Hawaiian noun · Sea
ʻale nui
Pronunciation: /AH-leh NOO-ee/
Meaning
big wave
Example sentences
ʻIke au i ka ʻale nui e pākaha ana ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka pali.
I saw the big wave crashing on the side of the cliff.
Maikaʻi ka sōfa akā ua ʻinoʻino ka ʻale nui.
The surfboard is good, but the big wave is dangerous.
Ua makaʻu nā keiki i ka ʻale nui i ka wā i pā ai i ke kahakai.
The children were scared of the big wave when it hit the shore.
About this word
“ʻale nui” is a Hawaiian noun meaning big 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.