Hawaiian noun · Land

ʻāina wai

Pronunciation: /AH-ee-nah WAI/

Meaning

irrigated land

Example sentences

  • Ulu pono kaʻu mea kanu ma ʻaneʻi ma ka ʻāina wai.

    My crops grow well here on the irrigated land.

  • Pono ke kanu ʻana i nā laʻi ma ka ʻāina wai i ka wā maloʻo.

    It is necessary to plant taro on the irrigated land during the dry season.

  • Nui nā ʻōhiʻa i ulu ma kēlā ʻāina wai kahiko.

    Many guava trees grew on that old irrigated land.

About this word

“ʻāina wai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning irrigated land. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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