Hawaiian Adjective · Everyday
hemahema
Pronunciation: /heh-mah-HEH-mah/
Meaning
Awkward, clumsy, unskilled
Example sentences
Ua hemahema au i ka hoʻokani pila i koʻu wā kamaliʻi.
I was clumsy at playing music when I was a child.
Mai hemahema ʻoe ma luna o ka papa holoʻonui; e makaʻala!
Don't be awkward on the skateboard; be careful!
Ua ʻike ʻia kona hemahema i ka wā i hoʻāʻo ai ʻo ia e kuke.
His awkwardness was evident when he tried to cook.
About this word
“hemahema” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Awkward, clumsy, unskilled. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.