Hawaiian Noun · Sea
hīʻu
Pronunciation: /HEE-oo/
Meaning
Tail (of fish)
Example sentences
Ua ʻoki ʻo ia i ka hīʻu o ka iʻa ma mua o kona kuke ʻana.
He cut off the tail of the fish before he cooked it.
Nani ke nānā aku i ka hīʻu o ka manini ke ʻau ma ka wai.
It's beautiful to look at the tail of the surgeonfish as it swims in the water.
I ka wā e lawaiʻa ana, ua huki mai au i ka iʻa me kona hīʻu ikaika.
While fishing, I pulled in the fish with its strong tail.
About this word
“hīʻu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Tail (of fish). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.