hula
Syllables: hu·la/ˈhuːlə/US/ˈhulə/
hula noun: a form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
Noun
hula (plural hulas)
- A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
- Under the rule of Kalākaua, they had revived the hula, which had been condemned by the missionaries.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 87
Verb
hula (third-person singular simple present hulas, present participle hulaing, simple past and past participle hulaed)
- To dance the hula.
hula meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hula in Hindi
- Hawaiian chant and dance
- हुला hulā
hula in Tamil
- ஹூலா, ஹுலா
hula in Marathi
- Hawaiian chant and dance
- हुला hulā
hula in Urdu
- Hawaiian chant and dance
- ہلا hulā
More languagesFewer languages
- hula in Bengali
- হুলা, হুলাকে
- hula in Telugu
- హూలా, హులా
- hula in Malayalam
- ഹുല, ഹൂള, ഹുലയിലേക്ക്
- hula in Kannada
- ಹೂಲಾ, ಹುಲಾ
- hula in Punjabi
- ਹੂਲਾ, ਹੁਲਾ, ਹੁੱਲਾ
- hula in Gujarati
- હુલા, હૂલા
- hula in Odia
- ହୁଲା, ହୂଲା
- hula in Nepali
- हुला, हूला
- hula in Arabic
- هُولَا hūlā
Forms of hula
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hulas |
| alternative form | hula-hula |
| alternative form | hula hula |
| alternative form | hura |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hulas |
| present participle | hulaing |
| past participle | hulaed |
| past | hulaed |
Origin of hula
Borrowed from Hawaiian hula.
Words formed from hula
Phrases with hula
Words that rhyme with hula
Questions about hula
- What does hula mean?
- Hula means a form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
- What is hula in Hindi?
- Hula in Hindi is हुला (hulā). See Hula meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hula?
- Hula can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce hula?
- Hula is pronounced /ˈhuːlə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hula?
- The plural of hula is hulas.
Words near hula in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hula (page history and authors); hula (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hula (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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