hale maʻi

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === hale (“house, building; institution”) +‎ maʻi (“sick; illness”) — compare with related Tahitian fare maʻi, Tongan fale mahaki, Samoan falemaʻi and Malay rumah sakit as well as separately English sickhouse for similar constructions. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈha.le ˈma.ʔi/, [ˈhɐ.le ˈmɐ.ʔi] === Noun === hale maʻi hospital Synonym: haukapila === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “hale maʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN