Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
hihiʻo
Pronunciation: /hee-hee-oh/
Meaning
Vision, apparition
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka hihiʻo o kuʻu kupuna ma ka moeʻuhane.
I saw the apparition of my ancestor in a dream.
Wahi a ka poʻe kahiko, he ʻano hihiʻo ka manaʻo o nā akua.
According to the ancients, the thoughts of the gods are a type of vision.
I ka pōʻeleʻele, he kāne manaʻo ia iʻike iho ai i ka hihiʻo o kahi ʻuhane.
In the darkness, he thought he saw the apparition of a spirit.
About this word
“hihiʻo” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Vision, apparition. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.