mauli
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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *maquri (compare with Maori mauri, Samoan mauli, Tongan moʻui)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *maqurip, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudip (compare with Javanese urip, Iban idup and Malay hidup “to live”).[2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
mauli
- life
- mauli hiwa
- choice or precious life
- mauli hiwa
- heart (seat of life)
- spirit, ghost
- Ā lele nui nā mauli o ua poʻe nei.
- The spirits of these people have flown away together.
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mauli”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 242
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “maquri”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 201-2
Kapampangan
Alternative forms
Noun
mauli