holo

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See also: hölö, hólǫ́, and holo-

English

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Noun

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holo (plural holos)

  1. (science fiction) hologram

Adjective

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holo (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry, of a protein) Bound by ligands
    We compared the holo and apo forms of the protein.

Anagrams

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From English polo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hóː.lòː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hóː.lòː]

Noun

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hōlṑ m (possessed form hōlòn)

  1. polo (game)

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *solo₃ (compare with Tahitian horo, Maori horo, Samoan solo)[1][2] from Proto-Polynesian *ŋaasolo (thus doublet of naholo).[3]

Verb

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holo

  1. (intransitive) to go, run, slide, progress
  2. (intransitive) to sail, ride, gallop
  3. (stative) decided, approved, agreed, enacted
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “holo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 77
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “solo.3”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “gaasolo.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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holo

  1. a noose

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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holo

  1. Alternative form of holgh

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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holo

  1. Alternative form of holwe

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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hòlo f

  1. definite singular of hòlu

Slovak

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Etymology

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From holý +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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holo

  1. nakedly

Further reading

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  • holo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

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holo

  1. big

Descendants

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  • Phuthi: -kgulu