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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
ʻali
- to scar
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Maori kari)[1] ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali₂ (compare with Malay gali).[2][3] Doublet of ʻeli.[1]
Verb
ʻali
- to dig
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻali”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 20
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kali.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 123-4