Hawaiian Noun · Everyday
haʻawina
Pronunciation: /hah-ah-WEE-nah/
Meaning
Lesson, assignment. A unit of learning.
Example sentences
Ua nui koʻu haʻawina no ke kula i kēia lā.
I have a lot of lessons/assignments for school today.
He haʻawina nui kēia i ke ola, ʻaʻole anei?
This is a big lesson in life, isn't it?
Hāʻawi mai iaʻu i ka haʻawina hou ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
Give me the new lesson in Hawaiian language.
About this word
“haʻawina” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Lesson, assignment. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.