Hawaiian Noun · Sea
ala
Pronunciation: /ah-lah/
Meaning
Path, road, trail, way. Can be physical or metaphorical for a journey.
Example sentences
ʻO ke ala hele a ka iʻa i ka moana nui.
The path of the fish in the great ocean.
Hōʻike mai ʻoe i ke ala ʻāina i ka home.
Show me the way back home.
He ala kō mākou i mua me ka ʻaihōkū.
We have a path forward with astronomy (star navigation).
About this word
“ala” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Path, road, trail, way. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.