hoʻo

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See also: hoʻo-

Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *soko₂ (to exchange); compare with Maori hoko (to barter, to trade) and Hawaiian (to give, transfer, supply)[1]

Verb

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hoʻo

  1. to exchange, trade
    hoʻo mai: to buy, to purchase, to acquire
    hoʻo atu: to sell
    Synonyms: roaʻa, noaʻa

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “soko.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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