Hawaiian noun · Land
ʻŌpeʻapeʻa
Pronunciation: /oh-peh-ah-PEH-ah/
Meaning
Hawaiian hoary bat
Example sentences
Ua kuʻi ka ʻōpeʻapeʻa i ka puka makani i ka pō nei.
The Hawaiian hoary bat hit the window last night.
Manaʻolana mākou e ʻike i ka ʻōpeʻapeʻa i ka nahele.
We hope to see the Hawaiian hoary bat in the forest.
He mea kakaʻikahi ka ʻike pololei ʻana i ka ʻōpeʻapeʻa.
It is rare to see the Hawaiian hoary bat directly.
About this word
“ʻŌpeʻapeʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hawaiian hoary bat. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.