Hawaiian Noun · Body
ʻākena
Pronunciation: /ah-keh-na/
Meaning
Kidney; one of a pair of organs that excrete urine.
Example sentences
ʻIke ʻia ka ʻākena ma lalo o ka ʻōpū.
The kidney is located below the stomach.
Ua ʻeha loa kaʻu ʻākena ma hope o ka hoʻoikaika kino nui.
My kidney hurt a lot after strenuous exercise.
Hoʻopau lākou i nā lāʻau no ka maʻi ʻākena.
They took medicine for kidney disease.
About this word
“ʻākena” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Kidney; one of a pair of organs that excrete urine. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.