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kali

[ˈka.li]

verb

LanguageHawaiian (United States)

Meaning
  1. to wait
  2. to loiter
  3. to hesitate
  4. To remain in one place or stay for a period of time until something expected happens. It can also imply pausing or being slow to act.
Examples

E kali iki mai ʻoe.

Wait a little while.

Pronunciationˈka.li

Part of speechverb

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kali in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.