Hawaiian adjective · Everyday
haiki
Pronunciation: /hah-ee-kee/
Meaning
Narrow, tight
Example sentences
Ua haiki loa ke alanui ma mua o ko mākou hale.
The road is very narrow in front of our house.
ʻAʻole hiki ke komo ma laila, ua haiki loa ka puka.
It's impossible to enter there, the doorway is too tight.
Ua lole haiki koʻu ʻanakē i kēia lā.
My aunt is wearing tight clothes today.
About this word
“haiki” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Narrow, tight. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.