Hawaiian Noun · Directions
ʻaeʻa
Pronunciation: /ah-ay-ah/
Meaning
Wanderer, vagrant; suggests a path of movement without fixed direction.
Example sentences
Ua hele ʻo ia he ʻaeʻa maʻaneʻi me ka ʻike ʻole i kahi e hoʻomaha ai.
He wanders here, a wanderer, without knowing where to rest.
ʻO ka ʻaeʻa ka mea hele lōʻihi ma nā wahi like ʻole.
The wanderer is one who travels far to various places.
ʻAʻole mea ʻaeʻa kēia ʻāina, he home ia no mākou.
This land is not for wanderers, it is a home for us.
About this word
“ʻaeʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Wanderer, vagrant; suggests a path of movement without fixed direction. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Directions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.