Hawaiian Phrase · Animals
hulu manu
Pronunciation: /HOO-loo MAH-noo/
Meaning
Bird feather, often referring to the beautiful plumage of native Hawaiian birds.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ʻoe i ka nani o ka ʻiʻiwi me kona hulu manu ʻulaʻula?
Did you see the beauty of the ʻiʻiwi with its red bird feathers?
Ua loaʻa mai iaʻu kekahi hulu manu kahiko mai koʻu kupuna wahine mai.
I received an ancient bird feather from my grandmother.
He kumu kūʻai nui ko kēia kapa no ka mea, ua hoʻonani ʻia me ka hulu manu ʻōhiʻa.
This kapa (bark cloth) is very expensive because it is decorated with ʻōhiʻa bird feathers.
About this word
“hulu manu” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Bird feather, often referring to the beautiful plumage of native Hawaiian birds. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Animals. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.