Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻōkūkū
Pronunciation: /OH-koo-KOO/
Meaning
Brown. The color of earth, wood, or some types of lava.
Example sentences
Ua ʻelemakule ka ʻili pôhaku ʻoʻoleʻa me ka waihoʻoluʻu ʻōkūkū.
The hard rock skin is old and has a brown hue.
Kū ka hale lāʻau me kona ʻōkūkū maikaʻi.
The wooden house stands with its beautiful brown color.
He ʻano ʻōkūkū ka ʻeleʻele i kekahi mau ʻano lepo.
The dark is a kind of brown in some types of soil.
About this word
“ʻōkūkū” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Brown. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.