hoʻo-

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• hōʻ-, hō-, hōʻ-, hoʻ-, ho-

Etymology

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

Prefix

hoʻo-

1. forms causative verbs

   hoʻomalu, hoʻākea, hoʻopunipuni

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-