Hawaiian Noun · Nature
hoku ʻulaʻula
Pronunciation: /HOH-koo oo-lah-OO-lah/
Meaning
Red star; describing a star by its color.
Example sentences
Nani ka nānā ʻana i ka hoku ʻulaʻula i ka lani pōʻeleʻele.
It is beautiful to look at the red star in the dark sky.
Ua ʻike anei ʻoe i kēlā hoku ʻulaʻula ma ka hikina?
Did you see that red star in the east?
Hoʻomanaʻo wau i ka moʻolelo o ke kiʻi i hōʻikeʻia e ka hoku ʻulaʻula.
I remember the story of the image shown by the red star.
About this word
“hoku ʻulaʻula” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Red star; describing a star by its color. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.