Hawaiian adverb · Directions
ʻō aku
Pronunciation: /oh ah-koo/
Meaning
Beyond, farther on
Example sentences
E hele ʻoe i ka hale kūʻai ʻo ia ma ʻō aku o ke alanui.
You go to that store over beyond the street.
Ua ʻike au i ka manu lele kau nei, a laila lele ʻō aku i ka lani.
I saw the bird fly here, and then fly farther on into the sky.
Ke kīkoʻo ʻia nei ka nalu ʻō aku i ka moana.
The wave is reaching out farther on to the ocean.
About this word
“ʻō aku” is a Hawaiian adverb meaning Beyond, farther on. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Directions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.