hula en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhulə/ (General-American)
- /ˈhuːlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- ho͞oʹlə (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.
Meanings
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A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
Under the rule of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.
2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hulas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hura | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hula-hula | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hula hula | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hula skirt · hula hoop · horizontal hula
Descendants
Translations (12)
mr हुला (Hawaiian chant and dance) · hi हुला (Hawaiian chant and dance) · cmn 草裙舞 (Hawaiian chant and dance) · ko 훌라 (Hawaiian chant and dance) · cy hwla (Hawaiian chant and dance) · haw hula (Hawaiian chant and dance) · ar هُولَا (Hawaiian chant and dance) · ja フラ (Hawaiian chant and dance) · cmn 呼拉圈舞 (Hawaiian chant and dance) · ur ہلا (Hawaiian chant and dance) · ru ху́ла (Hawaiian chant and dance) · mi hurahura (Hawaiian chant and dance)