hoary — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /HOH-ah-ree/ — syllables: HOH · ah · ree
Meaning
A term used to describe the coloration of some native Hawaiian birds, particularly those with gray or whitish feathers.
How to pronounce hoary
Hawaiian vowels are always sounded separately. A kahakō (line above a vowel) lengthens it; the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in “uh-oh”.
Frequently asked
What does hoary mean?
A term used to describe the coloration of some native Hawaiian birds, particularly those with gray or whitish feathers.
How do you pronounce hoary?
hoary is pronounced /HOH-ah-ree/ — broken into syllables: HOH · ah · ree. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is hoary a adjective?
Yes — hoary is classified as a adjective in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Animals category.
Where does this definition come from?
Definitions and pronunciations on hawaiian-words.com are drawn from the authoritative Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary (rev. ed. 1986), the standard scholarly reference for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.