Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌpūwai
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-poo-wai/
Meaning
Speech of the water spring. Language related to origins, purity, and life-giving sources.
Example sentences
Ua lohe au i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌpūwai e puka mai ana mai loko mai o ka lua wai hohonu.
I heard the speech of the water spring emanating from within the deep water well.
Ma ka lā hānau o ke kupuna, hīmeni ʻia ka mele o ka ʻōlelo ʻŌpūwai no ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka wai ola.
On the elder's birthday, the song of the water spring's speech is sung to honor the life-giving water.
Hoʻomaopopo ke keiki i ka haʻawina kahiko e pili ana i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌpūwai a me ke kuleana o kānaka i ka mālama ʻana i nā kumu wai.
The child remembers the ancient lesson about the speech of the water spring and humanity's responsibility to care for water sources.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌpūwai” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Speech of the water spring. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.