Hawaiian Noun · Sea
aekai
Pronunciation: /ah-eh-KAH-ee/
Meaning
Shoreline, beach line. The edge of the land by the sea.
Example sentences
Hele māua i ka aekai no ka ʻauʻau kai.
We went to the shoreline to swim in the ocean.
Nani ka nalu e haehae ana ma ka aekai.
Beautiful are the waves crashing on the beach line.
Pono kākou e mālama i ka maʻemaʻe o ka aekai.
We must take care of the cleanliness of the shoreline.
About this word
“aekai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Shoreline, beach line. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.