hoʻowīwī

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ wīwī (“thin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔo.wiːˈwiː/, [ˌho.ʔo.ʋiːˈʋiː]

Verb

hoʻowīwī(transitive)

  1. causative of wīwī (“thin”)
  2. to reduce
  3. to diet (in order to lose weight)

Further reading

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