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.

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