Au holo — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /ow HOH-loh/ — syllables: ow · HOH · loh
Meaning
A swift current; a strong, fast-moving ocean current.
How to pronounce Au holo
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 Au holo mean?
A swift current; a strong, fast-moving ocean current.
How do you pronounce Au holo?
Au holo is pronounced /ow HOH-loh/ — broken into syllables: ow · HOH · loh. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is Au holo a phrase?
Yes — Au holo is classified as a phrase in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Sea 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.