Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Land
ʻiliʻili kahawai
Pronunciation: /ee-lee-ee-lee kah-hah-vai/
Meaning
Pebbles or small stones found in a stream bed.
Example sentences
Hoʻokomo nā keiki i ka ʻiliʻili kahawai i loko o ka ʻauʻau.
The children put the stream pebbles into the bathtub.
He ʻike koʻikoʻi ka ʻiliʻili kahawai no ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka muliwai.
The stream pebbles are important evidence for understanding the river.
Ua ʻohi mākou i ka ʻiliʻili kahawai no ka hoʻonaninani ʻana i ke kīhāpai.
We gathered stream pebbles to decorate the garden.
About this word
“ʻiliʻili kahawai” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Pebbles or small stones found in a stream bed. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.