Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
hihilau
Pronunciation: /hee-hee-lah-oo/
Meaning
A confused dream or vision; a delusion
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka hihilau i kona wā e hiamoe ana, me he mea lā ua hala ʻo ia i ka honua ʻē aʻe.
He saw a confused dream while he was sleeping, as if he had gone to another world.
Mai manaʻo ʻoe he ʻoiaʻiʻo kēlā hihilau āu i ʻike ai, he moeʻuhane wale nō ia.
Don't think that hihilau you saw is true, it's just a dream.
I kekahi manawa, hiki iā mākou ke loaʻa ka hihilau ke kaumaha loa ko mākou naʻau.
Sometimes, we can experience a hihilau when our hearts are very heavy.
About this word
“hihilau” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A confused dream or vision; a delusion. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.