Hawaiian Verb/Noun · Ocean
hono
Pronunciation: /HOH-noh/
Meaning
To join, to unite, also a bay or cove. It can refer to the joining of land and sea.
Example sentences
Nani ka hono o ka ʻāina i ke kai.
Beautiful is the joining of the land to the sea.
E noho kāua ma ka hono Nānākuli e nānā i ka moana.
Let's sit in the cove of Nānākuli to watch the ocean.
Ua hoʻohono hou nā ʻohana ma o kēia pāʻina.
The families were reunited through this party.
About this word
“hono” is a Hawaiian verb/noun meaning To join, to unite, also a bay or cove. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Ocean. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.