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Aloha (/ ə ˈ l oʊ h ɑː / ə-LOH-hah, Hawaiian:) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a greeting. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians , for whom the term is used to define a force that holds together existence.
Aloha: Hello, goodbye, and love; outside of Hawaiʻi, only the first two meanings are used. Link: ʻAwa: A Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family, the aromatic roots of which are used to make an intoxicating beverage. Link: Haole: Foreigner or outsider. Usually directed towards Caucasians or people from the mainland.
Note: The word ʻewa can also mean crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. The word ewa, (without the okina), means unstable, swaying, wandering; strayed . This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo , that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals.
More than a chill tropical greeting — an exotic salutation used in place of hello and goodbye — aloha is defined by state law as “mutual regard and affection” and extending “warmth in ...
Its dual meaning of "hello" and "goodbye" makes it similar to salām in Arabic, annyeong in Korean, aloha in Hawaiian, dorud (bedrud) in Persian, and chào in Vietnamese (the latter is a false cognate; the two words are not linguistically related despite sounding similar to each other).
In Hawaiian, for example, aloha is translated both as "hello" and as "goodbye", but the essential meaning of the word is "love", whether used as a greeting or farewell. Similarly, 안녕 ( annyeong ) in Korean can mean both "hello" and "goodbye" but the central meaning is "peace".
The Aloha Airlines trade name since at least 2018 has been owned by a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings Inc., the parent of Hawaiian Airlines. Alex Da Silva, a Hawaiian Airlines spokesperson, said ...
This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo, that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals.