hoʻopaʻahao

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ paʻahao (“imprisoned”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˌpa.ʔaˈhao̯/, [ˌho.ʔoˌpɐ.ʔəˈhɐo̯]

Verb

hoʻopaʻahao

  1. (transitive) to imprison, to take prisoner

Further reading

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