hale maʻi
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Etymology
hale (“house, building; institution”) + maʻi (“sick; illness”) — compare with related Tahitian fare maʻi, Tongan fale mahaki, Samoan falemaʻi and Malay rumah sakit as well as separately English sickhouse for similar constructions.
Pronunciation
Noun
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hale maʻi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
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