mauli

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *maquri.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmau̯.li/, [ˈmɐwli]
  • (rapid speech) IPA(key): [ˈmɔwli]

Noun

mauli

  1. life
    mauli hiwa
    choice or precious life
  2. heart (seat of life)
  3. spirit, ghost
    Ā lele nui nā mauli o ua poʻe nei.
    The spirits of these people have flown away together.

References
  • “mauli” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

Kapampangan

Alternative forms
  • mawli

Noun

mauli

  1. south
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