aroha
English edit
Etymology edit
From Maori aroha. Doublet of aloha and aropa.
Pronunciation edit
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈa.roː.ha(ː)/
Noun edit
aroha (uncountable)
- (New Zealand) Love and compassion.
- 1986, Joan Metge, In and Out of Touch: Whakamaa in Cross Cultural Context, →ISBN, page 124:
- As much as possible, even under threat, mana should be tempered with aroha.
- 1995, Witi Tame Ihimaera, Kingfisher come home, page 129:
- They do not come to this meeting house with respect, nor with aroha.
- 2019, Eugenie Sage, Green Party Communications:
- I am filled with aroha and compassion for our Muslim communities, for all migrants, for refugees and for Christchurch.
- 2019 March 18, “New short-form Relay for Life captures aroha”, in Gisborne Herald:
- This year's relay really captured this because the atmosphere was beautiful and filled with aroha.
Anagrams edit
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognate with Hawaiian aloha.
Noun edit
aroha
- Love.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: aroha
Tahitian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognates with Hawaiian aloha, Tuamotuan aroha, Austral aroha, Raʻivavae Austral agoha, Maori aroha, Mangarevan aroha. Doublet of arofa.
Noun edit
aroha (Raapoto spelling aroha)
References edit
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “aroha” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.