haumia

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hau- (“dirty, unpleasant”) +‎ -mia (passive/impersonal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hau̯ˈmi.a/, [həwˈmi.jə]

Noun

haumia

  1. pollution
  2. defilement

Verb

haumia(stative)

  1. to be defiled, to be polluted (i with)

Derived terms

  • hoʻohaumia

Further reading

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