mālō
Tokelauan edit
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *malo (“victorious”). Cognates include Maori mārō and Samoan mālō.
Noun edit
mālō
Verb edit
mālō
- (intransitive) to win
Interjection edit
mālō
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *malo. Cognates include Hawaiian mālō and Samoan mālō.
Noun edit
mālō
Verb edit
mālō
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
mālō
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 212