Hawaiian Verb · Culture
hoʻokani
Pronunciation: /ho-oh-KAH-nee/
Meaning
To play a musical instrument.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻokani ʻo ia i ka pila ukulele maikaʻi loa.
He played the ukulele very beautifully.
Makemake au e hoʻokani pila me koʻu mau hoa i ka hopena pule.
I want to play music with my friends on the weekend.
Ma ka pāʻina, ua hoʻokani ka hui mele i nā mele kahiko.
At the party, the band played old songs.
About this word
“hoʻokani” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To play a musical instrument. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.