Hawaiian Adjective · Spirit

ʻEkeʻeke

Pronunciation: /eh-keh-eh-keh/

Meaning

Secret, confidential; secretly, privately.

Example sentences

  • Ua hūnā ʻo ia i nā ʻike ʻekeʻeke i waena o kona ʻohana.

    He kept the secret information among his family.

  • ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke haʻi aku iā ʻoe i nā hana ʻekeʻeke a ka hui.

    I cannot tell you the confidential dealings of the company.

  • Hoʻolālā lākou i kahi huakaʻi ʻekeʻeke i ka mokupuni ʻē.

    They planned a secret trip to a foreign island.

About this word

“ʻEkeʻeke” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Secret, confidential; secretly, privately. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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