Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻili kōlea
Pronunciation: /ee-lee koh-leh-ah/
Meaning
Plover-colored, speckled brown
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka manu me kona ʻili kōlea e hūnā ana ma ke one.
He saw the bird with its plover-colored plumage hiding in the sand.
He mau moena kaʻa ko mākou me ka ʻili kōlea e like me ka manu ʻili kōlea.
Our car mats have a plover-colored pattern, like the plover bird.
ʻO kēia kikala keʻokeʻo he ʻili kōlea maoli nō ia, ua like me ke kinoea o ka manu.
This white fabric is truly plover-colored, it resembles the bird's feathers.
About this word
“ʻili kōlea” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Plover-colored, speckled brown. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.