hoʻomaikaʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of hoʻo- (causative / transitive prefix) +‎ maikaʻi (“good, fine”).

Interjection

hoʻomaikaʻi

congratulations

Verb

hoʻomaikaʻi

(transitive) to improve, to make something better
(transitive) to thank
(transitive) to praise
(transitive) to bless
(transitive) to congratulate

Derived terms

inu hoʻomaikaʻi
Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi
mele hoʻomaikaʻi
ʻōlelo hoʻomaikaʻi
palapala hoʻomaikaʻi
pule hoʻomaikaʻi

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