Hawaiian Noun / Verb · Spirit
hiʻuwai
Pronunciation: /hee-oo-WAI/
Meaning
Spiritual cleansing bath. A purification ritual in the sea or stream.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻomākaukau ʻo ia i ka hiʻuwai no ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka ʻuhane.
He prepared the spiritual cleansing bath for the purification of the spirit.
Ma mua o ka hoʻomanaʻo ʻana i nā kupuna, he mea nui ka hana ʻana i ka hiʻuwai.
Before remembering the ancestors, it is important to perform the spiritual cleansing bath.
Kahe ka wai, e hele ana au e lawe i ka hiʻuwai.
The water is flowing, I am going to take a spiritual cleansing bath.
About this word
“hiʻuwai” is a Hawaiian noun / verb meaning Spiritual cleansing bath. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.