Hoe kani — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /HOH-eh KAH-nee/ — syllables: HOH · eh · KAH · nee
Meaning
A singing paddle. Used by paddlers to keep rhythm and cheer.
How to pronounce Hoe kani
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 Hoe kani mean?
A singing paddle. Used by paddlers to keep rhythm and cheer.
How do you pronounce Hoe kani?
Hoe kani is pronounced /HOH-eh KAH-nee/ — broken into syllables: HOH · eh · KAH · nee. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is Hoe kani a noun?
Yes — Hoe kani is classified as a noun in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Music 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.