Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻeleʻele lani
Pronunciation: /EH-leh-EH-leh LAH-nee/
Meaning
Eclipse; the obscuring of light from one celestial body by another.
Example sentences
Nani ka ʻeleʻele lani i ka pō nei, he mea kupanaha loa.
Beautiful was the eclipse last night, it was truly amazing.
Ua haʻi mai koʻu kupuna wahine iaʻu e pili ana i ka ʻeleʻele lani o ka lā.
My grandmother told me about the solar eclipse.
Ke kali nei ka poʻe i ka ʻeleʻele lani nui e hiki mai ana ma ka mahina ʻo Kekemapa.
People are waiting for the great eclipse that is coming in December.
About this word
“ʻeleʻele lani” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Eclipse; the obscuring of light from one celestial body by another. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.