Etymology

From MāoriCategory:English terms borrowed from Māori#AROHACategory:English terms derived from Māori#AROHA aroha. Doublet of aloha and aropaCategory:English doublets#AROHA.

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈa.roː.ha(ː)/Category:English 3-syllable words#AROHACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AROHA

Noun

aroha (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#AROHACategory:English nouns#AROHACategory:English uncountable nouns#AROHACategory:English uncountable nouns#AROHACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AROHACategory:Pages with entries#AROHACategory:Pages with 3 entries#AROHA

1. (New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#AROHA) 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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#AROHA

   • 1995, Witi Tame Ihimaera, Kingfisher come home, page 129:

     They do not come to this meeting house with respect, nor with aroha.

     Category:English terms with quotations#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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#AROHA

   • 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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#AROHA

Anagrams

• Haora, Oraha, O'Hara

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#AROHA *qarofa from Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#AROHACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#AROHA *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AROHACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AROHA *qaləpan, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AROHACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AROHA *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognate with Hawaiian aloha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈroha/ [ɐˈɾɔhɐ]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#AROHA

Noun

arohaCategory:Māori lemmas#AROHACategory:Māori nouns#AROHACategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#AROHACategory:Pages with entries#AROHACategory:Pages with 3 entries#AROHA

1. love

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#AROHA *qarofa from Proto-OceanicCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#AROHACategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#AROHA *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AROHACategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#AROHA *qaləpan, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#AROHACategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#AROHA *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognates with Hawaiian aloha, Tuamotuan aroha, Austral aroha, Raʻivavae Austral agoha, Māori aroha, Mangarevan aroha. Doublet of arofaCategory:Tahitian doublets#AROHA.

Noun

arohaCategory:Tahitian lemmas#AROHACategory:Tahitian nouns#AROHACategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#AROHACategory:Pages with entries#AROHACategory:Pages with 3 entries#AROHA (Raapoto spelling aroha)

1. love

References

• Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎ (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
• “aroha” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.