ʻOhuli

Meaning

Turn over, flip, or change. Can refer to a physical action or a shift in perspective or circumstance.

Example sentences

• ʻOhuli ka ʻaoʻao o ka moena i mea e mālie ai ka hiamoe.

  Turn over the side of the mat so that sleep may be comfortable.

• Ua hoʻohuli ka ʻike hou i ke ʻano o koʻu noʻonoʻo.

  The new knowledge turned over the way I thought.

• ʻAʻole hiki iā mākou ke ʻohuli i ka makani me ka ʻole o ka moku.

  We cannot turn the wind without a canoe.

About this word

“ʻOhuli” is a Hawaiian verb meaning Turn over, flip, or change. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.