Hiki ke ʻai — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /hee-kee keh ah-EE/ — syllables: hee · kee · keh · ah · EE
Meaning
Edible. Describes something that is safe and suitable for consumption.
How to pronounce Hiki ke ʻai
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 Hiki ke ʻai mean?
Edible. Describes something that is safe and suitable for consumption.
How do you pronounce Hiki ke ʻai?
Hiki ke ʻai is pronounced /hee-kee keh ah-EE/ — broken into syllables: hee · kee · keh · ah · EE. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is Hiki ke ʻai a phrase?
Yes — Hiki ke ʻai is classified as a phrase in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Food 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.