Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
hihiu
Pronunciation: /hee-hee-oo/
Meaning
Wild; a dream, vision, or fancy
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i kahi hihiu ʻē i loko o kaʻu moeʻuhane.
I saw a strange vision in my dream.
ʻO kāna mau manaʻo he mau hihiu wale nō ia, ʻaʻole naʻe.
Her thoughts were just wild fancies, nothing real.
Ke ʻimi nei mākou i ka ʻike maoli, ʻaʻole i ka hihiu a me ka mea ʻike ʻole ʻia.
We are seeking true knowledge, not wild visions and the unknown.
About this word
“hihiu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Wild; a dream, vision, or fancy. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.