Hawaiian Adjective · Land
ʻOkoʻa
Pronunciation: /OH-koh-ah/
Meaning
Different, distinct, separate. Describes varying landscapes or land types.
Example sentences
He ʻāina puʻu nō kēia, ʻokoʻa ma ko mākou ʻāina pālahalaha.
This is a mountainous land, different from our flat land.
He mau ʻano kaiheʻe ʻokoʻa kona, ʻaʻole like nā mea a pau.
It has different types of squid, not all of them are the same.
Minamina ʻo kēlā kiʻi, ʻokoʻa ke ʻano o ke kala ʻana.
That picture is beautiful, the style of coloring is different.
About this word
“ʻOkoʻa” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Different, distinct, separate. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.