Hawaiian Verb · Body
hoʻomālielie
Pronunciation: /hoh-oh-MAH-lee-eh-lee-eh/
Meaning
To soothe, to comfort, to calm. Part of the healing process, especially for emotional distress.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻomālielie ke kanikau i ka naʻau o ka mākua.
The lullaby soothed the parent's heart.
Pono kāua e hoʻomālielie i ka haumāna i huhū.
We need to calm the angry student.
Ma hope o ka ʻino, ua hoʻomālielie ka lā i ka honua me ka mālamalama.
After the storm, the sun soothed the earth with its light.
About this word
“hoʻomālielie” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To soothe, to comfort, to calm. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.