Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
ʻAumakua
Pronunciation: /ow-mah-KOO-ah/
Meaning
Family god, ancestral spirit. A deified ancestor who guards the family.
Example sentences
Nui ka mahalo no ka mana o ko ʻoukou ʻohana, ʻo ia hoʻi ko ʻoukou ʻAumakua.
Great is the gratitude for the power of your family, that is, your ʻAumakua.
Ma mua o ka hele ʻana i ka moana, noi wau i ka pōmaikaʻi mai koʻu ʻAumakua.
Before going out to the ocean, I ask for blessings from my ʻAumakua.
Manaʻo ʻia ka ʻAumakua he kahu no ke ola.
The ʻAumakua is considered a guardian of life.
About this word
“ʻAumakua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Family god, ancestral spirit. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.