Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌlaʻa
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lah-ah/
Meaning
Speech of the ʻōlaʻa tree. Language connected with the specific attributes of this endemic tree.
Example sentences
Ua kipa mākou i ka ululāʻau no ka hoʻolohe ʻana i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌlaʻa.
We visited the forest to listen to the speech of the ʻōlaʻa.
Hoʻohanohano ka poʻe kahiko i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌlaʻa no kona manaʻo hohonu.
The ancestors honored the speech of the ʻōlaʻa for its deep meaning.
Hoʻopaʻa naʻauao ka poʻe noiʻi i ke ʻano o ka ʻōlelo ʻŌlaʻa.
Researchers diligently study the nature of the ʻōlaʻa speech.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌlaʻa” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Speech of the ʻōlaʻa tree. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.