Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻāina hōkū
Pronunciation: /AH-ee-nah HOH-koo/
Meaning
Constellation; a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
Example sentences
Hōʻike mai iaʻu i ka ʻāina hōkū i kapa ʻia ʻo Hōkūpaʻa.
Show me the constellation called the North Star.
Nani ke nānā aku nei i ka ʻāina hōkū ma ka lani pō nei.
It is beautiful to look at the constellation in the night sky tonight.
Ua aʻo mai nā kūpuna iā mākou e pili ana i ka ʻāina hōkū o nā moʻolelo Hawaiʻi.
Our ancestors taught us about the constellations of Hawaiian stories.
About this word
“ʻāina hōkū” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Constellation; a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.