Hawaiian noun · Sea
ʻūlae
Pronunciation: /oo-lah-eh/
Meaning
Lizardfish
Example sentences
Ua liʻiliʻi ka ʻūlae i ka wā i piʻi mai ai koʻu ʻanakala mai ka wai.
The lizardfish were small when my uncle came up from the water.
Hoʻomākaukau ke kuʻuna no ka ʻai ʻana i ka ʻūlae i ka hoʻomoana.
The tradition is to prepare to eat lizardfish at the campout.
Nānā ke keiki i ka ʻūlae e pāʻani ana ma ke one me ka hauʻoli.
The child watched the lizardfish playing on the sand with delight.
About this word
“ʻūlae” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Lizardfish. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.