hōkio — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /HOH-kee-oh/ — syllables: HOH · kee · oh
Meaning
To whistle (as a bird or dolphin). The sound made by certain animals.
How to pronounce hōkio
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 hōkio mean?
To whistle (as a bird or dolphin). The sound made by certain animals.
How do you pronounce hōkio?
hōkio is pronounced /HOH-kee-oh/ — broken into syllables: HOH · kee · oh. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is hōkio a verb?
Yes — hōkio is classified as a verb 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.