🎶 A Hawaiian song 🎶 To sing or chant

to mele

9.9

To sing or chant a traditional Hawaiian song at a ceremony

verb
/ˈmeɪleɪ/

Literature

: cantar mele

She learned how to mele from her grandmother, who taught her traditional Hawaiian songs.

Examples

The group gathered to mele in honor of their ancestors at the ceremony.
At the festival, children were invited to mele along with the elders.
They mele beautifully during the ceremony.
Can you mele with us at the festival?
The group gathered to mele in honor of their ancestors at the ceremony.
She learned how to mele from her grandmother, who taught her traditional Hawaiian songs.
At the festival, children were invited to mele along with the elders.

Surface Forms

mele infinitive

meled past

meled past participle

melodying present participle

melodies third person singular

Etymology

Mele comes from the Hawaiian noun mele, meaning 'song' or 'chant'. So to mele is to sing or chant a traditional Hawaiian song, often at a ceremony to honor people or events.