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.