ʻĀlapa — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /AH-lah-pah/ — syllables: AH · lah · pah
Meaning
Ridge, sharp ridge. A narrow and often steep ridge.
How to pronounce ʻĀlapa
Hawaiian vowels are always sounded separately. A kahakō (line above a vowel) lengthens it; the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in “uh-oh”.
Frequently asked
What does ʻĀlapa mean?
Ridge, sharp ridge. A narrow and often steep ridge.
How do you pronounce ʻĀlapa?
ʻĀlapa is pronounced /AH-lah-pah/ — broken into syllables: AH · lah · pah. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is ʻĀlapa a noun?
Yes — ʻĀlapa is classified as a noun in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Land category.
Where does this definition come from?
Definitions and pronunciations on hawaiian-words.com are drawn from the authoritative Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary (rev. ed. 1986), the standard scholarly reference for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.