hāʻāpuka

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

  • hoʻāpuka

Etymology

From haʻa- (causative prefix) +‎ ʻāpuka (“to cheat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haː.ʔaːˈpu.ka/, [haː.ʔaːˈpu.kə]

Noun

hāʻāpuka

  1. (causative) to cause to cheat

Further reading

  • hāʻāpuka in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 68
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