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单词 mahalo
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mahalon.int.

Brit. /məˈhɑːləʊ/, U.S. /məˈhɑloʊ/
Origin: A borrowing from Hawaiian. Etymon: Hawaiian mahalo.
Etymology: < Hawaiian mahalo (interjection) thank you < either mahalo (noun) gratitude, respect, praise, or mahalo (verb) to thank, to admire, to praise.
Originally and chiefly Hawaiian.
A. n.
An expression of gratitude; a ‘thank you’.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > thanks > an instance or expression of
a thankc1400
gramercyc1485
God-a-mercy1549
gratitude1660
thank you1792
mahalo1891
Q1925
asante sana1996
1891 R. L. Stevenson in Sun (N.Y.) 14 June 23/3 The money was handed over and received; and the two women each returned a dry ‘Mahalo’.
1935 D. Blanding Memory Room Acknowl. 7 My sincerest mahalo to the editors of the Sunset Magazine.
1970 Arlington (Texas) Daily News 25 Oct. 1/3 I want to add many Mahalos..because without the efforts of each of our volunteers this victory could not have been achieved.
2015 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 16 Sept. Remember, most of them are volunteers. A friendly ‘mahalo’ will suffice, and look for their smiles!
B. int.
‘Thank you’; used to express gratitude.
ΚΠ
1895 Hawaiian Gaz. 22 Feb. 1/6 ‘Now we will drink to the health of the queen and to the success of your expedition.’ We all said ‘mahalo’.
1946 Paradise of Pacific 25 Dec. 25 Mahalo for the fragrant lei.
1974 J. Brennan Parker Ranch of Hawaii (1979) xi. 165 Mahalo (thanks) for the equipment that you made available for use in defense projects.
2015 Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (Univ. Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) (Nexis) 6 July a1 Feel free to read through the rest of the introductions, and definitely don't forget to check out our current call for submissions. Mahalo!
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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