hōʻai

Hawaiian

Etymology

hoʻo- +‎ ʻai (“to eat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːˈʔai̯/, [hoːˈʔɐj], [hoːˈʔɛj] (rapid speech)

Verb

hōʻai

1. (causative) to feed; to give to someone to eat

References

• Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 77