hōʻike

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hō- (causative prefix) +‎ ʻike (“to see”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːˈʔi.ke/

Verb

hōʻike(transitive)

  1. causative of ʻike (“to see”)
  2. to show, to display, to exhibit
  3. to reveal, to tell
  4. to inform, to notify, to report
  5. to testify

Derived terms

  • haʻawina hōʻike (“examination”)
  • hōʻike honua (“geography”)
  • hōʻike manawa (“chronology”)
  • hōʻike paʻa (“witness”)
  • hōʻike ʻana (“exhibition”)
  • Hōʻike ʻana (“Revelation”)
  • hōʻike ʻōlelo (“grammar”)
  • nīnau hōʻike (“interrogation”)
  • papa hōʻike (“program”)

References

  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 77
  • hōʻike in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
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