ʻaʻole

See also: aole, and aʻole

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• aʻole, ʻaʻale

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