Hawaiian Noun · Numbers
ʻauneke
Pronunciation: /ow-neh-keh/
Meaning
Ounce.
Example sentences
Pono au e kūʻai i hoʻokahi ʻauneke o ka paʻakai, ʻauneke wale nō.
I need to buy one ounce of salt, just one ounce.
Ua nānā ke kauka i ka nui o ka lāʻau i ʻauneke.
The doctor checked the amount of medicine by ounce.
Hoʻokahi ʻauneke o ka meli i loko o ka piaʻai ʻana.
One ounce of honey is in the honey pot.
About this word
“ʻauneke” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Ounce. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.