hoʻāla

Hawaiian

Etymology

From a contraction of hoʻo- +‎ ala. Compare hoʻoala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoˈʔaː.la/, [hoˈʔaː.lə]

Verb

hoʻāla

1. (transitive) to arouse, stir up, raise
2. (transitive) to renew

   hoʻāla i ke kumuhana

   to bring up a subject

3. (transitive, of a gun) to cock
4. (transitive, of a computer disk) to format, initialise

   hoʻāla hou

   to reformat

   Synonym: hoʻonohonoho

5. (transitive, of a building) to restore

Noun

hoʻāla

1. summons

   Ā na lākou nohoʻi kēia hoʻāla iaʻu.

   This summon to me was from them.

References

• hoʻāla in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.