Hawaiian Noun · Nature
hulu hōkū
Pronunciation: /HOO-loo HOH-koo/
Meaning
Tail of a comet; the luminous trail behind a comet.
Example sentences
Nani ka nānā ʻana i ka hulu hōkū i ka lani pō.
It is beautiful to look at the comet's tail in the night sky.
Ua ʻike kēlā kamaliʻi i ka hulu hōkū ma kona puke kiʻi.
That child saw the comet's tail in his picture book.
Wahi a ka poʻe kahiko, he hōʻailona ke hele ʻana mai o ka hulu hōkū.
According to the ancients, the appearance of a comet's tail was a sign.
About this word
“hulu hōkū” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Tail of a comet; the luminous trail behind a comet. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.