Hawaiian Adjective · Everyday
ʻōkakala
Pronunciation: /oh-kah-kah-lah/
Meaning
Rough, bristly, spiny
Example sentences
ʻAʻole au makemake i ka ʻili ʻōkakala o ka pōhaku.
I don't like the rough surface of the rock.
He ʻōkakala ko ka pua ʻōhiʻa, aka, he nani mau nō ia.
The ʻōhiʻa flower has thorns, but it is always beautiful.
Hū ke alo ʻōkakala o ke kanaka ma hope o ka ʻumi makahiki o ka hana paʻa.
The man's rough face showed after ten years of hard work.
About this word
“ʻōkakala” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Rough, bristly, spiny. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.