ʻinoʻino

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of ʻino (“bad, wicked”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔi.noˈʔi.no/

Verb

ʻinoʻino(intransitive)

  1. spoiled, contaminated, rotten
  2. broken, damaged
  3. wretched

Derived terms

  • hōʻinoʻino (causative)
  • māʻinoʻino (“defaced”)

Further reading

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