Hawaiian noun · Spirit
akua aumakua
Pronunciation: /ah-koo-ah ow-mah-koo-ah/
Meaning
Ancestral deity
Example sentences
He mana ko ka akua aumakua e alakaʻi iā mākou.
The akua aumakua has the power to guide us.
Mahalo mākou i ka akua aumakua no kona pale ʻana.
We thank the akua aumakua for their protection.
Ua ʻike ʻia ka ʻuhane o ka akua aumakua i loko o ka moʻolelo.
The spirit of the akua aumakua is seen within the story.
About this word
“akua aumakua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Ancestral deity. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.