Hawaiian Verb · Body
ʻū
Pronunciation: /OO/
Meaning
To suck; to draw liquid into the mouth.
Example sentences
ʻAi ʻōpūiki ia ke keiki, a ʻū i ka waiū o ka makuahine.
The baby is hungry and sucks the mother's milk.
ʻŪ hoʻi ka lua pele i kona lapalapa i nā pali.
The volcano sucks up its lava onto the cliffs.
ʻŪ ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo o kāu kupuna.
You absorb the words of your elder.
About this word
“ʻū” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To suck; to draw liquid into the mouth. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.