Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻEnaʻena
Pronunciation: /eh-NAH-eh-nah/
Meaning
Glowing, reddish-hot, incandescent.
Example sentences
Ua ʻenaʻena ka lā i ke komohana.
The sun is glowing red in the west.
He ʻenaʻena ko ka pūlama ahi i ka pōʻeleʻele.
The embers of the bonfire are glowing red in the darkness.
Ua ʻenaʻena koʻu mau kōkua i ka wela o ka hao i ke kuʻi ʻana.
My hands are glowing red from the heat of the iron while ironing.
About this word
“ʻEnaʻena” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Glowing, reddish-hot, incandescent. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.