hoʻomaikaʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

hoʻo- (causative / transitive prefix) +‎ maikaʻi (“good, fine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.mai̯ˈka.ʔi/, [ˌho.ʔo.məjˈkɐ.ʔi]

Interjection

hoʻomaikaʻi

  1. congratulations

Verb

hoʻomaikaʻi

  1. (transitive) to improve, to make something better
  2. (transitive) to thank
  3. (transitive) to praise
  4. (transitive) to bless
  5. (transitive) to congratulate

Derived terms

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