Hawaiian noun · Nature
ao nui
Pronunciation: /AU NOO-ee/
Meaning
big cloud
Example sentences
Nui ka **ao nui** ke nānā mākou i ka lani.
The big cloud is large when we look at the sky.
Ua hala ka **ao nui** a ua ʻike hou mākou i ka lā.
The big cloud has passed and we can see the sun again.
Hūnā ka lā i hope o ka **ao nui**.
The sun hides behind the big cloud.
About this word
“ao nui” is a Hawaiian noun meaning big cloud. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.