Hawaiian Adjective · Emotions
ʻōmaʻimaʻi
Pronunciation: /oh-my-ee-MY-ee/
Meaning
Sickly, weak, indisposed; to feel unwell. It refers to a feeling of physical weakness often accompanied by emotional discomfort.
Example sentences
Ua ʻōmaʻimaʻi mau ʻo ia i kēia lā, no laila, ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke hele i ka hana.
He has been feeling sickly all day, so he cannot go to work.
No ke aha ʻoe e ʻōmaʻimaʻi ai? Pēlā paha ka ʻinoʻino o ke anilā.
Why are you feeling unwell? Perhaps the bad weather is making you feel this way.
ʻAʻole maikaʻi koʻu ʻano, ua ʻōmaʻimaʻi au i ka pō nei.
I am not feeling well, I felt sickly last night.
About this word
“ʻōmaʻimaʻi” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Sickly, weak, indisposed; to feel unwell. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Emotions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.