Hawaiian Noun · Music
ʻŌhe Hano Ihu
Pronunciation: /OH-heh HAH-no EE-hoo/
Meaning
A bamboo nose flute. A wind instrument played by exhaling through the nose.
Example sentences
Nani ka leo o ka ʻōhe hano ihu i ka pō.
Beautiful is the sound of the nose flute in the night.
Ua aʻo ʻo Pua i ka pāʻani ʻana i ka ʻōhe hano ihu.
Pua learned to play the nose flute.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke lohe i ke kani ʻana o ka ʻōhe hano ihu maanei.
You can hear the playing of the nose flute here.
About this word
“ʻŌhe Hano Ihu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A bamboo nose flute. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Music. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.