Hawaiian noun · Culture
ʻili ʻili
Pronunciation: /ee-lee ee-lee/
Meaning
Hula pebble castanets
Example sentences
Ua hoʻokani ka wahine i ka ʻili ʻili i ke mele hula.
The woman played the hula pebbles to the hula song.
Hoʻomākaukau ke keiki i ka ʻili ʻili no ka hula ana.
The child prepared the hula pebbles for dancing.
Hana ʻia ka ʻili ʻili mai nā pōhaku kahakai.
The hula pebbles are made from beach stones.
About this word
“ʻili ʻili” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hula pebble castanets. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.