hoʻīli

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoˈʔiː.li/

Etymology 1

From hoʻ- (causative prefix) +‎ ili (“aground”).

Verb

hoʻīli(transitive)

  1. to land upon
  2. to set on shore, to load onto
  3. to transfer, to transmit

Etymology 2

hoʻ- (causative prefix) +‎ ili (“inherit”).

Verb

hoʻīli

  1. (transitive) to bequeath

Further reading

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