Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
haʻihaʻi
Pronunciation: /hah-ee-hah-ee/
Meaning
Iridescent, shimmering
Example sentences
Nani ke kuʻihao ʻulaʻula o ka manu me kona mau pale ʻēheu haʻihaʻi.
Beautiful is the red crest of the bird with its iridescent wing feathers.
Aia kēlā pōhaku me kona ʻālohilohi haʻihaʻi ma ka nalu ma kahakai.
That stone with its iridescent shimmer is on the wave at the beach.
Ua pena lākou i ka pā me ke kalaunu, he mau kala keʻokeʻo me ka ʻōmaʻomaʻo haʻihaʻi.
They painted the wall with a crown, white and green iridescent colors.
About this word
“haʻihaʻi” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Iridescent, shimmering. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.