Hawaiian Noun · Body
ʻĀʻī
Pronunciation: /AH-ee/
Meaning
Neck, throat. The connection between head and body.
Example sentences
Ua ʻeha kona ʻāʻī i ka ʻai ʻana i ka iʻa me nā iwi.
His throat was hurt from eating fish with bones.
Hilahila ʻo ia no ka ʻaʻahu ʻana i ke lei aliʻi ma kona ʻāʻī.
She was shy from wearing the royal lei around her neck.
Honoʻi ʻo ia i kona ʻāʻī me ka pōpōʻai no ka hoʻomaha ʻana.
He wrapped his neck with a scarf for warmth.
About this word
“ʻĀʻī” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Neck, throat. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.