Hawaiian Verb · Weather
hoʻokuʻi
Pronunciation: /hoh-ʻoh-KOO-ʻee/
Meaning
To thunder; to collide. Describes the act of thunder.
Example sentences
Ua lohe mākou i ka leo nui o ka hale hekili i ka pō nei, ua hoʻokuʻi koke mai ia.
We heard the loud voice of the thunder last night, it thundered suddenly.
I ka wā o ka ua nui, ua hoʻokuʻi pinepine ka hale hekili ma luna o ko mākou hale.
During the heavy rain, the thunder frequently boomed above our house.
No ka mea, ua hoʻokuʻi ka hale hekili, hoʻi hou mākou i loko o ka hale e kali i ka pau ʻana o ka pāhili.
Because the thunder was booming, we went back inside the house to wait for the storm to end.
About this word
“hoʻokuʻi” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To thunder; to collide. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Weather. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.