Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
alahula
Pronunciation: /ah-lah-hoo-lah/
Meaning
A well-known path, common knowledge, familiarity.
Example sentences
Ua kamaʻāina maoli ʻo ia i kēlā alahula o nā mele kahiko.
He is truly familiar with that well-known path of ancient chants.
ʻO ka heluhelu ʻana i nā puke ka alahula no ka ʻike hou.
Reading books is the common knowledge path to new understanding.
Manaʻo ka poʻe kahiko ua alahula ka ʻuhane i ka honua ʻē aʻe.
The ancestors believed the spirit had a well-known path to the other world.
About this word
“alahula” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A well-known path, common knowledge, familiarity. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.