Hawaiian noun · People
ʻālele
Pronunciation: /ah-leh-leh/
Meaning
Messenger, emissary
Example sentences
Ua hoʻouna ʻia ʻo ia i ʻālele i ka ʻāina ʻē.
He was sent as an emissary to a foreign land.
He ʻālele na ke aliʻi ka ʻōlelo a ka wahine.
The woman's words were those of a messenger for the chief.
ʻO ka moʻolelo ka ʻālele o nā kūpuna.
Stories are the messengers of our ancestors.
About this word
“ʻālele” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Messenger, emissary. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of People. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.