hoʻomaikaʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Interjection

hoʻomaikaʻi

  1. congratulations

Verb

hoʻomaikaʻi

  1. (transitive) to improve, to make something better
  2. (transitive) to thank
  3. (transitive) to praise
  4. (transitive) to bless
  5. (transitive) to congratulate

Derived terms
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