hoʻohanini

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative marker) +‎ hanini (“to overflow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.haˈni.ni/, [ˌho.ʔo.həˈni.ni]

Verb

hoʻohanini

  1. (causative) to cause to overflow
  2. (transitive) to dump

Derived terms

  • kalaka hoʻohanini (“dump truck”)

Further reading

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