Hawaiian Noun · Land
ahu
Pronunciation: /ah-hoo/
Meaning
Heap, pile, mound, especially of stones.
Example sentences
Ua ike au i ka ahu pōhaku nui ma ke kuahiwi.
I saw a large stone ahu on the mountain.
Hana ʻia keia ahu me ke aloha no nā kūpuna.
This ahu was built with love for the ancestors.
I laila kū ka ahu o ka wahi hoʻāmana.
There stands the ahu of the sacred place.
About this word
“ahu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Heap, pile, mound, especially of stones. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.