Hawaiian Verb · Sea
ʻAu
Pronunciation: /OW/
Meaning
To swim. Moving through the water with one's body.
Example sentences
Makemake au e ʻau i ke kai mahana.
I want to swim in the warm ocean.
He ʻau kupanaha ko kēia iʻa.
This fish has an amazing swim.
I ka wā kamaliʻi au, ua ʻau au i ka muliwai.
When I was a child, I used to swim in the river.
About this word
“ʻAu” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To swim. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.