Hawaiian Noun · Land
ʻĀina
Pronunciation: /AH-ee-nah/
Meaning
The land, that which feeds. The sacred relationship between people and place.
Example sentences
Mālama kākou i ka ʻāina, no ka mea, ʻo ia ka mea e hānai iā kākou.
We take care of the land, because it is that which feeds us.
Ua kamaʻilio ke kupuna me kāna mau moʻopuna e pili ana i ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻāina.
The elder spoke with their grandchildren about caring for the land.
Hīmeni ana lākou no ka nani o ka ʻāina Hawaiʻi.
They were singing about the beauty of the Hawaiian land.
About this word
“ʻĀina” is a Hawaiian noun meaning The land, that which feeds. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.