Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻāhiehie
Pronunciation: /AH-hee-EH-hee-EH/
Meaning
Light, shining, brightly colored. Describes a radiant color.
Example sentences
Ua ʻāhiehie ka ʻili o ka pua ʻulaʻula.
The skin of the red flower is brightly colored.
Ma hope o ka ua, ua ʻāhiehie ka mālamalama ma ka lani.
After the rain, the light in the sky is bright and shining.
He lole ʻāhiehie koʻu i hana ʻia mai ka hulu manu.
I have a brightly colored garment made from bird feathers.
About this word
“ʻāhiehie” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Light, shining, brightly colored. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.