holo

See also: hölö, hólǫ́, and holo-

English

Noun

holo (plural holos)

1. (science fiction) hologram

Adjective

holo (not comparable)

1. (biochemistry, of a protein) Bound by ligands

   We compared the holo and apo forms of the protein.

Anagrams

• hool

Hausa

Etymology

From English polo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hōlṑ m (possessed form hōlòn)

1. polo (game)

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.lo/

Etymology 1

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

Verb

holo

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

Derived terms

• holohau
• holoholo
• holoholona
• holomoku
• hoʻoholo
• kāholo

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

holo

1. a noose

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

holo

1. Alternative form of holgh

Etymology 2

Adjective

holo

1. Alternative form of holwe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hòlo f

1. definite singular of hòlu

Slovak

Etymology

From holý +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɔlɔ]

Adverb

holo

1. nakedly

Further reading

• “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, 2024

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

holo

1. big

Descendants

• → Phuthi: -kgulu