hoʻāla

See also: hoala

Hawaiian

Etymology

From a contraction of hoʻo- +‎ ala. Compare hoʻoala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoˈʔaː.la/, [hoˈʔaː.lə]

Verb

hoʻāla

  1. (transitive) to arouse, stir up, raise
  2. (transitive) to renew
    hoʻāla i ke kumuhana
    to bring up a subject
  3. (transitive, of a gun) to cock
  4. (transitive, of a computer disk) to format, initialise
    Synonym: hoʻonohonoho
    hoʻāla hou
    to reformat
  5. (transitive, of a building) to restore

Noun

hoʻāla

  1. summons
    Ā na lākou nohoʻi kēia hoʻāla iaʻu.
    This summon to me was from them.

References

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