hoʻohala
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hawaiian ==
=== Etymology ===
From hoʻo- (causative prefix) + hala (“sin; miss; pass by”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˈha.la/, [ˌho.ʔoˈhɐ.lə]
=== Verb ===
hoʻohala(transitive)
causative of hala (“to sin”); to lead astray
to fail to do
causative of hala (“to miss”); to dodge
(of time) to pass
==== Derived terms ====
hoʻohala manawa (“to pass the time”)
=== Further reading ===
hoʻohala in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.