Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻili paʻakai
Pronunciation: /ee-lee pah-ah-kai/
Meaning
Salt-and-pepper (pattern), dappled
Example sentences
He ʻīlio kona me ka ʻili paʻakai.
He has a dog with a salt-and-pepper coat.
Ua kau ka lā ma ke kahakai, e ʻā ana i kona ʻili paʻakai.
The sun shone on the beach, lighting up its dappled sand.
E ʻimi ana ʻo ia i nā pōhaku me ka ʻili paʻakai.
He is looking for stones with a dappled pattern.
About this word
“ʻili paʻakai” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Salt-and-pepper (pattern), dappled. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.