Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Spirit
ʻUhane ʻike
Pronunciation: /aw-HAH-nay EE-kay/
Meaning
Spiritual insight or intuitive spirit. A spirit possessing wisdom and perceptive abilities.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka ʻike ʻuhane ma o ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i ka ʻOihana Hemolele, he hana noʻeau o koʻu ʻuhane ʻike.
I gained spiritual insight through contemplating the Holy Work, a sacred practice of my intuitive spirit.
Ma ka heluhelu ʻana i kēia moʻolelo, ua manaʻo au i koʻu ʻuhane ʻike e kahaha ana i nā ʻike hohonu.
Reading this story, I felt my intuitive spirit amazed by the profound truths.
Aloha kāua, e kuʻu hoa, ʻo kaʻu ʻuhane ʻike kēia e alakaʻi ana iaʻu i kou alo.
Greetings to you, my friend, it is my intuitive spirit that is guiding me to your presence.
About this word
“ʻUhane ʻike” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Spiritual insight or intuitive 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.