hoʻonaʻauao

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ naʻauao (“enlightened, intelligent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.naˌʔau̯ˈao̯/, [ˌho.ʔo.nəˌʔɐwˈwɐo̯], [ˌho.ʔo.nəˌʔɔwˈwɐo̯] (rapid speech)

Verb

hoʻonaʻauao

  1. causative of naʻauao (“enlightened; intelligent”)
  2. to educate; to instruct.
  3. educational; instructive; civilized.

Further reading

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