Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
ʻike maka
Pronunciation: /ee-keh mah-kah/
Meaning
Eyewitness, visual experience, vision
Example sentences
Ua lohe au i ka moʻolelo, akā ʻaʻole au i loaʻa ka ʻike maka.
I heard the story, but I did not have an eyewitness account.
He ʻike maka koʻu i ka nani o ka lā i ka wā i puka ai ma luna o ka moana.
I had a visual experience of the beauty of the sun as it rose over the ocean.
Ma muli o koʻu ʻike maka, hiki iaʻu ke hōʻoia i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o kāna ʻōlelo.
Because of my eyewitness testimony, I can confirm the truth of his words.
About this word
“ʻike maka” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Eyewitness, visual experience, vision. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.