hoʻo-

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• hōʻ-, hō-, hoʻ-, ho-

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faka. Cognate to Tahitian haʻa-, Maori whaka-, etc.

Prefix

hoʻo-

1. forms causative verbs

   malu (“safe”) → hoʻomalu (“to protect; to appease”)

   ākea (“broad”) → hoʻākea (“to broaden”)

2. forms verbs of pretense

   hoʻokuli (“to feign deafness”)

3. forms verbs that carry the meaning of “acting like”

   hoʻomikanele

4. forms adjectives of similarity

   hoʻokamaliʻi (“childish”)

Derived terms

Hawaiian terms prefixed with hoʻo-