ʻOʻopu nōpili — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /oh-OH-poo noh-PEE-lee/ — syllables: oh · OH · poo · noh · PEE · lee
Meaning
A species of goby known for its ability to climb waterfalls using a suction disc on its belly. It is an iconic freshwater fish of Hawaiʻi.
How to pronounce ʻOʻopu nōpili
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 ʻOʻopu nōpili mean?
A species of goby known for its ability to climb waterfalls using a suction disc on its belly. It is an iconic freshwater fish of Hawaiʻi.
How do you pronounce ʻOʻopu nōpili?
ʻOʻopu nōpili is pronounced /oh-OH-poo noh-PEE-lee/ — broken into syllables: oh · OH · poo · noh · PEE · lee. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is ʻOʻopu nōpili a noun?
Yes — ʻOʻopu nōpili is classified as a noun in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Nature 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.