Hawaiian Verb/Noun · Culture
hīmeni
Pronunciation: /HEE-meh-nee/
Meaning
To sing, a hymn or song.
Example sentences
Ua kani ka leo ʻo koʻu kupuna wahine i ka wā e hīmeni ai ʻo ia i nā mele kahiko.
The voice of my grandmother sounded when she used to sing the old songs.
Ma ka hale pule, ua pau mākou i ka hīmeni ʻana i ka hīmeni ʻana i ke Akua.
In the church, we finished singing the hymn to God.
Makemake au e hīmeni pū me ʻoe i kēia mele nani.
I want to sing this beautiful song together with you.
About this word
“hīmeni” is a Hawaiian verb/noun meaning To sing, a hymn or song. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.