Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ho'okua
Pronunciation: /hoh-oh-KOO-ah/
Meaning
Cloud formation, especially one stretching across the sky
Example sentences
Nani ka ho'okua e kau nei ma luna o ka lani ʻēheu.
Beautiful is the cloud formation stretching across the winged sky.
Manaʻo wau e pōʻeleʻele koke ka lani no ka ho'okua nui e piʻi mai ana.
I think the sky will darken soon because of the large cloud formation approaching.
He nani mau ko ka ho'okua i ka pō, he hōkū lā ia no au.
The cloud formation is always beautiful at night, it's like a star to me.
About this word
“ho'okua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Cloud formation, especially one stretching across the sky. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.