ākala nui

Meaning

deep pink

Example sentences

• Ua ʻike au i ka pua ʻākala nui i loko o ka māla.

  I saw a deep pink flower in the garden.

• Makemake au i ka lole ʻākala nui no ka pāʻina.

  I like the deep pink dress for the party.

• Hele pū kāua e nānā i ke kuahiwi i ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā, ʻo ia ka mea e hōʻike ai i ke kumulani onaona i ka ʻākala nui.

  Let's go together to look at the mountain at sunset, it will show the beautiful sky in deep pink.

About this word

“ākala nui” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning deep pink. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.