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Hawaiian word · verb

piʻi

“to climb, to rise”

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PEE-ee

In names

1 names

0 girl · 1 boy · 0 unisex

What does piʻi mean in Hawaiian?

Piʻi is to go upward — to climb a slope, and to rise in the sense of a tide, a temperature or a feeling. It pairs with iho, to descend.

Say it PEE-ee. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site piʻi is part of 1 names: 1 begin with it, 0 end with it. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning mountain.

Names that start with piʻi (1)

Piʻi comes first, and the second word says what kind.

  • “ascent to heaven, a 16th-century king of Maui”

    Pronounced pee-ee-LAH-neepiʻi + lani

    Boy

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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What does piʻi mean?

Piʻi means to climb, to rise. Piʻi is to go upward — to climb a slope, and to rise in the sense of a tide, a temperature or a feeling.

How do you pronounce piʻi?

PEE-ee. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is piʻi a Hawaiian name on its own?

Piʻi is not usually given as a name by itself, but it is part of 1 names on this site, such as Piʻilani.

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