Hawaiian Noun · Everyday
aho
Pronunciation: /AH-ho/
Meaning
Sennit, cordage, fishing line. Used for lashing and binding in construction.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻohana ʻo ia i ka liʻu o ka niu no ka hana ʻana i ka aho maikaʻi.
He used coconut fiber to make a good cordage.
Eia mai kaʻu aho lawaiʻa, e hoʻohana aku ʻoe.
Here is my fishing line, you may use it.
Pili paʻa ka hale me ka aho i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ai.
The house is strongly bound with the cordage that secured it.
About this word
“aho” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Sennit, cordage, fishing line. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.