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.

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