Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻūhini
Pronunciation: /ʻoo-HEE-nee/
Meaning
Grasshopper, cricket.
Example sentences
Ua lohe ʻia ka leo o ka ʻūhini i loko o ka nahele.
The sound of the grasshopper was heard in the forest.
Nui nā ʻūhini ma ka māla i kēia lā.
There are many grasshoppers in the garden today.
Lele akula ka ʻūhini mai ka mauʻu nei.
The grasshopper jumped from the grass here.
About this word
“ʻūhini” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Grasshopper, cricket. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.