Hawaiian Phrase · Animals
holoholona hihiu
Pronunciation: /HOH-loh-HOH-loh-nah HEE-hee-oo/
Meaning
Wild animal. Refers to undomesticated animals.
Example sentences
Nui nā holoholona hihiu ma ia ʻāina.
There are many wild animals in that land.
Kūpilikiʻi au i ka ʻike ʻana i kēlā holoholona hihiu haleʻole.
I was amazed to see that homeless wild animal.
Pono e mālama i nā holoholona hihiu mai ka hoʻopilikia ʻia ʻana.
We must protect wild animals from being harmed.
About this word
“holoholona hihiu” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Wild animal. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Animals. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.