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hala¹

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Borrowed from Hawaiian hala, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of pandan via Malay.

noun halas · hala

  1. Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

hala²

adjective more hala · most hala

  1. dialectal, obsolete Embarrassed or ashamed. Hack. Kiſs, kiſs her, Man; this Town affords ſuch every where; you'll hate the Country, when you ſee a little more; kiſs her, I ſay. Lolp. I am ſo hala; I am aſhamed.

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@misc{hala_2026,
  title = {hala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}