Hawaiian Adjective · Emotions
ʻEʻehia
Pronunciation: /eh-EH-hee-ah/
Meaning
To be filled with fear and awe; awesome, dreadful, sacred.
Example sentences
ʻEʻehia ka manaʻo i ka wā i ʻike ai i ka lei aliʻi.
The thought was filled with awe when they saw the royal lei.
ʻEʻehia ka mana o ka wailele ʻo Wailua.
The power of Wailua Falls is awesome/dreadful.
ʻO ka manaʻo ʻiʻini a me ka ʻike ʻana i ka hewa, ua ʻeʻehia au.
The desire and the seeing of the sin, I was filled with awe/dread.
About this word
“ʻEʻehia” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning To be filled with fear and awe; awesome, dreadful, sacred. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Emotions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.