Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Nature
ao ʻōlani
Pronunciation: /ah-oh oh-lah-nee/
Meaning
High cloud, heavenly cloud; clouds that are very high in the sky.
Example sentences
Nani ka nānā aku i nā ao ʻōlani ke nānā me ka mālama ʻana i ka lani.
It is beautiful to look at the high clouds when looking with care at the sky.
Ua lele ka manu ma waena o nā ao ʻōlani, me he mea lā he ʻāpana ia o ka lani.
The bird flew among the high clouds, as if it were a part of the sky.
Manaʻo ʻia ka ʻike ʻana i nā ao ʻōlani e hōʻailona ana i ka loli o ke anilā.
Seeing the high clouds is believed to be a sign of changing weather.
About this word
“ao ʻōlani” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning High cloud, heavenly cloud; clouds that are very high in the sky. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.