ʻOhua

Meaning

Young fish, recruits

Example sentences

• Ua ʻike māua i ka nui o ka ʻohua e pāʻani ana ma ke kai melemele.

  We saw a lot of young fish playing in the shallow sea.

• Hoʻomākaukau ka poʻe lawaiʻa no ka lawe ʻana i ka ʻohua hou i ka ʻupena.

  The fishermen prepared to bring the new recruits (young fish) into the net.

• Ua kākau ʻia kēia moʻolelo e pili ana i ka ʻohua liʻiliʻi i lilo i mea nui.

  This story is written about a small recruit (young fish) who became important.

About this word

“ʻOhua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Young fish, recruits. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.