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1. loc.n., Down, downward, low, lower, under, beneath, below, subordinate; depth, lowness, west (see ex., naʻe #1); hold of a ship (frequently preceded by prepositions, sometimes joined as single words).

• Related:
  • I lalo, malalo, below, underneath.
  • Kō lalo, of or belonging to below or the south; the people from below; bottom.
  • Mai lalo, from below.
  • No lalo, from below, belonging to a lower or southern place.
  • O lalo, from below, subordinate.
  • Kai lalo, western sea, where the sun sets.
  • Lalo loa, far down, below.
  • Lalo lilo, very far below.
• References:
  • PPN lalo.

2. Leeward, lee, southern.

Sub-, under-. Dic., ext. mng. See entries below and papa o lalo.

adv., Down; downwards; usually with the prefixes i, o, no, ko, ma and mai. Gram. § 165, 2d class. Lalo is also found among the compound prepositions. See Grammar § 161. As an adverb, mai lalo mai, out from under. 2 Nal. 13:5.

adj. That which is down; low; base; very low in character; ka poe lalo loa. 1 Kor. 4:9. Na kanaka lalo loa, the basest of men. Dan. 4:17. See LUNA, adv.

Low; base; very low in character; ka poe lalo loa: na kanaka lalo loa, the basest of men.

Down; downward; usually with the ?prepositions i, o, no, ko, ma and ?mai.