Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻAmakihi
Pronunciation: /ah-mah-KEE-hee/
Meaning
A small Hawaiian honeycreeper. Olive-green and adaptable.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike kaʻu kaikamahine i ka ʻamakihi i loko o ka lāʻau ʻōhiʻa lehua.
My daughter saw the ʻamakihi in the ʻōhiʻa lehua tree.
He mele no ka nani o ka ʻamakihi ke hīmeni nei ka poʻe.
People are singing a song about the beauty of the ʻamakihi.
Mai hoʻopilikia i ka pūnana o ka ʻamakihi, he mea laʻa ia.
Do not disturb the nest of the ʻamakihi, it is sacred.
About this word
“ʻAmakihi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A small Hawaiian honeycreeper. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.