Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻŌpua kīʻaha
Pronunciation: /OH-poo-ah KEE-ah-hah/
Meaning
Cup-shaped cloud; refers to a specific formation of cumulus cloud.
Example sentences
Nani nā ao ʻōpua kīʻaha i ka lani ʻeleʻele.
Beautiful are the cup-shaped clouds in the darkening sky.
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka ʻōpua kīʻaha maʻaneʻi ma ka mokupuni.
He saw the cup-shaped cloud here on the island.
Hoʻomanaʻo mai lākou i ka wā kamaliʻi, me ka nānā ʻana i nā ʻōpua kīʻaha a me ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i nā ʻano.
They remembered their childhood, looking at the cup-shaped clouds and imagining shapes.
About this word
“ʻŌpua kīʻaha” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Cup-shaped cloud; refers to a specific formation of cumulus cloud. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.