hoʻoheno — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /Hoh-oh-HEH-noh/ — syllables: Hoh · oh · HEH · noh
Meaning
To cherish, to fondle, to make much of. Can describe a tender, affectionate melody or song.
How to pronounce hoʻoheno
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 hoʻoheno mean?
To cherish, to fondle, to make much of. Can describe a tender, affectionate melody or song.
How do you pronounce hoʻoheno?
hoʻoheno is pronounced /Hoh-oh-HEH-noh/ — broken into syllables: Hoh · oh · HEH · noh. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is hoʻoheno a verb?
Yes — hoʻoheno is classified as a verb 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.