ʻaʻole

See also: aole and aʻole

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

Etymology

ʻa + ʻole (“not, without, lacking”) (Compare Maori kore (“without, not having”)) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈʔo.le/, [ʔəˈʔo.le]

Interjection

ʻaʻole

  1. no, not, un-
  2. never

Verb

ʻaʻole

  1. to be none, to have none
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