Hawaiian noun · Nature
ʻōhiʻa ʻai
Pronunciation: /oh-hee-ah ah-ee/
Meaning
Mountain apple tree
Example sentences
He ʻanoʻano ua ʻike ʻia ma lalo o ka lāʻau ʻōhiʻa ʻai.
Seeds were found under the mountain apple tree.
Ua kaumaha loa ka ʻōhiʻa ʻai i ka hua i kēia makahiki.
The mountain apple tree is very heavy with fruit this year.
Ke kūkulu nei mākou i hale ma kahi kokoke i kekahi lāʻau ʻōhiʻa ʻai.
We are building a house near a mountain apple tree.
About this word
“ʻōhiʻa ʻai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Mountain apple tree. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.