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.