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aole

American  
[ah-oh-ley] / ɑˈoʊ leɪ /
Or 'a'ole

adverb

Hawaiian.
  1. no; not at all.


Etymology

Origin of aole

From Hawaiian ʿaʿole

Example Sentences

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Hoomakaukau ae la o Kekalukaluokewa ia ia iho no ka hiki aku o Laielohelohe, me ka manao e ike mua ana laua i ka la e puka aku ai, aole ka!

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia ia i hiki ai i Hamakua, malalo o Waipio kona wahi i noho ai ma Pakaalana, aole nae he nui kona mau la malaila.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I aku o Laieikawai, "Ua makemake no hoi wau, ina hoi aole wau i hoolaaia e ko'u kupunawahine, nolaila, he mea ole ko'u makemake."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia manawa, pule aku la ka Makaula i kona akua, e hoike mai ia ia i keia wahine, o kana mea paha e imi nei, aole paha.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

"Pau aku la," wahi a ke kia manu, "i ka moo nui ia Kihanuilulumoku, aole e pakele mai."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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