hoʻomaikaʻi
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of hoʻo- (causative / transitive prefix) + maikaʻi (“good, fine”).
Interjection edit
hoʻomaikaʻi
Verb edit
hoʻomaikaʻi
- (transitive) to improve, to make something better
- (transitive) to thank
- (transitive) to praise
- (transitive) to bless
- (transitive) to congratulate