Hawaiian Verb · Spirit
hoʻomāliʻu
Pronunciation: /ho-OH-mah-lee-oo/
Meaning
To soothe, to quiet, to meditate. A calming of the mind or spirit.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻomāliʻu ʻo ia i kona naʻauao ma ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i nā mele kahiko.
He soothed his mind by thinking about old songs.
E hoʻomāliʻu kākou i ka naʻau ke ʻinoʻino ka honua.
Let us quiet our hearts when the world is difficult.
I ka wā o ka pō, ua hoʻomāliʻu ka makani i ka wahi moe.
During the night, the wind soothed the resting place.
About this word
“hoʻomāliʻu” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To soothe, to quiet, to meditate. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.