hoʻomaʻamaʻa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ maʻamaʻa (“accustomed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˌma.ʔaˈma.ʔa/, [ˌho.ʔoˌmɐ.ʔəˈmɐ.ʔə]

Verb

hoʻomaʻamaʻa

  1. to practice, to train, to drill

Further reading

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