Hawaiian noun · Nature
ʻuaʻu
Pronunciation: /oo-ah-oo/
Meaning
Hawaiian petrel
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka ʻuaʻu e lele ana ma luna o ka mauna i ka pō.
I saw the ʻuaʻu flying above the mountain at night.
He mea nui ka mālama ʻana i ka heluna kanaka o ka ʻuaʻu.
It is important to protect the population of the ʻuaʻu.
Kuʻu ʻohana holoʻokoʻa i noho ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka pali kahi i noho ai ka ʻuaʻu.
My whole family lived on the side of the cliff where the ʻuaʻu lived.
About this word
“ʻuaʻu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hawaiian petrel. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.