Hawaiian Adjective · Everyday
hinahina
Pronunciation: /hee-nah-hee-nah/
Meaning
gray
Example sentences
He laʻau hinahina kona kala, akā ua ulu maikaʻi nō ia.
Its color is gray, but it still grows well.
Honi mai i ka makani momona o ka moana, ua hilinaʻi ka lani hinahina.
Breathe in the sweet ocean breeze, the gray sky is peaceful.
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka ʻaelike hou, he ʻaʻahu hinahina āna i komo ai.
He saw the new agreement, he was wearing a gray shirt.
About this word
“hinahina” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning gray. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.