Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Land
hale o ka ʻāina
Pronunciation: /hah-leh oh kah ah-ee-nah/
Meaning
A house or dwelling made from the land; a natural shelter within the landscape.
Example sentences
Ua ʻimi lākou i kahi e hoʻomaha ai ma kahi hale o ka ʻāina.
They sought a place to rest in a natural shelter of the land.
ʻO ka hale o ka ʻāina, he wahi palekana ia no nā holoholona.
The hale o ka ʻāina is a safe place for the animals.
Ma ka waena o nā kumu lāʻau, ua kūkulu ʻia he hale o ka ʻāina.
In the middle of the trees, a hale o ka ʻāina was built.
About this word
“hale o ka ʻāina” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning A house or dwelling made from the land; a natural shelter within the landscape. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.