Hawaiian Adjective · Weather
ʻōmalu
Pronunciation: /OH-mah-loo/
Meaning
Overcast; cloudy. Describes a sky covered with clouds.
Example sentences
Ua ʻōmalu ka lani i kēia kakahiaka, akā mehana nō ka lā.
The sky is overcast this morning, but the sun is still warm.
Manaʻo wau e ua, no ka mea, ua ʻōmalu loa ka ʻōpua.
I think it might rain, because the clouds are very overcast.
Mai hopohopo i ka lani ʻōmalu, e hele kāua i waho e pāʻani.
Don't worry about the overcast sky, let's go outside to play.
About this word
“ʻōmalu” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Overcast; cloudy. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Weather. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.