Hawaiian Noun · Everyday
haʻawina home
Pronunciation: /hah-ah-WEE-nah HOH-meh/
Meaning
Homework. It literally means 'home assignment.'
Example sentences
Ua pau anei kāu haʻawina home no ka lā ʻapōpō?
Is your homework for tomorrow finished?
Pono ʻoe e hoʻopau i kou haʻawina home ma mua o kou pāʻani ʻana.
You need to finish your homework before you play.
Nui ka haʻawina home a ke kumu i hāʻawi mai ai i kēia pule.
There is a lot of homework the teacher gave this week.
About this word
“haʻawina home” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Homework. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.