Hawaiian Noun phrase · Sea
ʻauwaha kai
Pronunciation: /ah-oo-wah-hah kai/
Meaning
Sea channel; strait. This is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
Example sentences
Pono maua e hele ma ka ʻauwaha kai e hiki aku ai i kēlā mokupuni ʻē aʻe.
We must travel through the sea channel to reach that other island.
Nani ke nānā aku i nā manu e lele ana ma luna o ka ʻauwaha kai.
It is beautiful to watch the birds flying over the sea channel.
Ua weliweli ka huakaʻi i loko o ka ʻauwaha kai no ka nui o nā ale.
The journey through the sea channel was terrifying due to the large waves.
About this word
“ʻauwaha kai” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Sea channel; strait. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.