Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Spirit
ʻUhane ʻē
Pronunciation: /aw-HAH-nay EH/
Meaning
Other spirit or strange spirit. A spirit that is not easily understood or recognized, possibly foreign.
Example sentences
Manaʻo ka poʻe kahiko, ʻaʻole pono e hoʻopilikia i ka ʻUhane ʻē me ka mahalo ʻole.
The elders believed it was not good to disturb an otherworldly spirit without respect.
Ua manaʻo ʻo ia ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka ʻUhane ʻē i kona moeʻuhane i kēlā pō.
He thought he saw a strange spirit in his dream that night.
Hoʻopunipuni ka ʻUhane ʻē i ka poʻe naʻaupō me nā hoʻohiki pakele.
The foreign spirit deceives the foolish with promises of escape.
About this word
“ʻUhane ʻē” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Other spirit or strange spirit. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.