hoʻohui

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ hui (to join).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˈhu.i/, [ˌho.ʔoˈhu.wi]

Verb

hoʻohui(transitive)

  1. to join, to connect
  2. to append, to annex
  3. to unite, to ally, to federate
  4. to introduce (one person to another)
  5. to form a society
  6. (linguistics) to compound; to affix
  7. (arithmetic) to add
    E ho'ohui i 'eono me 'elima he 'umikūmamākahi.
    Six plus five equals eleven.
    (literally, “Add six with five, it's eleven.”)

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