Hawaiian Verb · Ocean
ʻĀnai
Pronunciation: /AH-nah-ee/
Meaning
To rub, scour, or grind. Can describe the action of waves eroding the shore.
Example sentences
ʻĀnai ka nalu i ke one ma kahakai.
The waves rub against the sand on the shore.
Ua ʻānai ka wahine i ka palaoa me ka hao.
The woman rubbed the flour with the grater.
Hoʻomanaʻo mau wau i ka ʻānai ʻana o koʻu kupuna wahine i kona mau lāʻau lāʻau.
I always remember my grandmother grinding her medicinal herbs.
About this word
“ʻĀnai” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To rub, scour, or grind. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Ocean. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.