hoʻopaʻa male — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /ho-oh-pah-AH MAH-leh/ — syllables: ho · oh · pah · AH · MAH · leh
Meaning
To marry, to be married.
How to pronounce hoʻopaʻa male
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 hoʻopaʻa male mean?
To marry, to be married.
How do you pronounce hoʻopaʻa male?
hoʻopaʻa male is pronounced /ho-oh-pah-AH MAH-leh/ — broken into syllables: ho · oh · pah · AH · MAH · leh. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is hoʻopaʻa male a verb phrase?
Yes — hoʻopaʻa male is classified as a verb phrase in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Family 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.