Hawaiian Noun · Nature
hōkū ao
Pronunciation: /HOH-koo AH-oh/
Meaning
Morning star, Venus; a prominent star visible in the morning sky.
Example sentences
Nani loa ke ʻano o ka hōkū ao i ke kakahiaka.
The appearance of the morning star in the early morning is very beautiful.
Manaʻo ka poʻe kahiko ua alakaʻi ka hōkū ao i ka poʻe hele ma ke kai.
The ancients believed the morning star guided seafaring people.
Ua ʻike au i ka hōkū ao ma ka hikina i kēia kakahiaka.
I saw the morning star in the east this morning.
About this word
“hōkū ao” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Morning star, Venus; a prominent star visible in the morning sky. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.