hoʻokae
التعريفات والمعاني
== Hawaiian ==
=== Etymology ===
From hoʻo- (causative prefix) + kae (“treated with contempt”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˈkae̯/, [ˌho.ʔoˈkɐe̯]
=== Verb ===
hoʻokae(transitive)
to despise, detest, treat with contempt or scorn
to destroy, devastate
to refrain from doing, as due to horror
==== Derived terms ====
hoʻokae ʻili
hoʻokae kanaka
hoʻokae kāne
hoʻokae keka
hoʻokae wahine
=== Further reading ===
hoʻokae in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.