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.

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