Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Spirit
ʻUhane mālama
Pronunciation: /aw-HAH-nay MAH-lah-mah/
Meaning
Caring spirit or spirit of caregiving. A spirit that is nurturing and tends to others.
Example sentences
Hānai ʻia ka ʻohana me ka ʻuhane mālama o koʻu kupuna wahine.
The family was raised with the caring spirit of my grandmother.
Ua manaʻo wau ua hele mai ka ʻuhane mālama mai ke akua mai i kona wā maʻi.
I felt the spirit of caregiving come from God during his illness.
I kona kōkua ʻana mai iaʻu, ua ʻike au i ka ʻuhane mālama i loko ona.
In his helping me, I saw the caring spirit within him.
About this word
“ʻUhane mālama” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Caring spirit or spirit of caregiving. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.