Hawaiian noun · Sea
ʻale liʻiliʻi
Pronunciation: /AH-leh lee-ee-lee-ee/
Meaning
small wave
Example sentences
Ke nānā nei au i ka ʻale liʻiliʻi e pā ana ma ke one.
I am watching the small wave breaking on the sand.
Me ka ʻale liʻiliʻi wale nō, ua holoi ʻia kaʻu mau wāwae.
With just a small wave, my feet were washed.
Makemake au i ka hele wāwae ʻana ma kahakai i ka wā o ka ʻale liʻiliʻi.
I like walking on the beach during the time of small waves.
About this word
“ʻale liʻiliʻi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning small wave. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.