Hawaiian Noun · Directions
ʻaoʻao ʻākau
Pronunciation: /ah-OH-ah-oh AH-kah-oo/
Meaning
Right side. This specifies the right-hand dimension or direction.
Example sentences
E kuʻi ʻoe i ka puka ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o ka hale.
You knock on the door on the right side of the house.
Hoʻonoho i ke kiʻi ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o ka papaʻaina.
Place the picture on the right side of the table.
Huli ʻoe i ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau no ka pae ʻāina.
You turn to the right side for the island chain.
About this word
“ʻaoʻao ʻākau” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Right side. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Directions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.