Hawaiian Noun · Weather
akua ahi
Pronunciation: /ah-KOO-ah AH-hee/
Meaning
Lightning; fire god. Refers to lightning as a powerful, divine force.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka uila ʻo ka akua ahi ma luna o ka mauna.
I saw the lightning, the fire god, over the mountain.
Me he mea lā e huhū ana ka akua ahi i ka wā o ka hekili.
It seems like the fire god is angry during the thunderstorm.
Ma nā moʻolelo kahiko, he mana nui ko ka akua ahi i ka honua.
In ancient stories, the fire god has great power over the earth.
About this word
“akua ahi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Lightning; fire god. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Weather. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.