lāhui

Hawaiian

FWOTD – 25 January 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːˈhui/

Noun

lāhui

1. race, nation, tribe, people, nationality

Verb

lāhui

1. (intransitive) to assemble, gather together
2. (transitive) to prohibit, forbid, lay a taboo, proclaim a law

References

M. W. Pukui and S. H. Elbert (1957), Hawaiian-English Dictionary