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

no, not, un-
never

Verb

ʻaʻole

to be none, to have none