Hawaiian Noun / Verb · Spirit
ʻIke
Pronunciation: /EE-keh/
Meaning
Knowledge, to see, to know. Awareness and understanding.
Example sentences
He ʻike koʻu no ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi.
I have knowledge of Hawaiian culture.
ʻIke ʻoe i ka wahi i waiho ai ke kī?
Do you see where the tea was put?
Me ka ʻike ʻana aku i ka nani o ka pō, ua ʻike ʻia ka hauʻoli.
Upon seeing the beauty of the night, happiness was known.
About this word
“ʻIke” is a Hawaiian noun / verb meaning Knowledge, to see, to know. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.