Aloha is…
love,
affection,
compassion,
mercy,
sympathy,
pity,
kindness,
sentiment,
grace,
and charity
.
Aloha is a…
greeting,
salutation,
regards,
sweetheart,
lover,
and a loved one
.
Aloha is being…
beloved,
loving,
kind,
compassionate,
charitable
,and lovable.
Aloha is to…
love…
be fond of…
show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection…
venerate…
remember with affection…
greet…
and hail.
"Aloha!" is…
"Greetings!"
"Hello!"
"Good-by!"
"Farewell!"
"Alas!"
Source:
Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel H.,
Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University Of Hawai`i Press, Honolulu, 1986.For more Aloha pages:
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