Hawaiian Noun · Animals
aʻama
Pronunciation: /AH-ah-mah/
Meaning
Rock crab. These dark-shelled crabs are commonly found scurrying across rocks along the Hawaiian coastline.
Example sentences
Nā ka pōhaku kahi e ʻike mau ʻia ai ka nui o ka ʻaʻama.
It is by the rocks where the abundance of the aʻama is always seen.
Ua hopu au i hoʻokahi ʻaʻama liʻiliʻi no kaʻu kaikamahine.
I caught one small aʻama for my daughter.
E makaʻala i nā wāwae i ʻole e hehi i ka ʻaʻama.
Be careful with your feet so as not to step on the aʻama.
About this word
“aʻama” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Rock crab. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Animals. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.