hoʻonaʻaupō

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ naʻaupō (“ignorant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.naˌʔau̯ˈpoː/, [ˌho.ʔo.nəˌʔɐwˈpoː], [ˌho.ʔo.nəˌʔɔwˈpoː] (rapid speech)

Verb

hoʻonaʻaupō

  1. causative of naʻaupō (“ignorant”)
  2. to feign ignorance, to play dumb

Further reading

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