hoʻomālielie

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ mālielie, reduplicated form of mālie (“calm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.maːˌli.eˈli.e/

Verb

hoʻomālielie

  1. to comfort, to soothe

Further reading

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