inu hoʻomaikaʻi
Hawaiian
Etymology
Compound of
inu
(
“
to
drink
”
)
+
hoʻomaikaʻi
(
“
to
congratulate
”
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈi.nu ˌho.ʔo.mai̯ˈka.ʔi/
,
[ˈi.nu ˌho.ʔo.məjˈkɐ.ʔi]
Verb
inu
hoʻomaikaʻi
(
intransitive
)
to
toast
, to
give
a
toast