‘ili‘ili — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /EE-lee-EE-lee/ — syllables: EE · lee · EE · lee
Meaning
Small stones used as castanets, clapped together to provide rhythm in hula.
How to pronounce ‘ili‘ili
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 ‘ili‘ili mean?
Small stones used as castanets, clapped together to provide rhythm in hula.
How do you pronounce ‘ili‘ili?
‘ili‘ili is pronounced /EE-lee-EE-lee/ — broken into syllables: EE · lee · EE · lee. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is ‘ili‘ili a noun?
Yes — ‘ili‘ili is classified as a noun in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Music 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.