Hawaiian Adverb · Everyday
ewa
Pronunciation: /EH-wah/
Meaning
Crooked, out of alignment; also a direction name West of Honolulu
Example sentences
Kū pololei ʻoe, ʻaʻole ʻewa.
You stand straight, not crooked.
E hele mai ʻoe ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻewa o ka hale.
You come to the west side of the house.
Ua hili iki ka paia, e hoʻoponopono aku ana no ka mea, ua ʻewa.
The wall is a little crooked, it will be fixed because it is out of alignment.
About this word
“ewa” is a Hawaiian adverb meaning Crooked, out of alignment; also a direction name West of Honolulu. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.