Hawaiian Verb · Sea
ʻauhoe
Pronunciation: /ah-oo-HOH-eh/
Meaning
To paddle, to row. More general than hono.
Example sentences
Makemake au e ʻauhoe i ka waʻa me koʻu mau hoaaloha.
I want to paddle the canoe with my friends.
Ua ʻike ʻoe pehea e ʻauhoe ai no ka mea ua aʻo mai koʻu kupuna wahine iaʻu.
You know how to paddle because my grandmother taught me.
E ʻauhoe kakou i ka moana nui, ʻaʻole ka makaʻu i ka nalu nui.
Let's paddle the great ocean, not afraid of the big waves.
About this word
“ʻauhoe” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To paddle, to row. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.