Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻākia
Pronunciation: /AH-kee-ah/
Meaning
A native shrub (Wikstroemia uva-ursi) with poisonous bark, used as fish poison.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ka poʻe kahiko i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ʻākia no ka hopu ʻana i ka iʻa.
The old people knew how to use the ʻākia for catching fish.
Hōʻike mai ke kumu aʻo i nā haumāna i ka ʻākia a me kona mau ʻano.
The teacher shows the students the ʻākia and its characteristics.
Mai pāʻani me ka ʻākia, no ka mea, he lāʻau ʻawaʻawa ia.
Don't play with the ʻākia, because it is a poisonous plant.
About this word
“ʻākia” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A native shrub (Wikstroemia uva-ursi) with poisonous bark, used as fish poison. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.