Hawaiian Verb · Family
hoʻāo
Pronunciation: /ho-oh-AH-oh/
Meaning
To marry, to unite in marriage. A more traditional term for marriage.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ʻoe i ka lā i hoʻāo lāua ma ka luakini?
Do you know the day they got married in the temple?
Makemake au i ka hoʻāo ʻana me ke kanaka aloha au iā ia.
I want to marry the man I love.
Maʻalahi ka hoʻāo ʻana no kekahi akā paʻakikī no kekahi poʻe.
Marriage is easy for some but difficult for others.
About this word
“hoʻāo” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To marry, to unite in marriage. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Family. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.