hula

See also: hulă, Hula, Hulă, and hula'

Languages (20)

English

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English

Alternative forms

• hula-hula, hula hula, (obsolete) hura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Hawaiian hulabor.

English hula

Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːlə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) enPR: ho͞oʹlə, IPA^(key): /ˈhulə/
• Rhymes: -uːlə
• Hyphenation: hu‧la

Noun

hula (plural hulas)

1. A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
   • 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 87:

     Under the rule of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.

Derived terms

• horizontal hula
• hula hoop
• hula skirt

Descendants

• → Welsh: hwla

Translations

Hawaiian chant and dance

• Arabic: هُولَا (hūlā)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 草裙舞 (zh) (cǎoqúnwǔ), 呼拉圈舞 (hūlā quānwǔ)

• Hawaiian: hula
• Hindi: हुला (hi) (hulā)
• Japanese: フラ (ja) (fura)
• Korean: 훌라 (hulla)
• Māori: hurahura
• Marathi: हुला (hulā)
• Russian: ху́ла (ru) f (xúla)
• Urdu: ہلا (hulā)
• Welsh: hwla f

Verb

hula (third-person singular simple present hulas, present participle hulaing, simple past and past participle hulaed)

1. (intransitive) To dance the hula.

Anagrams

• haul

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• hulahula

Etymology

Borrowed from English hula, from Hawaiian hula.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈhula/ [ˈhu.l̪ɐ]

Noun

hula

1. hula; a form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there

Verb

hula

1. to dance the hula

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhula/ [ˈhu.l̪a], /ˈhulaʔ/ [ˈhu.l̪aʔ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔula/ [ˈʔu.l̪a], /ˈʔulaʔ/ [ˈʔu.l̪aʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hu‧la

Noun

húla or hulà (Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜎ)

1. prediction, forecast

   Synonym: prediksiyon

2. guess

   Synonyms: kalkulo, tuod

Derived terms

• hulahon
• maghula
• parahula

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhu.ɽa/

Verb

-hula (infinitive kuhúla)

1. to cut hair

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -hulira
  • Negative: -sahula
  • Passive: -hulidwa
  • Reduplicative: -hulahula
  • Repetitive: -hulanso
  • Stative: -huka

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford University Press, page 167
• Centre for Language Studies, Mtanthauziramawu wa Chinyanja

Finnish

Etymology

From Hawaiian hula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhulɑ/, [ˈhulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hu‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): hu‧la

Noun

hula

1. hula

Declension

Inflection of hula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		hula	hulat
genitive		hulan	hulien
partitive		hulaa	hulia
illative		hulaan	huliin
		singular	plural
nominative		hula	hulat
accusative	nom.	hula	hulat
	gen.	hulan
genitive		hulan	hulien hulain rare
partitive		hulaa	hulia
inessive		hulassa	hulissa
elative		hulasta	hulista
illative		hulaan	huliin
adessive		hulalla	hulilla
ablative		hulalta	hulilta
allative		hulalle	hulille
essive		hulana	hulina
translative		hulaksi	huliksi
abessive		hulatta	hulitta
instructive		—	hulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hulani hulani accusative nom. hulani hulani gen. hulani genitive hulani hulieni hulaini rare partitive hulaani huliani inessive hulassani hulissani elative hulastani hulistani illative hulaani huliini adessive hulallani hulillani ablative hulaltani huliltani allative hulalleni hulilleni essive hulanani hulinani translative hulakseni hulikseni abessive hulattani hulittani instructive — — comitative — hulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hulasi hulasi accusative nom. hulasi hulasi gen. hulasi genitive hulasi huliesi hulaisi rare partitive hulaasi huliasi inessive hulassasi hulissasi elative hulastasi hulistasi illative hulaasi huliisi adessive hulallasi hulillasi ablative hulaltasi huliltasi allative hulallesi hulillesi essive hulanasi hulinasi translative hulaksesi huliksesi abessive hulattasi hulittasi instructive — — comitative — hulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hulamme hulamme accusative nom. hulamme hulamme gen. hulamme genitive hulamme huliemme hulaimme rare partitive hulaamme huliamme inessive hulassamme hulissamme elative hulastamme hulistamme illative hulaamme huliimme adessive hulallamme hulillamme ablative hulaltamme huliltamme allative hulallemme hulillemme essive hulanamme hulinamme translative hulaksemme huliksemme abessive hulattamme hulittamme instructive — — comitative — hulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hulanne hulanne accusative nom. hulanne hulanne gen. hulanne genitive hulanne hulienne hulainne rare partitive hulaanne hulianne inessive hulassanne hulissanne elative hulastanne hulistanne illative hulaanne huliinne adessive hulallanne hulillanne ablative hulaltanne huliltanne allative hulallenne hulillenne essive hulananne hulinanne translative hulaksenne huliksenne abessive hulattanne hulittanne instructive — — comitative — hulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hulansa hulansa accusative nom. hulansa hulansa gen. hulansa genitive hulansa huliensa hulainsa rare partitive hulaansa huliaan huliansa inessive hulassaan hulassansa hulissaan hulissansa elative hulastaan hulastansa hulistaan hulistansa illative hulaansa huliinsa adessive hulallaan hulallansa hulillaan hulillansa ablative hulaltaan hulaltansa huliltaan huliltansa allative hulalleen hulallensa hulilleen hulillensa essive hulanaan hulanansa hulinaan hulinansa translative hulakseen hulaksensa hulikseen huliksensa abessive hulattaan hulattansa hulittaan hulittansa instructive — — comitative — hulineen hulinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hulatanssija
• hulatyttö
• hulavanne

Further reading

• “hula”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• halu, luha

Hausa

Alternative forms

• fū̀lā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hùː.láː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hùː.láː]

Noun

hū̀lā f (plural hūlunā̀, possessed form hū̀lar̃)

1. cap, hat - especially, the traditional embroidered cap worn by Hausa men

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fula (“to dance”) (compare with Māori hura (“to twitch”))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhu.la/, [ˈhu.lə]

Noun

hula

1. a form of dance native to the Hawaiian Islands
2. a hula dancer
3. a chant or song which accompanies the dance

Verb

hula

1. (transitive) to dance the hula
2. (transitive) to chant in accompaniment with the dance
3. (intransitive) to twitch

Derived terms

• hoʻohula

Descendants

• English: hula
• Japanese: フラ

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏːla/
• Rhymes: -ʏːla

Noun

hula f (genitive singular hulu, no plural)

1. mist, haze

   Synonym: móða

2. veil, cover

   Synonyms: blæja, hjúpur, slæða, skýla, slör

Declension

Declension of hula (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hula	hulan
accusative	hulu	huluna
dative	hulu	hulunni
genitive	hulu	hulunnar

Related terms

• hylja (“to hide, to conceal”)

Irish

Noun

hula

1. h-prothesized form of ula

Lower Sorbian

Noun

hula

1. obsolete spelling of wula

Muna

Noun

hula

1. face

References

• “hula” in Webonary.org

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hulen

Noun

hula m or f

1. definite feminine singular of hule

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hula-hula

Etymology

Through English from Hawaiian hula.

Noun

hula m (definite singular hulaen, indefinite plural hulaer or hulaar, definite plural hulaene or hulaane)

1. hula

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.lɑ/, [ˈhu.lɑ]
• Rhymes: -u.lɑ

Noun

hula

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of hulu

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.la/
• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: hu‧la
• Homophone: chula

Verb

hula

1. third-person singular present of hulać

Seimat

Noun

hula

1. taro

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xula.

Noun

hula f (Cyrillic spelling хула)

1. blasphemy

   Synonym: huljenje

Declension

Declension of hula

	singular	plural
nominative	hula	hule
genitive	hule	hula
dative	huli	hulama
accusative	hulu	hule
vocative	hulo	hule
locative	huli	hulama
instrumental	hulom	hulama

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Central Bikol hula and Kapampangan ula.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhulaʔ/ [ˈhuː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ulaʔ
• Syllabification: hu‧la

Noun

hulà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ)

1. guess; conjecture; surmise

   Synonyms: paghula, haka, haka-haka, sapantaha, palagay, pala-palagay

2. prediction; forecast

   Synonym: prediksiyon

Derived terms

• hula-hula
• hulaan
• humula
• magpahula
• mahulaan
• manghuhula
• manghula
• paghula
• pahula
• pahulaan
• pahulain

Anagrams

• luha

Tswana

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /húla/

Verb

hula

1. to shoot

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hula/

Verb

hula

1. to graze

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

Verb

hula

1. to grow, to increase