Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
hihipa
Pronunciation: /hee-hee-pah/
Meaning
A prophetic vision; a presentiment
Example sentences
Ua loaʻa i ke kahuna ka hihipa o ka pōino e hiki mai ana.
The kahuna received a prophetic vision of the coming danger.
I loko o kaʻu moeʻuhane, loaʻa iaʻu he hihipa ʻē ka ikaika e pili ana i koʻu ʻohana.
In my dream, I had a strong premonition about my family.
ʻAʻole hiki ke hoʻoholo iki me ka hihipa mua o ka mea e hana ʻia.
One cannot decide anything without a prior vision of what will happen.
About this word
“hihipa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A prophetic vision; a presentiment. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.