Hawaiian Verb/Noun · Emotions
haoʻi
Pronunciation: /hah-O-ee/
Meaning
To yearn, long for; a longing, yearning.
Example sentences
Ua haoʻi au i ka hui hou ʻana me koʻu ʻohana ma ka home.
I yearn to reunite with my family at home.
Nui kona haoʻi no ka ʻike ʻana i kona kupuna wahine ma Maui.
Her yearning to see her grandmother in Maui is great.
I ka wā o ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana, ua pōʻino a ua haoʻi nā puʻuwai.
During the separation, hearts were sad and longed.
About this word
“haoʻi” is a Hawaiian verb/noun meaning To yearn, long for; a longing, yearning. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Emotions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.