hoʻoponopono

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative marker) +‎ ponopono (“in order, arranged”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˌpo.noˈpo.no/

Verb

hoʻoponopono(transitive)

  1. to correct, to revise
  2. to rectify, to put in order
  3. to administer, to manage

Derived terms

  • hoʻoponopono ʻole (“disorderly, untidy”)
  • luna hoʻoponopono (“supervisor, administrator”)

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.