Hawaiian noun · Time
awakea nui
Pronunciation: /ah-wah-KEH-ah NOO-ee/
Meaning
high noon
Example sentences
E ʻahaʻaina kākou ma ka hola awakea nui.
Let's have a gathering at high noon.
Ma hope o ka awakea nui, hele mākou i ka hale kūʻai.
After high noon, we will go to the store.
Ua wela loa ka lā i ka awakea nui.
The sun was very hot at high noon.
About this word
“awakea nui” is a Hawaiian noun meaning high noon. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Time. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.