Hawaiian Verb phrase · Sea
ʻeʻe nalu
Pronunciation: /eh-eh nah-loo/
Meaning
To ride the waves; to surf. Similar to kau ʻale, but emphasizes the action of moving with the wave.
Example sentences
Hele kākou i kahakai e ʻeʻe nalu!
Let's go to the beach to surf!
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ke ʻano o ka ʻeʻe nalu maikaʻi.
He knows how to surf well.
I ka wā kamaliʻi, ua hauʻoli au i ka ʻeʻe nalu me koʻu ʻohana.
When I was a child, I enjoyed surfing with my family.
About this word
“ʻeʻe nalu” is a Hawaiian verb phrase meaning To ride the waves; to surf. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.