Hawaiian Adjective · Everyday
ʻāwīwī
Pronunciation: /ah-wee-wee/
Meaning
striped, streaked
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka pālule ʻāwīwī ma ka hale kūʻai.
I saw the striped t-shirt at the store.
He mau ʻili ʻāwīwī ko ka ʻīlio i hānai ʻia e mākou.
The dog we adopted has striped fur.
Ua pena ka mea pena kiʻi i ka paia me nā kaha ʻāwīwī.
The artist painted the wall with striped lines.
About this word
“ʻāwīwī” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning striped, streaked. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.