Hawaiian Noun · Nature
banana
Pronunciation: /bah-NAH-nah/
Meaning
Banana plant; banana fruit.
Example sentences
Ua ʻohiʻohi mākou i ka palaʻai banana mai ka māla.
We harvested ripe banana fruit from the garden.
He mea ʻai maʻalahi ka palaʻai banana no nā keiki.
Banana fruit is an easy food for children.
Nui ka waiū manuahi i ka nahele, akā, ʻaʻole no ka banana.
There is plenty of free milk in the forest, but not for the banana.
About this word
“banana” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Banana plant; banana fruit. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.