Hoʻolele kī — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /ho-ʻoh-LEH-leh KEE/ — syllables: ho · ʻoh · LEH · leh · KEE
Meaning
Kite flying, a recreational activity and sometimes a competitive sport.
How to pronounce Hoʻolele kī
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 Hoʻolele kī mean?
Kite flying, a recreational activity and sometimes a competitive sport.
How do you pronounce Hoʻolele kī?
Hoʻolele kī is pronounced /ho-ʻoh-LEH-leh KEE/ — broken into syllables: ho · ʻoh · LEH · leh · KEE. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is Hoʻolele kī a noun phrase?
Yes — Hoʻolele kī is classified as a noun phrase in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Culture 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.