Hawaiian Verb · Spirit
hōʻino
Pronunciation: /hoh-ee-noh/
Meaning
To revile, to desecrate, to bring bad luck upon
Example sentences
Mai hōʻino ʻoe i ka ʻāina kupuna, no ka mea, he lawehala ia.
Do not desecrate the ancestral land, because it is a transgression.
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka ʻino, ʻaʻole ʻo ia i makemake e hōʻino i ka poʻe ʻilihune.
He saw the evil, he did not want to revile the poor.
Inā ʻoe e hōʻino mai i koʻu ʻohana, e hoʻi mai ka hewa iā ʻoe.
If you revile my family, the bad luck will return to you.
About this word
“hōʻino” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To revile, to desecrate, to bring bad luck upon. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.