aroha

English

Etymology

From Maori aroha. Doublet of aloha and aropa.

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈa.roː.ha(ː)/

Noun

aroha (uncountable)

1. (New Zealand) 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.

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

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

   • 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.

Anagrams

• Haora, Oraha, O'Hara

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognate with Hawaiian aloha.

Noun

aroha

1. Love.

Derived terms

• arohanui

Descendants

• → English: aroha

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognates with Hawaiian aloha, Tuamotuan aroha, Austral aroha, Raʻivavae Austral agoha, Maori aroha, Mangarevan aroha. Doublet of arofa.

Noun

aroha (Raapoto spelling aroha)

1. love

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “aroha” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.