"kind",
"kind"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(stative) to be loving, kind"
],
"tags": [
"stative"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Hawaiian stative verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable"
],
"links": [
[
"beloved",
"beloved"
],
[
"loving",
"loving"
],
[
"kind",
"kind"
],
[
"compassionate",
"compassionate"
],
[
"charitable",
"charitable"
],
[
"lovable",
"lovable"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(stative) beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable"
],
"tags": [
"stative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/aˈlo.ha/"
},
{
"ipa": "[əˈlo.hə]"
}
],
"word": "aloha"
}
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