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aloalo

Malagasy edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

aloalo

  1. (dialectal) ditch

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

aloalo

  1. a kind of grave ornament carved from wood

Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of alo (“to paddle”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈa.lo ˈa.lo]
  • Hyphenation: a‧lo‧a‧lo

Noun edit

aloalo

  1. shallows

Verb edit

aloalo

  1. (intransitive) to paddle continuously
  2. (transitive) to fan continuously

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 13
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