Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻEleʻele
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo EH-leh-EH-leh/
Meaning
Dark or mysterious speech. Language that is enigmatic or carries hidden meanings.
Example sentences
ʻAʻole maopopo iaʻu ke ʻano o kēlā ʻōlelo ʻeleʻele a ke kupuna.
I don't understand the meaning of that dark speech from the elder.
Hoʻohana ʻo ia i ka ʻōlelo ʻeleʻele i mea e hūnā ai i kona mau manaʻo.
He uses enigmatic language to hide his thoughts.
He ʻōlelo ʻeleʻele paha kēlā, kāne, pono mākou e noʻonoʻo hohonu.
That might be dark speech, man, we need to think deeply.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻEleʻele” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Dark or mysterious speech. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.