Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōlai
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LAI/
Meaning
Utterly long rolling truthful speech. Truthful communication of extreme length, characterized by a smooth and rhythmic flow.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻolohe ka lehulehu i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōlai a ke kupuna wahine.
The people listened to the utterly long rolling truthful speech of the grandmother.
Ma mua o ka hoʻoholo ʻana, pono ke kamaʻilio ʻana i kekahi ʻōlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōlai.
Before making a decision, it is necessary to engage in an utterly long rolling truthful speech.
Ua hoʻomaikaʻi ʻia ka mea kākau no ka hoʻokumu ʻana i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōlai i loko o kāna moʻolelo.
The author was praised for creating an utterly long rolling truthful speech within their story.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōlai” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Utterly long rolling truthful speech. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.
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