"hoʻihoʻi" meaning in Hawaiian

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Verb

IPA: /ˌho.ʔiˈho.ʔi/
Etymology: Reduplication of hoʻi (“to go back”) Etymology templates: {{rdp|haw|hoʻi|t=to go back}} Reduplication of hoʻi (“to go back”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} hoʻihoʻi, {{tlb|haw|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. to return, to send back Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hoʻihoʻi-haw-verb-IFN9mlR4
  2. (volleyball) to save Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hoʻihoʻi-haw-verb-vFbiU1oc Categories (other): Volleyball, Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Hawaiian reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Hawaiian reduplications: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, volleyball
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      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hoʻi",
        "t": "to go back"
      },
      "expansion": "Reduplication of hoʻi (“to go back”)",
      "name": "rdp"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of hoʻi (“to go back”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "hoʻihoʻi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "transitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(transitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to return, to send back"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoʻihoʻi-haw-verb-IFN9mlR4",
      "links": [
        [
          "return",
          "return"
        ],
        [
          "send back",
          "send back"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "haw",
          "name": "Volleyball",
          "orig": "haw:Volleyball",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian reduplications",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to save"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoʻihoʻi-haw-verb-vFbiU1oc",
      "links": [
        [
          "volleyball",
          "volleyball"
        ],
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(volleyball) to save"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports",
        "volleyball"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌho.ʔiˈho.ʔi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoʻihoʻi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian reduplications",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian transitive verbs",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "hoʻi",
        "t": "to go back"
      },
      "expansion": "Reduplication of hoʻi (“to go back”)",
      "name": "rdp"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of hoʻi (“to go back”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "hoʻihoʻi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "transitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(transitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to return, to send back"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "return",
          "return"
        ],
        [
          "send back",
          "send back"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "haw:Volleyball"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to save"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "volleyball",
          "volleyball"
        ],
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(volleyball) to save"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports",
        "volleyball"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌho.ʔiˈho.ʔi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoʻihoʻi"
}

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