Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture

ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino

Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-ee-no-ee-no/

Meaning

Infinitely long bad truthful speech. Truthful communication of immeasurable length, containing difficult or unpleasant truths.

Example sentences

  • Ua pilikia ka ʻaha hui no ka lohe ʻana i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino mai ke kaonae.

    The community was troubled by hearing the infinitely long bad truthful speech from the elder.

  • Mai pāʻani ʻoe me ia ʻōlelo, he ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino paha kāna.

    Don't play with that statement, his might be an infinitely long bad truthful speech.

  • Manaʻo ke kahuna ʻaʻole pono e hōʻike i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino i nā keiki liʻiliʻi.

    The priest believes it is not right to reveal the infinitely long bad truthful speech to young children.

About this word

“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Infinitely long bad 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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