mālie
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *malie. Cognates include Tokelauan mālie and Maori mārie.
Verb edit
mālie
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *malie. Cognates include Hawaiian mālie and Tuvaluan mālie.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mālie
- (stative) to be slow
- (stative) to be quiet
- (stative) to be funny
- (stative) to be touching
- (stative, of music) to be sweet
Interjection edit
mālie
- Used to express one's appreciation of the performer(s); bravo
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 211