Wiktionary

hale maʻi

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

hale (“house, building; institution”) +‎ maʻi (“sick; illness”)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈha.le ˈma.ʔi/, [ˈhɐ.le ˈmɐ.ʔi]

Noun edit

hale maʻi

  1. hospital
    Synonym: haukapila

References edit

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hale maʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
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