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