Hawaiian Noun · Animals
hipa
Pronunciation: /HEE-pah/
Meaning
A sheep. This is another introduced animal, and a loanword.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka hipa e hānai ʻia ana ma ka pā.
I saw the sheep being fed in the pen.
Makemake ka ʻīlio e pāʻani me ka hipa.
The dog wants to play with the sheep.
Hele mākou i kahi mahiʻai e kūʻai i ka ʻiʻo hipa.
We went to the farm to buy sheep meat.
About this word
“hipa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A sheep. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Animals. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.