hōʻai

Hawaiian

Etymology

hoʻo- +‎ ʻai (“to eat”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hoːˈʔai̯/, [hoːˈʔɐj], [hoːˈʔɛj] (rapid speech)

Verb

hōʻai

  1. (causative) to feed; to give to someone to eat

References
  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 77
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