Hawaiian Noun · Land
awawa
Pronunciation: /ah-vah-vah/
Meaning
valley, gulch, harbor
Example sentences
Ua hele mākou i ka awawa no ka ʻimi ʻana i nā pua.
We went to the valley to look for flowers.
He awawa hohonu kēlā mauna.
That mountain has a deep valley.
Kū ka hale ma kēlā ʻaoʻao o ka awawa.
The house stands on that side of the gulch.
About this word
“awawa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning valley, gulch, harbor. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.