Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
hōʻailona
Pronunciation: /HOH-ai-LOH-nah/
Meaning
Sign, omen, symbol. A message from the spiritual realm.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i kahi hōʻailona nui i loko o ka moeʻuhane.
I saw a significant sign in my dream.
ʻO ka manu ʻeleʻele ka hōʻailona o ka lā ʻino e hiki mai ana.
The black bird is a sign of the bad weather to come.
He hōʻailona ko mākou kaonaono no ka hoʻomanaʻo ʻana i nā kūpuna.
Our community has a symbol for remembering the ancestors.
About this word
“hōʻailona” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Sign, omen, symbol. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.