hōʻili — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /HOH-ee-lee/ — syllables: HOH · ee · lee
Meaning
To gather (as clouds); to thicken (as fog). Describes atmospheric changes.
How to pronounce hōʻili
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 hōʻili mean?
To gather (as clouds); to thicken (as fog). Describes atmospheric changes.
How do you pronounce hōʻili?
hōʻili is pronounced /HOH-ee-lee/ — broken into syllables: HOH · ee · lee. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is hōʻili a verb?
Yes — hōʻili is classified as a verb in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Weather 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.