Hawaiian Verb · Food
ʻohi ʻohi
Pronunciation: /oh-hee oh-hee/
Meaning
To gather repeatedly, to glean. Suggests careful harvesting.
Example sentences
E hele ʻoe e ʻohi ʻohi i nā ʻōhiʻa ma waho o ka hale.
Go and repeatedly gather the ʻōhiʻa fruits outside the house.
Ma hope o ka ʻohi ʻohi ʻana i nā lau, pono ke holoi maikaʻi ʻia.
After repeatedly gathering the leaves, they must be washed well.
Ua ʻohi ʻohi ka poʻe i ka iʻa ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka pōhaku.
The people repeatedly gathered the fish along the side of the rocks.
About this word
“ʻohi ʻohi” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To gather repeatedly, to glean. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.