Hawaiian noun · Body
ʻāʻī loa
Pronunciation: /ah-ee loh-ah/
Meaning
Long neck, tall neck
Example sentences
He ʻāʻī loa ko ke keiki hoki.
The young donkey has a long neck.
Ua ʻike ʻoe i ka ʻāʻī loa o ka giraffe ma ka zoo?
Did you see the giraffe's long neck at the zoo?
Me he mea lā ua oi aku koʻu ʻāʻī loa ma mua o kekahi poʻe.
It seems like my neck is longer than some people's.
About this word
“ʻāʻī loa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Long neck, tall neck. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.