hoʻokaʻukaʻu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative/simulative prefix) +‎ kaʻukaʻu (“delay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˌka.ʔuˈka.ʔu/, [ˌho.ʔoˌkɐ.ʔuˈkɐ.ʔu]

Verb

hoʻokaʻukaʻu

  1. causative of kaʻukaʻu (“delay, linger”)

Further reading

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