Hawaiian noun · Places
alanui nui
Pronunciation: /ah-lah-NOO-ee NOO-ee/
Meaning
highway, main road
Example sentences
E hele kāua ma ke alanui nui e ʻimi i ka hale kūʻai.
Let's go on the main road to find the store.
Nui ka poʻe kaʻa ma ke alanui nui i kēia kakahiaka.
There were many cars on the highway this morning.
Haʻalele mākou i ka motoka ma ka ʻaoʻao o ke alanui nui.
We left the car on the side of the main road.
About this word
“alanui nui” is a Hawaiian noun meaning highway, main road. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.