hoʻo-
Appearance
Hawaiian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Cognate to Tahitian haʻa-, Maori whaka-, etc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]hoʻo-
- forms causative verbs
- forms verbs of pretense
- hoʻokuli (“to feign deafness”)
- forms verbs that carry the meaning of “acting like”
- forms adjectives of similarity
- hoʻokamaliʻi (“childish”)