hoʻokaʻawale

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hoʻo- (causative prefix) +‎ kaʻawale (“separate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌho.ʔoˌka.ʔaˈwa.le/, [ˌho.ʔoˌkɐ.ʔəˈʋɐ.le]

Verb

hoʻokaʻawale(transitive)

  1. to separate, to set aside, to segregate
  2. to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate
  3. to appropriate

Derived terms

  • hoʻokaʻawale ʻana (“segregation”)
  • maʻi hoʻokaʻawa (“leprosy”)

Further reading

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