Hawaiian Noun · Nature
humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
Pronunciation: /hoo-moo-hoo-moo-noo-koo-noo-koo-AH-poo-ah-ah/
Meaning
Reef triggerfish. The state fish of Hawaiʻi with the famously long name.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike māua i ka nani o ka humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa ma ka wai ʻoʻohu.
We saw the beauty of the humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa in the clear water.
Nani loa ka ʻili o kēia humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, he ʻano ʻokoʻa.
The skin of this humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa is very beautiful, it's quite unique.
He mele kaʻu e pili ana i ka humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.
I have a song about the humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.
About this word
“humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Reef triggerfish. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.