Hawaiian noun · Nature
ʻIwa
Pronunciation: /EE-vah/
Meaning
Great frigatebird
Example sentences
Lele ka ʻiwa i ka lani me ka nani loa.
The ʻiwa bird flies in the sky very beautifully.
Ua ʻike au i ka hui ʻana o nā ʻiwa ma luna o ka moana.
I saw a group of ʻiwa birds over the ocean.
He hōʻailona ka ʻiwa o ka hoʻi ʻana mai o ka lā maikaʻi.
The ʻiwa is a sign of the return of good days.
About this word
“ʻIwa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Great frigatebird. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.