holokū

Hawaiian

Etymology

Unknown, but usually explained as a compound of holo (“go”) and kū (“stop”) for various reasons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ho.loˈkuː/

Noun

holokū

1. Mother Hubbard, a kind of traditional dress
2. (biblical) Used in translating various loose clothes, e.g. cloak, mantle

Hyponyms

• holokū kua poepoe, holomū

Descendants

• English: holoku

See also

• piʻi

Verb

holokū

1. (stative) to be evenly plump, symmetrically stout

Synonyms

• halakū

References

• "holo.kū" in M.K. Pukui & al.'s Hawaiian Dictionary