Hawaiian Verb · Spirit
hoʻokaha
Pronunciation: /ho-oh-KAH-hah/
Meaning
To mark out, to delineate; to define spiritual boundaries.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻokaha ʻo kūpuna i nā palena ʻāina no ka pono o ka ʻohana.
The ancestors marked out the land boundaries for the well-being of the family.
I ka wā o ka hoʻomana, pono ke hoʻokaha i ka laulā o ka manaʻo maʻemaʻe.
During religious practice, it is necessary to define the expanse of pure thought.
Me ke aloha, hoʻokaha mākou i ka manaʻo ʻehaʻeha ʻole ma waena o nā hoaaloha.
With love, we delineate the absence of hurtful thoughts between friends.
About this word
“hoʻokaha” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To mark out, to delineate; to define spiritual boundaries. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.