Hawaiian Verb/Adjective · Spirit
hoʻopunipuni
Pronunciation: /hoh-oh-POO-nee-POO-nee/
Meaning
Deceiving, misleading, lying; to deceive, lie, mislead. Can evoke feelings of betrayal.
Example sentences
ʻAʻole pono kēlā ʻano hana, no ka mea, he hoʻopunipuni nō ia i kaʻu ʻōlelo.
That kind of action is not right, because it is deceiving my words.
Nui koʻu kaumaha i ka ʻike ʻana i kona hoʻopunipuni ʻana mai iaʻu o nā makahiki he nui.
I feel so heavy seeing how he has been deceiving me for many years.
E akahele i ka poʻe e hoʻopunipuni ana i ko lākou mau manaʻo ma o ka ʻōlelo wahaheʻe.
Be careful of people who deceive their intentions through false speech.
About this word
“hoʻopunipuni” is a Hawaiian verb/adjective meaning Deceiving, misleading, lying; to deceive, lie, mislead. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.