Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻEleʻele
Pronunciation: /EH-leh-EH-leh/
Meaning
Black. The color of lava rock and night.
Example sentences
Ua ʻeleʻele ka lani i ka pō.
The sky is black at night.
He pōhaku ʻeleʻele ma koʻu kapuaʻa.
There is black rock on my property.
ʻO ka lauoho ʻeleʻele ke ʻano o ka wahine.
The woman's hair is black.
About this word
“ʻEleʻele” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Black. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.