māino

See also: māʻino

Hawaiian

Etymology

From mā- (stative prefix) +‎ ʻino (“wicked, immoral”), with loss of the glottal stop.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈi.no/

Noun

māino

  1. cruelty, harm
  2. misery

Verb

māino(stative)

  1. cruel
  2. miserable

Derived terms

  • hoʻomāino (“treat cruelly”, verb)
  • māinoino (reduplicated form)

Further reading

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