Hawaiian Noun · Numbers
anawaena
Pronunciation: /ah-nah-WAH-eh-nah/
Meaning
Diameter. A specific measurement in geometry.
Example sentences
He aha ka anawaena o keia pōpō?
What is the diameter of this ball?
Ua ana lākou i ka anawaena o ka lāʻau nui.
They measured the diameter of the large tree.
Pono e like ka anawaena me ke kiʻekiʻe no ka kaulike.
The diameter needs to be equal to the height for balance.
About this word
“anawaena” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Diameter. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.