Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻeleuli
Pronunciation: /eh-leh-OO-lee/
Meaning
Dark or blackish-blue; a very dark blue that approaches black.
Example sentences
Ua hele au i ka hale kūʻai e kūʻai i ka lole ʻeleuli hou.
I went to the store to buy new dark blue clothing.
He nani loa ka moana i ke kakahiaka me kona wai ʻeleuli.
The ocean is very beautiful in the morning with its dark blue water.
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka ʻeleuli o nā hōkū ma ka lani pō.
She saw the deep, almost blackish-blue of the stars in the night sky.
About this word
“ʻeleuli” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Dark or blackish-blue; a very dark blue that approaches 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.