Hawaiian Verb · Spirit
hoʻomālie
Pronunciation: /hoh-oh-mah-lee-eh/
Meaning
To calm, quiet, soothe; to meditate for calm
Example sentences
Ua hoʻomālie ka puʻuwai o ke keiki me ke mele.
The child's heart was calmed by the song.
E hoʻomālie ʻoe iā ʻoe iho ma ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i nā mea maikaʻi.
Calm yourself by thinking about good things.
Pono mākou e hoʻomālie i ko mākou huhu ma mua o ke kamaʻilio ʻana.
We need to calm our anger before we talk.
About this word
“hoʻomālie” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To calm, quiet, soothe; to meditate for calm. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.