Hawaiian Noun · Culture
ami
Pronunciation: /AH-mee/
Meaning
Rotary hip movement (as in hula)
Example sentences
Nani ka ʻike ʻana i ka hula me ka ʻoliʻoli o ka ami.
It's beautiful seeing the hula with the joyful rotary hip movement.
Hoʻomaʻamaʻa ka wahine i ka ami e hoʻohauʻoli ai i ka hula.
The woman practices the rotary hip movement to bring joy to the hula.
Ua maʻa kōna ami i ka wā e hula ʻo ia.
Her rotary hip movement is practiced when she dances.
About this word
“ami” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Rotary hip movement (as in hula). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.