Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Colors
ʻEleʻele ʻōpua
Pronunciation: /eh-leh-EH-leh oh-POO-ah/
Meaning
Black like a dark cloud, a stormy black.
Example sentences
Nānā mākou i ka lani ʻeleʻele ʻōpua, ʻike mākou e ua nui ana.
We looked at the dark cloud-like sky, we knew it was going to rain heavily.
ʻO ka ʻeleʻele ʻōpua o kona lauoho ka mea mua i huki ai i koʻu manaʻo.
The dark, cloud-like blackness of her hair was the first thing that caught my attention.
Me ka makaʻu i ka ʻeleʻele ʻōpua o ka moana, ʻaʻole lākou i haʻalele i ka ʻau.
Fearful of the stormy blackness of the ocean, they did not leave the shore.
About this word
“ʻEleʻele ʻōpua” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Black like a dark cloud, a stormy 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.