Hawaiian Noun · Land
Hoʻopuka wai
Pronunciation: /hoh-oh-POO-kah WAI/
Meaning
Water source, spring. A natural outflow of groundwater.
Example sentences
Maʻaneʻi ke **hoʻopuka wai** a ke aliʻi, he mea nui koʻu wai.
Here is the chief's water source, my water is important.
Noho mākou ma kahi kokoke i ka **hoʻopuka wai** maʻemaʻe.
We live near the clean spring.
He kumu waiwai ka **hoʻopuka wai** no ka mahiʻai.
The spring is a valuable source for the agriculture.
About this word
“Hoʻopuka wai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Water source, spring. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.