Hawaiian Verb · Body
ʻoni
Pronunciation: /oh-nee/
Meaning
to move, to stir
Example sentences
E ʻoni iki ʻoe i kou wahi noho.
You move your sitting place a little.
Mai ʻoni ʻoe i ka piko o ka hulu manu.
Do not stir the tip of the feather.
I ka wā o ka hula, ʻoni ka lima me ke mele.
During the hula, the hands move with the song.
About this word
“ʻoni” is a Hawaiian verb meaning to move, to stir. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.