mālō

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See also: malo, Malo, mało-, málo, malô, and mało

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaː.loː]
  • Hyphenation: mā‧lō

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *malo (“victorious”). Cognates include Maori mārō and Samoan mālō.

Noun[edit]

mālō

  1. victory
  2. government
  3. country, nation

Verb[edit]

mālō

  1. (intransitive) to win

Interjection[edit]

mālō

  1. hello! hi!
  2. congratulations! well done!
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *malo. Cognates include Hawaiian mālō and Samoan mālō.

Noun[edit]

mālō

  1. fibre, thread

Verb[edit]

mālō

  1. (stative) to be taut

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

mālō

  1. guest, visitor

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 212
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