Hawaiian noun · Land
ʻelepani
Pronunciation: /eh-leh-pah-nee/
Meaning
Elephant, large creature
Example sentences
He hihiu ka ʻelepani mai ʻApelika mai, akā aia pū kekahi ʻelepani ma ka zoo.
An elephant is a wild animal from Africa, but there is also an elephant at the zoo.
ʻO ka ʻelepani ka holoholona nui loa ma ka honua mauna.
The elephant is the largest land animal in the world.
Pēpē ʻo ia i ka ʻelepani i loko o ka puke moʻolelo no nā keiki.
She pointed to the elephant in the children's storybook.
About this word
“ʻelepani” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Elephant, large creature. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.