hoʻokipa

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ kipa (“to visit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˈki.pa/, [ˌho.ʔoˈti.pə]

Verb

hoʻokipa

  1. (transitive) to entertain (treat hospitably)

Derived terms

Noun

hoʻokipa

  1. hospitality

Further reading

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