Hawaiian Verb · Food
hānai
Pronunciation: /HAH-nah-ee/
Meaning
To feed, to nourish.
Example sentences
Ua hānai au i kaʻu pōpoki i ka meaʻai.
I fed my cat food.
Hānai ka makuahine i kāna keiki me ke aloha nui.
The mother nourished her child with great love.
E hānai ʻoe i nā manu i ka palaoa.
You should feed the birds some bread.
About this word
“hānai” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To feed, to nourish. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.