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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *makalili (compare with Maori makariri, Tahitian maʻariri, Samoan maʻalili)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *makaridriŋ affixing *ridriŋ from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diŋin (compare with Malay dingin).[2][3]
Verb
maʻalili
- to be cool, to dissipate heat
- to be calm, to be appeased, to be abated
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “maʻalili”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 217
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “maka-lili”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 225