hoʻokamani — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /ho-oh-kah-MAH-nee/ — syllables: ho · oh · kah · MAH · nee
Meaning
Hypocritical, deceitful; to pretend.
How to pronounce hoʻokamani
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 hoʻokamani mean?
Hypocritical, deceitful; to pretend.
How do you pronounce hoʻokamani?
hoʻokamani is pronounced /ho-oh-kah-MAH-nee/ — broken into syllables: ho · oh · kah · MAH · nee. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is hoʻokamani a adjective/verb?
Yes — hoʻokamani is classified as a adjective/verb in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Emotions 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.