hoʻāhiahi

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

  • hoʻoahiahi

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ ahiahi (“evening”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ho.ʔˌaː.hiˈa.hi/, [ho.ʔˌaː.hiˈjɐ.hi]

Verb

hoʻāhiahi

  1. causative of ahiahi (“become evening”)
  2. to spend an evening
  3. to detain until evening
  4. to darken, to obscure

Further reading

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