Hawaiian Adjective · Nature
ʻinoʻino
Pronunciation: /ee-noh-ee-noh/
Meaning
Stormy, tempestuous
Example sentences
ʻAʻole maikaʻi ka hele ʻana i ka moana i ka wā ʻinoʻino.
It is not good to go to the ocean when it is stormy.
Ua ʻinoʻino loa ka makani i kēia lā, ua hāʻule nā lāʻau.
The wind was very stormy today, the trees fell down.
Ke manaʻolana nei mākou e mālie ka ʻinoʻino a hoʻi ka lā i mua o mākou.
We hope the storminess calms and the sun returns before us.
About this word
“ʻinoʻino” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Stormy, tempestuous. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.