Hawaiian noun · Sea
Hōkū kai
Pronunciation: /HOH-koo KYE/
Meaning
Starfish
Example sentences
Nani ka nani o ka Hōkū kai ma ke one.
Beautiful is the beauty of the starfish on the sand.
Ua ʻike ʻia kekahi Hōkū kai nui e kaʻu kaikamahine.
My daughter saw a large starfish.
E akahele kāua i ka pā ʻana i ka Hōkū kai.
Let's be careful when touching the starfish.
About this word
“Hōkū kai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Starfish. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.