Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
ʻōnihoniho
Pronunciation: /OH-nee-ho-NEE-ho/
Meaning
Variegated, streaked with different colors. Describes a multicolored pattern.
Example sentences
Helehelena ʻōnihoniho kona ʻaʻahu hou, piha i nā kala ʻoluʻolu.
His new robe has a variegated appearance, full of pleasant colors.
Nani ka ʻili o ka iʻa ʻōnihoniho i hōʻike mai ai ke kahuna.
Beautiful is the skin of the multicolored fish the priest showed.
Hōʻike ʻo ia i ka ʻano ʻōnihoniho o ka lei hulu.
She shows the variegated pattern of the feather lei.
About this word
“ʻōnihoniho” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Variegated, streaked with different colors. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.