Hawaiian Noun · Sea
ʻOama
Pronunciation: /oh-ah-mah/
Meaning
Juvenile weke (goatfish), a popular schooling fish often caught by children with small nets.
Example sentences
Nui ka ʻoama i loko o kēia kōpāpā.
There are many ʻoama inside this tide pool.
Uhi nā keiki i ka ʻoama me ka limu.
The children are spearing the ʻoama with seaweed.
He ʻono ka iʻa ʻoama i palai ʻia.
Fried ʻoama fish is delicious.
About this word
“ʻOama” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Juvenile weke (goatfish), a popular schooling fish often caught by children with small nets. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.