hoʻoikaika

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

  • hōʻikaika

Etymology

hoʻo- +‎ ikaika (“strong”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.iˈkai̯.ka/, [ˌho.ʔo.wiˈkɐj.kə], [ˌho.ʔo.wiˈkɛj.kə] (rapid speech)

Verb

hoʻoikaika

  1. to strive, to strain, to endeavour
  2. to strengthen
  3. to encourage

Derived terms

  • hoʻoikaika kino (“work out”, verb)

Further reading

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