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mo'i

mo'i noun: a king or high chief.

Noun

mo'i (plural mo'i)

  1. (Hawaii) A king or high chief.
    • The two armies would draw up close to one another with each mō‘ī usually at the center.1987, Helen Wong, Ann Rayson, Hawaii's Royal History, page 37
    • The king turned to a long-serving Hawaiian adviser and asked him to name the new mō‘ī, but he declined, saying they were all his ali‘i.2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 49

Forms of mo'i

pluralmo'i

Origin of mo'i

From Hawaiian mōʻī.

Questions about mo'i

What does mo'i mean?
Mo'i means a king or high chief.
What part of speech is mo'i?
Mo'i is a noun.
What is the plural of mo'i?
The plural of mo'i is mo'i.

Words near mo'i in the dictionary

  1. MO State
  2. mo'
  3. Mo'amar
  4. Mo'ammar
  5. mo'fucka
  6. mo'i
  7. mo'nin'
  8. mo'nin's
  9. Mo'orea
  10. mo'rcyc'l
  11. mo'rcyc'ls

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