Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻŌhiʻa lehua
Pronunciation: /oh-HEE-ah leh-HOO-ah/
Meaning
Sacred native flowering tree
Example sentences
Nani loa ka ʻike ʻana aku i ke kumu o ka ʻōhiʻa lehua ma ka pali.
It is very beautiful to see the ʻōhiʻa lehua tree on the cliff.
Ua hōʻiliʻili nā kaikamahine i nā pua ʻulaʻula o ka ʻōhiʻa lehua no ka lei.
The girls gathered the red flowers of the ʻōhiʻa lehua to make leis.
Wahi a ka moʻolelo, ua lilo ke kaikamahine ʻo Lehua i kumu no ka inoa ʻōhiʻa lehua.
According to the legend, the maiden Lehua became the reason for the name ʻōhiʻa lehua.
About this word
“ʻŌhiʻa lehua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Sacred native flowering 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.