ʻupu — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /OO-poo/ — syllables: OO · poo
Meaning
To remember with longing, to recall fondly; longing. Expresses nostalgic affection or desire.
How to pronounce ʻupu
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 ʻupu mean?
To remember with longing, to recall fondly; longing. Expresses nostalgic affection or desire.
How do you pronounce ʻupu?
ʻupu is pronounced /OO-poo/ — broken into syllables: OO · poo. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is ʻupu a verb?
Yes — ʻupu is classified as a verb in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Emotions 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.