Hawaiian noun · Land
ʻāina makai
Pronunciation: /AH-ee-nah mah-KAI/
Meaning
land near the sea
Example sentences
Ua kūʻai ʻo ia i kahi hale ma ka ʻāina makai.
He bought a house on the land by the sea.
Nani nā pua e ulu ana ma ka ʻāina makai.
The flowers growing on the land by the sea are beautiful.
Pono mākou e mālama i ka ʻāina makai mai ka hoʻohaumia.
We must protect the land by the sea from pollution.
About this word
“ʻāina makai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning land near the sea. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.