Hawaiian Verb · Colors
hōliʻi
Pronunciation: /HO-lee-EE/
Meaning
To spread out, as colors radiating from a central point.
Example sentences
Ua hōliʻi nā waihoʻoluʻu o ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā ma luna o ke kai.
The colors of the sunset spread out over the sea.
Hōliʻi ka mālamalama o ka mahina i ka pō mālie.
The moonlight spreads out in the calm night.
Ua ʻike mākou i nā kumu lāʻau e hōliʻi ana i nā lau ʻōmaʻomaʻo i ka nahele.
We saw the trees spreading out their green leaves in the forest.
About this word
“hōliʻi” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To spread out, as colors radiating from a central point. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.