ʻalu

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Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Noun

ʻalu

  1. ravine, cavity, dent
  2. lines of the hand

Verb

ʻalu

  1. (intransitive) to slacken; to relax
  2. (linguistics, stative) lax (in articulation)
  3. to descend

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