Hawaiian Verb · Directions
hāmama
Pronunciation: /hah-mah-mah/
Meaning
To open
Example sentences
E hāmama ʻoe i ka puka, ʻoluʻolu.
Please open the door.
Ua hāmama ka waha o ke kukui e ʻai ana i ka iʻa.
The mouth of the parrotfish was open, eating the fish.
Nani ka lani i ka pō, ua hāmama nā hōkū.
Beautiful is the sky tonight, the stars are open/visible.
About this word
“hāmama” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To open. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Directions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.