Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻĀpuʻu
Pronunciation: /AH-poo-oo/
Meaning
A small hill or mound. Refers to varied topography.
Example sentences
Ua hele māua i ka ʻaoʻao o ka ʻāpuʻu e nānā i ke kai.
We went to the side of the small hill to look at the ocean.
Ua kanu ʻo ia i nā lāʻau ʻōmaʻomaʻo ma ka ʻāpuʻu.
He planted green trees on the mound.
He ʻāpuʻu maʻalahi wale nō ia, ʻaʻole ia he mauna nui.
It is just a small hill, not a big mountain.
About this word
“ʻĀpuʻu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A small hill or mound. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.