Hawaiian Adjective · Ocean
ʻĀnuʻunuʻu
Pronunciation: /AH-noo-oo-noo-oo/
Meaning
Rough, choppy (sea). Describes a sea with small, irregular waves.
Example sentences
He ʻano ʻānuʻunuʻu ke kai i kēia lā, no laila, pono mākou e noho ma ka pā.
The sea is a bit rough today, so we should stay on the shore.
Nui ka makaʻu o ka poʻe lawaiʻa i ka wā ʻānuʻunuʻu ke kai.
Fishermen are very afraid when the sea is rough.
ʻAʻole hoʻokahi pōhaku maʻeho ma kahakai, no ka mea, ua ʻānuʻunuʻu mau ke kai ma ʻaneʻi.
There are no smooth rocks on the beach because the sea here is always rough.
About this word
“ʻĀnuʻunuʻu” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Rough, choppy (sea). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Ocean. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.