hoʻomalolo

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ malolo (“resting”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.maˈlo.lo/, [ˌho.ʔo.məˈlo.lo]

Verb

hoʻomalolo

  1. to pause work, to adjourn, to take a break

Derived terms

Noun

hoʻomalolo

  1. pause, break

Derived terms

  • hoʻomalolo kaua (“truce”)

Further reading

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