Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Body

ʻeha kua

Pronunciation: /EH-hah KOO-ah/

Meaning

Backache. Pain in the back.

Example sentences

  • Hele au i ke kauka no koʻu ʻeha kua.

    I am going to the doctor for my backache.

  • Ma hope o ka hana nui, loaʻa iaʻu ka ʻeha kua.

    After a lot of work, I got a backache.

  • Hiamoe ʻoe ma ke kua i ʻole e ʻeha kua.

    You sleep on your back so you don't get a backache.

About this word

“ʻeha kua” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Backache. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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