m pronounced asmū, for the single letter, as when spelling a word.seepīʻāpā.

m abbreviation formika (meter).

-mā seekoʻihoʻomā, chisel...

ma- stative prefix indicating quality or state...same asmā-₄;[(EO) PPn *ma-,stativising particle: *ma(a)]

ma prep.indefinite locative, instrumental, manner. At, in, on, beside, along, through; by means of, because of, in behalf of, according to. This very common part. is perhaps more specific than the similari, at, in; it is written in the dictionary as a part of the following words:ʻaneʻi,hea,hope,kai,laila,lalo,luna,muli,uka. With meaning "because" it is frequently followed byo, of. (ma is frequently pronouncedmā before primary stress.)(Gram. 9.4) [Pn(EC) *ma,by way of]

ʻAʻoleauihelemaimakeʻanoikaika,ihelemaiaumakamākaʻikaʻi.I didn't come in an aggressive way, I came to sightsee.(For. 5:507)

EnohoanamaUlukouiWaikīkī.Living at Ulukou place in Waikīkī.(FS 267)

KonamakeʻanamaoKaweloala.His death at the hands of Kawelo there.

Maowaiʻoukouipiliai?Through whom are you related?

maʻaneʻihere

makaiat the sea, seaward

maukainland, at the mountains

Uahelemaiaumaonaala.I came for his sake.

MA n.master's, Master of Arts, as a degree at a university (pronouncedmūʻā).seelaeoʻo,MS.Eng.

mā₁ vs.
  • faded, wilted,
  • stained, discolored,
  • blushing;
  • defeated;
  • passed away, perished;
  • to have lost a former attractiveness;
  • to fade.
 [PPn *maʻa,clean, light-coloured][Ka mae ʻana. Make; mae; pau ka nani a me ka pono; hāʻule lanakila ʻole.]₇_,₁₄

hoʻomācaus/sim

māwaleto fade quickly, as earthly glory

Uamākamanaʻokaumaha.The sad thoughts have faded away.

mā₂ part.following names of persons. and company, and others, and wife, and husband, and associates.(Gram. 8.7.5) [Pn(NP) *maa,human concomitant pluraliser; and others]

Hinamā.Hina and the others; Hina and her husband, friends.

kealiʻimāthe chief and his retinue

meamāthey

mā₃ same asmākahakaha, to clear.Possibly PPN *maʻa.

mā-₁ as inhoʻomāʻē,māʻeo,mākahi,mākole.short formaka, eye,

mā-₂ as inmāhā,mākahi,mālua, etc.short formaka, mesh,

mā-₃ as inhoʻomāʻakaʻaka.short formake, desire,

mā-₄ mā-,ma- stative prefixes indicating quality or state:ʻalo,māʻalo;hai,māhai.[(EO) PPn *ma-,stativising particle: *ma(a)]

mā-₅ exclusiveness in first person dual and plural pronouns (mākou,māua) and possessives.(Gram. 8.2) PPN *ma(a).

Mā placename.way,Wahiawā,Oʻahu.

maʻa₁ nvs.accustomed, used to, knowing thoroughly, habituated, familiar, experienced; to adapt; custom, habit.cf.maʻamaʻa,maʻamau.bc

hoʻomaʻato practice, gain experience or skill, become accustomed (less used thanhoʻomaʻamaʻa)

Nokēiamaʻaokealiʻi.Because of this custom of the chief.

maʻa vs.to become adapted to.seehoʻomaʻa.

maʻa₂ nvt.
  • sling, as made of coconut fiber, human hair, or aerial pandanus roots;
  • to cast a stone in such a sling;
  • string of a musical instrument (rare).
 bc[Pn(NP) *maka,sling; to hurl with a sling; to throw][He mea kaua e kīloi ʻia ai nā pōhaku. He kaula i hana ʻia ai he wahi poho i waena kahi e waiho ʻia ai ka pōhaku e maʻa ʻia ana. He hoʻohana ʻia ma ka waiho ʻana i ka pōhaku i waena me ke koali ʻana ma luna o ke poʻo a hoʻolei i ka pōhaku ma ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i kekahi o nā piko o ke kaula. 2. kīloi i kekahi mea me ka maʻa i kekahi kanaka a mea like paha.]₁₄PAN CN MUS

maʻa₃ vt.to tie.cf.kāmaʻa.bc

maʻa₄ n.snapper at the end of a whip.alsohuʻa.bc

māʻā₁ vs.bad-smelling.

māʻā₂ same asmāʻāʻā, reach out...

Maʻaʻa n.name of a famous wind associated withLahaina, Maui.alsoʻA ʻa.see ex.waianuhea.WIN

māʻāʻā₁ vi.to reach out, as a baby or as an octopus.cf.ʻaʻama.FIS

māʻāʻā₂ n.v.goat's bleat; baa; to bleat.ANI

maʻa aku adapt(EH)

Maʻaʻa Kua Lapu n.wind atKahaluʻu, Hawaiʻi.(For. 5:93)WIN

maʻaalaioa [maʻa·alai·oa] nvt.slingshot; to shoot with sling (maʻa).(rare.) 

maʻaanakawaūeakūlua [maʻaanakawa·ū·eakū·lua] n.sling psychrometer.lit., psychrometer sling.seeana kawaūea.SCI

Maʻaʻa Paʻimalau [maʻaʻapaʻi·malau] n.wind name.lit., Portuguese man-of-warMaʻaʻa.WIN

māʻāʻele same asmāʻeʻele, numb...

maahe var. spelling ofmāhe, grow less distinct and fade out...

maʻaka vs.upper case, capital.cf.naʻinaʻi.seehua maʻaka.Rarotongan,big.CMP LNG PRF

makaʻalamaʻakacase sensitive, as in a computer program

-māʻakaʻaka 

hoʻomāʻakaʻakasame ashoʻomākeʻaka, to cause laughter

māakilo to eye, to look wistfully(EH)

maʻakū [maʻa·kū] vt.to sling with a sling and stone.BIR STO

Uamaʻakūakulāuaikamanu.They slung a stone at the bird with the sling.

Maʻakua placename.gulch inland ofHauʻula,Puʻukapu qd.,Oʻahu, where ahilu fish dammed the water ofKaipapaʻu Stream and caused a flood that washed the people ofHauʻula out to sea.

maʻalaea [maʻa·laea] nvs.red color, red ocher color; stained red, as with ocherous earth; red, as earth.COL

Māʻalaea placename.quadrangle, bay, village, and small boat harbor,Maui isthmus. Southeast of the boat harbor is a fringing reef, south-swell summer surfing area. Adjacent to the jetty is a surfing site known asMāʻalaea Rights. Road,ʻĀlewa,Honolulu. Perhaps a contraction ofMakaʻalaea (ocherous earth beginning). (Ii 10.)

maʻalahi [maʻa·lahi] nvs.
  • contentment,
  • simplicity,
  • ease;
  • to be easy, simple.
 [ʻAʻole paʻakikī.]₁₄

Kamaluhiaamekamaʻalahi.Peace and contentment.

maʻalea [maʻa·lea] nvs.
  • cunning, craft, trickery, deceit, guile;
  • crafty, deceitful, sly, shrewd;
  • artful, skillful; accustomed, skilled.(Ios. 9:4)
 bc[Ke ʻano hoʻopunipuni, hana kolohe a ʻimi ʻepa paha. Akamai me ke kolohe pū.]₁₅_,₁₉

hoʻomaʻaleacaus/sim

Noiamea,emaʻaleaʻoukouelikemenānahesa,enohomāliehoʻielikemenāmanunūnū.Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(Mat. 10:16)

maʻalealea [maʻa·lea·lea] redup. ofmaʻalea, cunning, craft, trickery, deceit, guile...

Maʻālehu [Ma-ʻā-lehu] placename.land section,Kaunakakai qd., northMolokaʻi. (Perhaps the name is garbled; the last part means 'ashed burned'.)

maʻalewa₁ [maʻa·lewa] n.aerial root or vine.(UL 63)PLA

maʻalewa₂ [maʻa·lewa] vi.surging, swinging.

māʻali {mā-₄ʻali₁}same asmōʻali, furrow.

māʻaliʻali redup. ofmāʻali, furrow.

maʻalili [maʻa·lili] vs.
  • cooled, of what has been hot, as food;
  • abated, calmed, of anger, love, passion;
  • blasted[withered, shriveled, blighted, ruined], of fruit.
 (Am. 4.9)[(MP) PPn *maka-lili,cold][Ka pau ʻana o ka wela.]₅

hoʻomaʻalilito cause to cool; appease, soothe, quiet, pacify, assuage anger or grief(Sol. 16.14)

Kawāimaʻaliliaikahuhū.When wrath had been appeased.(Eset. 2.1)

māʻalo vi.to pass along, by, or alongside, as to overtake and pass a car; to transship; to pass through, as land; to pass away, as glory.cf.kāʻalo.(Dan. 4.31)bcPPN *maakalo.[Kāʻalo, hele aku ma ka ʻaoʻao. Ke kāʻalo ʻana aku, ka hoʻohala ʻana aku.]₁₄_,₁₇

waiwaimāʻalotransit goods

Māʻalo placename.land section and gulch nearKaupō,Maui; ahau tree grove here was famed for illicit love affairs.lit.: pass by.

maʻaloa [maʻa·loa] n.a low native shrub (Neraudia melastomaefolia), related to themāmaki, and like it, having strong bark formerly used for makingtapa.alsoʻoloa,maʻoloa.TAP PLA

māʻaloʻalo redup. ofmāʻalo, to pass to and fro, back and forth; to pass frequently.see ex.pānoanoa.PNP *ma(a)kalokalo.[Māʻalo na nä kānaka he nui, a i ʻole he māʻalo na ke kanaka hoʻokahi he mau manawa he nui.]₁₄

māʻaloʻalo [mā·ʻalo·ʻalo] seeuila au māʻaloʻalo,alternating current...

maʻaloʻeloʻe [maʻa·loʻe·loʻe] same asmāloʻeloʻe, tired...

maʻamaʻa [maʻa·maʻa] accustomed, experienced, used.redup. ofmaʻa₁;

hoʻomaʻamaʻasame ashoʻomaʻa; to practice, become accustomed; to train, drill

maʻamaʻahia [maʻa·maʻa·hia] familiar.pas/imp. ofmaʻamaʻa;

maʻamaʻalea [maʻa·maʻa·lea] redup. ofmaʻalea, cunning, craft...

hemauʻōlelomaʻamaʻaleacrafty words

māʻamaʻama 
  • light of knowledge,
  • clarity of thinking or explanation,
  • enlightenment;
  • shining, radiant,
  • clear...
 same asmālamalama₁;(Gram. 2.8) 

māʻamaʻama n.brightness.[+]

māʻamaola [mā·ʻama·ola] n.bioluminescence.SCI

maʻamau [maʻa·mau] vs.usual, customary, regular, habitual, ordinary, common.cf.ʻāmaʻamau.

hanamaʻamauusual work

hoʻomaʻamauto become accustomed, familiar

lumimaʻamaustandard room, as in a hotel.lit., ordinary room. cf.lumi linohau

ʻōlelomaʻamaucommon word

ukumaʻamaucustomary fee

maʻamau ʻole unusual(EH)

māʻana₁ n.beginning.(Kep. 175)(rare.) 

hoʻomāʻanabeginning

māʻana₂ common colloquial pronunciation ofmāʻona, full.[Ka māʻona.]₁₇

maʻaneʻi [maʻa·neʻi] here...seeʻaneʻi, here...

māaniani₁ [mā·ani·ani] n.gentle blowing of the wind,fig., tranquillity.

māaniani₂ [mā·ani·ani] var. spelling ofmāniani.

maao kind of fish.(And.)FIS

maʻa ʻole inexperienced, novice, unaccustomed, unfamiliar(EH)

-maʻau [Pn(NP) *makau,be hostile (Rby)]

hoʻomaʻauto persecute, offend, injure, bully, tease, torment.

maʻau nvi.var. spelling ofmāʻau, to sprout...AltSpel WIN

māʻau,maʻau nvi.
  • to sprout, germinate, spread, especially of useless weeds;
  • weeds.
  •fig., to go from place to place, gad about;
  • rain belt in the upland forest
  (also,maʻū).cf.maʻauʻauwā.[PPn *makau,bend, turn]WIN

Kawaomāʻaukelethe damp upland region(KL. line 618)

māʻaua₁ same asʻāʻaua, coarse.

māʻaua₂ rare pas/imp. of-maʻau, to persecute, offend...

māʻauʻau n.poi calabash as used bypoi peddlers.cf.māʻau, going from place to place.POI

maʻauʻauā,maʻauʻauwā nvt.peddler, merchant; to sell, trade; to seige(GP 64). (anOʻahu term.(Kam. 76:123) despised such people)

māʻauʻaua redup. ofmāʻaua, coarse; persecute...

maʻauʻauwā var. spelling ofmaʻauʻauā, peddler...

-māʻauē,-māʻauwē 

hoʻomāʻauēto mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

maʻauea [maʻau·ea] rare var. ofmalauea, lazy.

māʻauea₁,māʻauwea [māʻau·ea] pas/imp. ofmāʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

hoʻomāʻakaʻakamāʻaueamocking laughter(Laie 465 [79])

hoʻomāʻaueato laugh at, ridicule, mock; to disregard

māʻauea₂,māʻauwea [māʻau·ea,māʻauwea] same asmanauea, ataro.TAR

māʻauea₃,māʻauwea [māʻau·ea] n.plant listed by Kamakau as used fortapa.TAP

maʻaʻulaʻula n.red clay as used in coloring.COL

maʻaupopo thick.(And.)

-maʻauwē see-māʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

-māʻauwē var. spelling of-māʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē, to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus...AltSpel

māʻauwea seemāʻauea,pas/imp. of-māʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

maʻawe₁ nvt.
  • fiber, thread, rootlet(Kel. 121),
  • wisp;
  • strand, as of a spider web;
  • faint footprint;
  • to tread, track, follow, as a trail;
  • small, narrow, thin, as of a fiber;
  • weak, sickly.
 .see ex.puahilohilo.bc[Pn(NP) *ma-kawe,hair (of head), strand of hair][Ka lopi lahilahi e hana ʻia ai i kaula ke hoʻohui pū ʻia nā maʻawe he nui.]₇INS

hoʻomaʻaweto make a tracing; footprint, track, slight path; to make small fibers or threads

maʻawealafaint path or track; fig., departure of the soul after death

maʻawe₂ n.a variety oftaro.bcTAR

māʻaweʻawe redup. ofmaʻawe, fiber, thread, rootlet...; streaked, as with different colors.COL

maʻawehuki n.spindle fiber, i.e. a structure that forms inside a dividing cell during mitosis.lit., fibers (that) pull.[+]SCI

māʻawe iki wisp (as hair)(EH)

maʻawe loloa n.lengthwise strand, warp.lit., long track.(Oihk. 13.48)CLO

maʻawe pokopoko [maʻawepoko·poko] n.transverse strand, woof.lit., short track.(Oihk. 13.48)CLO

maʻawe ʻula n.a red track, as in well-trod red earth.

KealanuimaʻaweʻulaaKanaloa.The red track pathway of Kanaloa[the western sky].

mabela var. spelling ofmāpela.AltSpel STO

Madagaseka [mada·gaseka] n.Madagascar; Madagascan.G

madame var. spelling ofmakame, Madame...[He poʻoinoa no ka wahine male.]₇

Madarasa Madras(EH)

Madera var. spelling ofMakela, Madeira...

Maderida var. spelling ofMakelika, Madrid...

-māʻē [-māʻē·] 

hoʻomāʻēshort forhoʻomakaʻē, seemakaʻē , to look at with disfavor; to look askance.

mae vi.
  • to fade, to fade away(Hal. 18.45);
  • wilt, wither, droop;
  • partially dry, as clothes;
  • to pine away(Oihk. 26.39);
  • to waste away, as with illness.
 bc[(OC) PPn *mae,withered, wilted]

hoʻomaeto cause to wilt, fade; to fade

Nokeikaʻakaāmaekaiwiʻaoʻao.Kept on laughing until their ribs ached.(Kalapana 86)

maea vs.
  • stinking, as of unwashed bodies;
  • malodorous, as a swamp;
  • offensive-smelling, as vomit.
 [PPn *mae,decaying, "off" or "high" (of animal food)]

māea₁ [mā·ea] {mā-₄ea₃}vi.to rise to the surface.cf.ea₃, to rise up...[Aea aʻe i luna.]₁₄

māea₂ [mā·ea] n.a variety oftaro.Hawaiʻi.TAR

māeaea₁ [mā·ea·ea] redup. ofmaea, stinking,māea₁, rise...

māeaea₂ [mā·ea·ea] vt.to disregard.

Māeaea placename.beach and landing nearWaialua,Oʻahu. (Ii 98.).lit.: stench.

māealani [mā·ea·lani] vi.to get up, rise.

Eala,ehoʻokū,emāealani.Get up, stand, rise.

māʻeʻele nvs.
  • numb, as a foot that has "gone to sleep";
  • numb with cold or deeply moved by love;
  • shocked, benumbed;
  • stricken with fear, horror, grief;
  • numb feeling during pregnancy.
 [Ka pau ʻana o ka ʻike o ke kino, ʻaʻohe ʻike i ka ʻeha a i ʻole ka ʻoluʻolu. Ka pau ʻana o ka ʻike o ka ʻili o ke kanaka; ʻaʻohe ʻike o ka ʻili i ke anuanu no ke anuanu loa.]₉_,₇BOD

hoʻomāʻeʻeleto cause numbness, shock, great love

māʻeha same asʻeha, pain.

hoʻomāʻehasame ashoʻoʻeha [hōʻeha], to inflict pain or punishment, to hurt, oppress

māʻehaʻeha much pain.redup. ofmāʻeha,same asʻeha, pain...;ILL

māʻele same asmāʻeʻele, numb, as a foot that has "gone to sleep"; numb with cold or deeply moved by love...

hoʻomāʻelecaus/sim

māʻelenono [mā·ʻele·nono] vs.tilth, i.e. the nature of soil with porous texture and well-aggregated crumb structure.seepūhuna.SCI

Māʻeliʻeli placename.small land area,Kaʻū,Hawaiʻi. Cliff,Kāneʻohe qd.,Oʻahu.lit.: digging (the gods Kāne and Kanaloa raced up the cliff, digging in their fingers and toes as they climbed).

maemae [mae·mae] damp, as clothes suitable for ironing.fade(Aniani 27)redup. ofmae;FIS

iʻamaemaefish partially dried, much relished when cooked

maʻemaʻe [maʻe·maʻe] nvs.
  • clean, cleanliness
  • chaste
  • pure, purity
  • attractive.bc

ʻAoʻaohoʻomaʻemaʻe.Reform party.

hoʻomaʻemaʻeto clean, cleanse, purge, disinfect, purify

maʻemaʻeloaextremely clean, immaculate

maʻemaʻeʻoleunclean

MaʻemaʻewalenōʻoKauaʻi,hemolelewaleikamālie.A perfect beauty is Kauaʻi, flawless in the calm. (song)

Maʻemaʻe placename.elementary school and hill,Nuʻuanu,Honolulu.lit.: clean (Elbert and Mahoe 33; UL 108.)

maemaea [mae·maea] same asmāeaea,redup. ofmaea, stinking,māea₁, rise...; to disregard...

māʻeno same asʻeno, wild.

māʻenoʻeno redup. ofmāʻeno,same asʻeno, wild...

māʻeo same asmakāʻeo, angry-appearing...

maʻewa S  vs.reproachful, scornful, mocking, mimicking in a nasty way, sneering; cruel; scorned, abused, desecrated, tousled.

hoʻomaʻewato reproach, sneer at, mimic, ridicule, desecrate, jeer, mock, scorn

māewa [mā·ewa] vs.
  • swaying, swinging, as something with an anchored base, as seaweed, hair, leaves;
  • fluttering;
  • wandering,
  • unstable.
 .see ex.ʻūkiʻukiu₃.[Pn(NP) *ma-ʻewa,move freely: *ma(a)-(q)ewa][Ka luli ʻana e like me ka luli o ke kumulāʻau i ka makani a i ʻole ka limu i ka ʻoni o ke kai.]₈_,₁₀SWD

Iheaʻoeihelemāewaakunei?Where did you go wandering?

māewalaniswinging in the air

māewaewa [mā·ewa·ewa] redup. ofmāewa, swaying, swinging...; fluttering; wandering, unstable...[Māewa, luliluli, kāhulihuli; ka luliluli ʻana o kekahi mea i paʻa kekahi ʻaoʻao ona ma ke kumu paʻa. E like hoʻi me ka māewaewa ʻana o ka limu o ke kai i paʻa ma ka pōhaku. Ka luliluli ʻana o kekahi mea i ka makani a i ʻole ka wai paha me ka paʻa iho naʻe ʻo lalo o ia mea ma kekahi mea paʻa; ma kekahi ʻano manaʻo, he lalau a paʻa ʻole o ke kūlana o kekahi mea.]₂_,₇

hulumāewaewafluttering feathers

māʻewaʻewa to treat roughly, beat; roughhouse.redup. ofmaʻewa;cf.mānewanewa.[Hoʻohaʻahaʻa, hanaʻino, a hoʻowaia ʻia. He pili kēia i ka hanaʻino ʻia o nā kino kapu o ka poʻe koa ma ka pepehi wale ʻia a hina i lalo a i ʻole i ke kau ʻia i luna o ka lele o ka heiau o kekahi ʻaoʻao, a i ʻole i ka lawe ʻia o nā iwi i mea hana makau.]₁₄

hoʻomāʻewaewaredup. ofhoʻomaʻewa; to purge oneself of the effects of black magic by performing a prescribed humiliating ceremony, as walking about naked

Magoi var. spelling ofMākoi₃, Magi...

maha₁ n.temple, side of the head.(Lunk. 4.21)bcPNP *mafa.[ʻAoʻao o ke poʻo ma waena o ka maka a me ka pepeiao.]

mākalamahatemporalis muscle, i.e. the muscle of the side of the head

maha₂ n.gill plate of a fish.alsomahamaha₁.bcFIS

maha₃ n.wings of a flying fish.bcFIS

maha₄ n.preputium, foreskin.bcBOD

maha₅ n.lower portion of a canoemanu.bcCAN

maha₆ S  nvs.
  • rest, repose, vacation;
  • freedom from pain;
  • at ease, comfort
 .seemahamaha₂.bc[Pau ka luhi; kuʻu ka nae.]₁₄MUS

hoʻomahavacation; to take a rest or vacation; to retire, stop work; to obtain relief; to pause; rest in music.

hoʻomahaaimanākānāwaito rest with the laws [obey them](For. 6:159)

Hoʻomahaʻiamaiauikuʻuhāʻawe.I am relieved of my burden.

hoʻomahapoʻoa whole rest

hoʻomahapoʻoʻelea quarter rest

hoʻomahapoʻolimaa half rest

hoʻomahapoʻomanaan eighth rest

hoʻomahapoʻomanakolua thirty-second rest

hoʻomahapoʻomanaluaa sixteenth rest

Uahoʻomahanākula.The schools are having a vacation.

maha₇ n.severed portion.cf.maha lāʻau,mahamaha,maha ʻōʻō.bc

maha₈ same asmahamoe₁, attractive, sleek...bc

maha₉ same asmāhana, twin.bc

mahapuʻutwin hills

maha₁₀ rare var. ofmahamaha₃, to show affection.bc

maha₁₁ n.fishes.seemaha mea,maha ʻōʻō,maha wela.bcFIS

māhā [mā·hā] n.net mesh large enough to admit the entrance of four fingers; net of such a mesh.NET

mahae₁ {ma-hae₃}S  vt.to tear, split, separate.PPN *masae.

mahaeluato split in two

Uamahaekapiliokēlāpaʻamale.That couple has separated; lit., the association of that married couple is split.

mahae₂ n.a fish, said to belong to thelāʻīpala group.[Pn(MQ) *mahae,a kind of fish]FIS

mahae₃ n.net mesh, about 10 cm and above, betweenmāhā andmālewa.

māhaehae [mā·hae·hae] S  to tear to shreds.redup. ofmahae₁;PNP *masaesae.

mahaha n.a surgeonfish (Acanthuridae).FIS

mahāha vs.soft, tender, weak; soft and mealy, as a baked potato.

hoʻomahāhato prepare soil for gardening, to make earth soft and fine

māhāhā [mā·hā·hā] vs.dry and hard, aspoi made of poor qualitytaro.TAR POI

-māhāhā PLA TAR

hoʻomāhāhāto placetaro tops together until they begin to sprout and are ready for planting (perhaps a contraction ofhoʻomakahāhā, to start stems)

mahahani [maha·hani] n.nuance.[+]

Ekūkākūkākākouināmahahanionāhuaʻāleloihoʻohanaʻiamakēiamele.Let’s discuss the nuances of the words used in this song.

mahahaʻulaʻula n.a variety oftaro.TAR

mahai n.a variety ofulua, a fish.FIS

māhaʻihaʻi [mā·haʻi·haʻi] S  same ashaʻihaʻi, brittle.[PPn *ma-faki,broken off, plucked, as fruit]

Mahaiʻula placename.coastal area, bay, village, and ancient surfing area(Finney-Houston 26),Keāhole qd.,Hawaiʻi. A stone fish goddess about a fathom from the shore was namedPōhaku-o-Lama; she was brought gifts by fishermen except during May, June, and July. During these months the sea thereabout turned yellowish and the people thought the deity was menstruating. (FS 286) Land section,Puakō qd.,Hawaiʻi.

mahaka n.outline, as a line marking the outer limits of an object or figure.Niʻihau (frommāka).anakuhimahaka. stencil.cf.meheu.

mahakamaka n.eye liner.lit., eye tracing.

maha ka noʻonoʻo relieved(EH)

mahakea₁ [maha·kea] n.once uncultivated land, as for bananas, sweet potato,taro; fallow land.cf.kūmahakea.SWP BAN TAR

mahakea [maha·kea] GEO

mahiʻaimahakeashifting cultivation, in geography

mahakea₂ [maha·kea] a variety oftaro.TAR

mahakea₃ [maha·kea] a variety ofkava, usually calledmākea.KAV

mahakonia [mahako·nia] n.mahogany, the wood.Eng.TRE

maha lāʻau n.clump or grove of trees.cf.maha ʻulu, clump of breadfruit trees.TRE

Mahalani [Maha-lani] placename.cemetery,Waiehu village,Maui.lit.: heavenly rest.

mahalo₁ nvt.thanks, gratitude; to thank.bc[Pn(NP) *masalo,be astonished at, admire]

Mahaloānui.Thanks very much.

Mahalonuiloa.Thanks [you] very much.

ʻōlelomahalocompliment

mahalo₂ admiration, praise, esteem, regards, respects; to admire, praise, appreciate.bc[Pn(NP) *masalo,be astonished at, admire]

Kameaimahaloʻia.Mr. Pākī, the esteemed Mr. Pākī.

ʻOwaunōmekamahalo.I am, [yours] respectfully.

mahalo ā nui loa thanks very, very, very much(EH)

mahalo ʻia,mahaloʻia admired, esteemed, respected, revered, venerated(EH)

mahaloʻia var. spelling ofmahalo ʻia, admired, esteemed, respected, revered, venerated

mahalo kekahi i kekahi mutual admiration(EH)

mahalo nui much obliged, thankful(EH)

mahalopānaʻi [mahalopā·naʻi] n.patronage, i.e. a political system in which party leaders do favors for loyal supporters.lit., reciprocal gratitude.

meamahalopānaʻipatron.

mahalua [maha·lua] rude, disrespectful, saucy, overbearing; encroaching on the property or rights of others.lit., double temple.same asmahaʻoi, but stronger:[Ua ʻano like me mahaʻoi, akā, ʻoi aku ka ikaika o kēia.]₁₇

mahamaha₁ [maha·maha] n.gill plate.alsomaha₂.[Ka māhele ma ke poʻo o ka iʻa ma lalo ona ka pihapiha o ka iʻa.]₁₄FIS

mahamaha₂ [maha·maha] S  redup. ofmaha₆, to rest, stop(Laie 463)

mahamaha₃ [maha·maha] vs.to show or feel pleasure, love, affection; affectionate.[Ka hōʻike ʻana aku i ke aloha pumehana.]₆

hoʻomahamahacaus/sim

kapilimahamahaaffectionate relationship

mahamaha₄ [maha·maha] redup. ofmaha₇, severed portion...

mahamaha₅ [maha·maha] n.a variety oftaro, sometimes qualified bykeʻokeʻo, white.TAR

mahamaha kea [maha·mahakea] vs.white-jowled, as of a pig or dog.

mahamahaoʻo [maha·maha·oʻo] redup. ofmahaoʻo, wise...

mahamaha ʻōʻō [maha·mahaʻōʻō] redup. ofmaha ʻōʻō, fish...FIS

maha mea n.name of a deep-sea fish, said to be striped (no data).FIS

mahamelo,masamelo [maha·melo] n.marshmallow.Eng.FOO

mahamoe₁ [maha·moe] vs.attractive, sleek, as a plump animal; smooth.

hekaimahamoea smooth sea(For. 6:297)

mahamoe₂ [maha·moe] n.an edible bivalve (no data).FIS

mahana₁ nvs.warmth, heat; warm.cf.hahana,hanahana,mehana,pumehana.bc[(MP) PPn *ma-fana,to be warm: *ma(a)fana][Mehana; ʻaʻole wela aku, akā, ʻaʻole huʻihuʻi.]₁₄

hoʻomahanato warm, create warmth, heat

mahana vs.temperature, when weather considered warm.lit., warm. alsomehana.cf.anu,wela.seekēkelē,mehana.WIN

ʻEhiakamahanaokēialā?How warm is it today?

mahana₂ S  n.rest.cf.maha₆, rest, repose, vacation; freedom from pain; at ease, comfort...bc

hoʻomahanavacation, rest

mahana₃ same asmahina, plantation.bcPLA

mahana₄ n.a class of chiefs.bc

Mahana placename.hill (1,800 feet high),Honolua qd.,Maui. Locality, Airport qd.,Molokaʻi. TheMolokaʻi Ranch, which in 1908 had 17,000 sheep, had a shearing shed here. The ranch stopped raising sheep in the 1920s.

māhana₁ [mā·hana] nvs.
  • twins;
  • double;
  • having two branches or forks.
 [PPn *maa-saŋa,(pair of) twins]KAV

Māhanaluanākukuithe torch lights are double [said of one drunk as with kava](UL 130)

Māhana₂ [mā·hana] n.Castor or Pollux. The two together are calledKamāhana,Nāhōkūmāhana,Nāmāhoe. Individual names includeMāhoe Hope,Māhoe Mua,Nānā Hope,Nānā Mua.STA

-māhanahana 

hoʻomāhanahanato dedicate, as a temple(FS 117); to offer first fruits to the gods

māhanahana₁ [mā·hana·hana] redup. ofmahana₁ warmth, heat...
  • smarting, painful;
  • unpleasant odor, as of flatulency; bad-smelling,
  • lukewarm.
 PPN *mafanafana.[Mehana. ʻAno wela me ka ʻeha pū, me ka wiʻu o ka ʻeha a me ke ea.]₁₂_,₁₄

hoʻomāhanahanato make warm, heat

Kapaʻimāhanahana.A slap that smarts.

māhanahana₂ [mā·hana·hana] redup. ofmahana₂, rest...

hoʻomāhanahanato relax rigor of taboo during a long rigorous session(Malo 160, 176)

māhanakanaloa [mā·hana·kana·loa] n.name for large food calabash.

Mahanaloa [Mahana-loa] placename.valley,Waimea district,Kauaʻi.lit.: very warm.

māhana puʻu [mā·hanapuʻu] n.double peak; twin peaks.

māhani₁ [mā·hani] vi.smooth.TAR

Hahaukawēlaukō,āmāhaniʻāpaʻapaʻa.The sugar-cane tops were beaten [into the banks oftaro patches] smooth and compact.

māhani₂ [mā·hani] vs.dull (not sharp).

māhani₃ [mā·hani] vi.to lessen, of heat.seeʻea māhani.

māhani₄ [mā·hani] to vanish.(And.)

māhao₁ [mā·hao] n.pitch.

māhao₂ [mā·hao] vs.rotten, hollow, as wood.cf.popopo. (rare.) 

mahaʻohaʻo [mahaʻo·haʻo] S  same ashaʻohaʻo, strange.

mahaʻoi vs.bold, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, cheeky, rude, forward, presumptuous, saucy, brazen.lit., sharp temple.see ex.ʻāhua.

mahaoʻo [maha·oʻo] nvs.mature in wisdom; wise; wise person.lit., mature temple.

maha ʻōʻō₁ n.a fish of theʻahi type.[mahaʻōʻō: He ʻano ʻahi.]₁₁FIS

maha ʻōʻō₂ piece of sweet potato broken off by theʻōʻō, digging stick.same asthe more commonkūʻōʻō.SWP

maha pepe vs.broad-browed.lit., flat brow.

Mahapili n.name of twin stars (no data).STA

Māhāʻulepū [Mā-hāʻule-pū] placename.land section and road,Kōloa district,Kauaʻi.lit.: and falling together.

maha ʻulu n.grove or clump of breadfruit trees.TRE

maha wela n.a variety of fish (no data).(Malo 46)FIS

mahawele [maha·wele] same asnahawele, a bivalve.

māhe,maahe vi.to grow less distinct and fade out, as the sound of a voice or a wisp of smoke.[Pn(NP) *maafe,abated, grown indistinct, faded]

mahea {ma-hea₅}S  seehea₅, where?

māhea [mā·hea] vs.hazy, as moonlight.

Māhealani [Mā·hea-lani] n.sixteenth day of the lunar month, night of the full moon.

maheha {maheha}same asheha, indolent.

māhelahela [mā·hela·hela] vs.clearly showing, as grain of wood.[PPn *ma-fela,opened out, spread open]

-māhele 

hoʻomāheleto lead conversation towards a topic

ʻOʻAlamilaehoʻomāhelemakonakamaʻilioʻananonāmeaepiliananoʻEnelani.Almira in her chatting led the conversation to things pertaining to England.

mahele₁,māhele [ma·hele] nvt.
  • portion, quota, installment,
  • division, section, zone,
  • lot, piece,
  • bureau, department, precinct,
  • category,
  • scene or act in a play;
  • share, as of stocks;
  • measure in music;
  • land division of 1848 (the Great Mahele);
  • part or organ, as of the body;
  • section or wing (military,seemokuna);
  • denominator, in fractions;
  • to divide, apportion, cut into parts,
  • deal.
 .seehele₇, to divide, cut apart...PPN *masele.MUS WAR LAND

hōʻailonamahelemeasure signature in music

hoʻomaheleto have a division made, distribute, divide, etc

maheleliʻiliʻismall portion, bit, fragment

maheleluato divide into two parts

māhele [mā·hele] n.division, piece, portion, department, category, part, land division; to divide, apportion.var. spelling ofmahele;.cf.keʻena,ʻoihana.LAND

n.branch, as of a government.

māheleʻahahoʻokolokolojudicial branch

māheleʻahaʻōlelolegislative branch

māhelemanahoʻokōexecutive branch

n.bracket, as in a sports tournament.SPO

māhelehāʻuleconsolation bracket.

māhelelanakilawinner's bracket

n.phylum in animal classification, or division in plant classification.[+]SCI

mahele₂ vt.to translate, interpret.

hoʻomahelecaus/sim

māheleʻāina [mā·heleʻāina] n.geographic region; regional.cf.aupuni.

ʻahahuimāheleʻāinaregional organization

mahele ʻaumoku squadron(EH)

māhelehaʻawinaHawaiʻi [mā·helehaʻa·winahawaiʻi] n.Hawaiian studies department, as at a university or community college.lit., Hawaiian lessons department.

mahele hana n.duty, work section, shift.

māhelehana [mā·helehana] 

nāmāhelehanajobs, as for movie or video production. lit., work categories

papamāhelehanacall sheet, i.e. a list of jobs

māhelehapa [mā·helehapa] n.fractional part.MTH

māhelehapaluaone-half (part)

māhelehele [māhele·hele] redup. ofmahele₁, portion, division...,mahele₂, translate, interpret...PPN *maselesele.[Hoʻokaʻawale i loko o nā māhele, pūʻulu, a pēlā aku.]

mahele hoʻomana sect(EH)

mahele i hui ʻia combined precincts(EH)

mahele kālā [mahelekā·lā] n.dividend.

mahele kaua lewa n.air force.

mahele koa n.military unit, squadron.WAR

māhele kūmole n.reference section (library)(HE)

MāheleKumuwaiwaiKai [mā·helekumu·wai·waikai] n.Division of Aquatic Resources.

mahele lāʻau n.portion of medicine, dose.ILL

mahele liʻiliʻi bit, small amount, fragment(EH)

mahele manawa n.division of time, as of a fiscal period.

māhelemanawa [mā·helemanawa] vt.to take turns.lit., apportion turns.

mahele ʻōlelo [maheleʻō·lelo] n.v.interpreter, translator; to translate, interpret.

māhelepā [mā·helepā] n.disk partitioning, in a computer hard drive.lit., disk division.CMP

māhele puke heluhelu n.periodical section (library)(HE)

mahele uku installment payment(EH)

mahele waiwai hoʻopuka [mahelewai·waihoʻo·puka] n.share of profits, dividend.

Mahelona placename.memorial hospital atKeālia,Kauaʻi, named in 1915 for Samuel Mahelona (1884-1912), son of Albert S. Wilcox.lit.: Mahlon (Biblical).

māhelu [mā·helu] vt.to dig, rake, scratch the earth; to spread loose soft earth over ataro patch after the bottom has been pounded hard to make it impervious.seehelu₄.Probably PPN *maselu.TAR

mahena n.heap, pile, as of trash.(rare.) 

maheu₁,māheu rare var. ofmeheu, track; clue...

maheu₂ vt.to dig and rake the earth, as for planting.SWP PLA

Emaheuaʻeanaikēiapuʻuekanuʻuala.Preparing the soil in this hill for planting sweet potatoes.

maheu₃ n.kind of porous stone, used to rub, scour, polish, and as an octopus lure.STO

māheu var. spelling ofmaheu₁, track; clue...AltSpel

mahi₁ S  nvt.to cultivate, farm; a farm, plantation, patch.cf.mahi ʻai,mahi kō,mahikū,mahina,mahina ʻai.bc[mahiʻai.]₁₉PLA

mahi₂ vs.strong, energetic, as a worker.cf.huliāmahi.bc[PPn *mafi,strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking]

moamahifighting cock

Mahi placename.place, lowerMānoa,Honolulu, named for a Hawaiian who owned much of the land.(TM).lit.: strong.

mahiʻai nvt.var. spelling ofmahi ʻai₁, farmer...AltSpel PLA

mahi ʻai₁,mahiʻai S  nvt.farmer, planter; to farm, cultivate; agricultural.gardener(HE)PLA

KolekemahiʻaiCollege of agriculture

ʻoihanamahiʻaiagricultural industry, farming

ʻOihanaMahiʻAiokaMokuʻāina.State Department of Agriculture.

Mahiʻai₂ n.name of a star (no data).STA

Mahiʻai placename.street and place,Ala Wai section,Honolulu, named for the Chiefess Kealiʻimahiʻai, daughter of Nāhakuʻelua Pua ofMōʻiliʻili.(TM)seeNāhaku.lit.: farmer.

mahi ʻai ʻana cultivation, farming(EH)

mahiʻaimahakea [mahiʻaimaha·kea] S  vt.shifting cultivation, in geography.lit., fallow-land cultivation.

māhie [mā·hie] vs.delightful, charming, pleasant, handsome.

hoʻomāhiedelightful, charming; to cast shy glances, as of a coy child

Māhie placename.point east ofKahana Bay,Oʻahu. Street and place, Foster Village subdivision,Hālawa,Waipahu qd.,Oʻahu. Name suggested by Mary Kawena Pukui in 1958.lit.: delightful, charming, pleasant.

māhiehie [mā·hie·hie] redup. ofmāhie, delightful, charming, pleasant, handsome...

ʻOmakalapuaulumāhiehie.Profuse bloom growing as a delight.(EM 76)

māhielewa [mā·hie·lewa] n.mobile, as a piece of artwork which dangles and moves in the wind.WIN

māhihi₁ same asmaihi, to peel.

māhihi₂ same asmahimahi, dolphin.FIS

mahihiki [mahi·hiki] redup. ofmahiki, to jump, leap, hop, move up and down, vibrate...

mahiiʻa S  vt.aquaculture.lit., cultivate marine animals or plants.

Hehikikelilokaʻoihanamahiiʻaiʻoihanapukamaoliokekālākehanalaulāʻia.The aquaculture industry can become a very lucrative one if done widely.

mahiʻili vt.to plunder thoroughly; to take all, as a chief taking all the property of his subjects.lit., dig skin.

mahīkākā [mahī·kā·kā] same ashīkākā, to reel, stagger. (rare.) 

mahikālepa [mahikā·lepa] S  vt.commercial farming.lit., farm (to) sell.cf.mahi ō.[+]

Mahikea [Mahi-kea] placename.islet (one acre in area, 40 feet elevation),Hilo qd.,Hawaiʻi.

Mahiki placename.land division,Waimea,Hawaiʻi, named for a horde ofmoʻo killed byHiʻiaka. (PH chapter 12.).lit.: leap.

mahiki₁ vi.
  • to jump, leap, hop, move up and down,
  • vibrate;
  • to spatter;
  • to teeter, seesaw; a seesaw.
  • to weigh, as on scales;
 bc[Pn(CE) *ma-fiti,make sudden movement]

hoʻomahikito cause to leap, jump, etc

mahiki₂ vt.
  • to cast out spirits, exorcise, especially withmahiki shrimps;
  • to treat in turn, as troubles inhoʻoponopono family therapy.
 (Nānā 75–7)bc

Mahikianaināmeaʻino.Treating the deep troubles.

mahiki₃ n.any kind of shrimp used ceremoniously.bc[He ʻano ʻōpae hoʻohana ʻia ma ka pule.]₁₄FIS

mahiki₄ same asʻakiʻaki, a grass used to exorcise evil spirits, especially when shrimps are not available.bc[1. He ʻano mauʻu ʻakiʻaki i ʻoʻoi ka lau, a e ulu ana ma ke one o kahakai. Hoʻohana ʻia ma nā hana pule, ma kahi o ka ʻōpae mahiki ke loaʻa ʻole ia ʻano ʻōpae. 2. Nā ʻano mauʻu like ʻole (Niʻihau).]₁₄PLA

mahiki n.grass, general term; lawn.Niʻihau.alsomauʻu.PLA

ʻokiikamahikito mow the lawn

mahiki₅ vt.
  • to pry;
  • peel off, as a scab
 bc[wehe i kekahi mea e moe papa ana ma luna o kekahi.]₁₄

mahiki₆ same asʻuku kai, a sand hopper.bcINS

mahiki₇ n.a variety oftaro.bcTAR

mahiki₈ vt.to appear (of the sun)[(no ka lā) ʻōʻili.]₁₄

Mahikikalāikaʻilikai.The sun came forth on the horizon.

māhikihiki₁ [mā·hiki·hiki] redup. ofmahiki₁, vibrate,mahiki₂, exorcise,mahiki₅, pry...PPN *mafitifiti.

māhikihiki₂ [mā·hiki·hiki] same asmahiki₄, grass...

māhikihiki₃ [mā·hiki·hiki] n.stone, as used for adze.also calledmakaiʻa.STO TOO

mahi kīkoi to farm scattered patches unsystematically(EH)

mahikina lā [mahi·kinalā] n.crack of dawn.

Mahikiokaluakanaka n.stroke inlua fighting.LUA

mahi kō,mahikō S  n.sugar-cane plantation.PLA

mahikō var. spelling ofmahi kō, sugar-cane plantation...

mahikū [mahi·kū] S  nvt.to clear land for planting; plantation clearing not yet planted.(rare.) PLA

mahikua [mahi·kua] n.defensive linebacker, in football.SPO

mahili₁ {ma-hilli₂}same ashili, to deviate.

Mahilihoʻikānamoʻolelo.How his story meanders.

mahili₂ vt.to strip away property.

māhiloa [mā·hiloa] vs.distant, far (perhaps contraction ofmakahiloa, at far place).

-māhilu 

hoʻomāhiluto beautify, adorn, bedeck, cf.hiluhilu

mahimahi [mahi·mahi] n.dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus), a game fish up to 1.5 m long, popular for food.cf.lapalapa₅.[PPn *masi-masi,dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus)]FIS

mahimāla S  vt.to garden; gardening.lit., cultivate (a) garden.

halekūʻaimahimālagarden store, gardening store

pukemahimālagardening book

mahina₁,māhina n.moon, month; moonlight.bc[PPn *maa-sina,moon]

mahinamelihoneymoon

mahina,māhina n.month.abb.mhn.

mahina₂ n.crescent-shaped fishhook.bcFIS

mahina₃ n.eye of the snail at the end of its horn.bcANI

mahina₄ S  n.farm, plantation, patch.bc[Ka māla ʻai. He wahi e mahi ʻia e ulu aʻe ai ka mea ʻai.]₉_,₆PLA

mahina₅ n.a variety of onion, similar to silver onion.bcFOO

mahina₆ n.a variety of sweet potato.bcSWP

māhina n.var. spelling ofmahina₁, moon, month; moonlight.AltSpel

mahina ʻai S  same asmahi ʻai, to farm; truck farm.

mahinaʻai S  n.field, garden.[+]

Eʻalawaaʻekōʻoukoumaumaka,aenānāināmahinaʻai;uakeʻokeʻomaiʻānōnokaʻohiʻana.Behold, the fields are white, ready to harvest.

Mahinaakaaka [Mahina-akaaka] placename.gulch,Kohala qd., and formerheiau atKeahia Laka,Puna,Hawaiʻi.lit.: clear moon.

mahina hapalua hope [mahinahapa·luahope] n.waning of the moon.lit., last half of the moon.

mahina hapalua mua [mahinahapa·luamua] n.waxing of the moon.lit., first half of the moon.

māhinahina [mā·hina·hina] n.pale moonlight.

Māhinahina placename.land divisions, plantation, and point,Honolua qd.,Maui. Aheiau of this name, now destroyed, was near the shore atKaunakakai,Molokaʻi.lit.: silvery haze (as of moonlight).

mahina hou₁ n.new moon, new month.

mahina hou₂ n.church offering on the first Sunday of the month, of Congregationalists.

mahina ke alo beauty (poetic, of handsome persons)(EH)

mahinakēhau [mahina·kē·hau] n.a variety of sweet potato.SWP

mahinalua [mahina·lua] n.a small creeping native fern (Grammitis tenella), with simple narrow fronds 5 cm long or longer, each bearing none to many round spots of spores.FER

mahina meli honeymoon(EH)

Mahinanui [Mahina-nui] placename.islet (0.6 acres, 40 feet elevation),Kahakuloa qd.,Maui.lit.: large moonor large plantation.

mahina piha n.full moon.

mahina poepoe [mahinapoe·poe] n.full moon.lit., round moon.

Mahinauli [Mahina-uli] placename.gulch,Makaweli,Kauaʻi.lit.: dark moon.

māhinu₁ [mā·hinu] same ashinu, rubbed, anointed, polished.[Pn(CE) *maa-sinu,[anointed]]

māhinu₂ [mā·hinu] vs.partly cooked, as Chinese vegetables; beginning to cook, aslūʻau leaves that are getting greener and softer.FOO

Mahinui [Mahi-nui] placename.mountain, fishpond, and stream,Mōkapu qd.,Oʻahu, named for a legendary hero who was defeated by Olomana, and whose body was cast from MountOlomana to the present location of the mountain.lit.: great champion.

mahiō S  vt.subsistance farming.lit., farm (to) survive.cf.mahi kālepa.[+]

mahiole [mahi·ole] nvt.feather helmet, helmet; to wear a helmet.bc[He ʻano pāpale i kau ʻia e nā aliʻi o ke au kahiko, ʻo kona ʻano, he kohu lepeamoa a haku ʻia ia pāpale i nā ʻano hulu manu uʻi like ʻole.]₁₄CLO

ʻokimahiolea haircut with crest of hair left down the middle of the head

mahiole haka [mahi·olehaka] seehaka₃, crested feather helmet, so called because the crest perches on the helmet...

mahiopu vs.var. spelling ofmahiʻopu₁, bold, rude.AltSpel

mahiʻopu₁,mahiopu vs.bold, rude.(rare.) 

mahiʻopu₂ vt.to dig, as with a pickax.(rare.) 

mahi pua S  n.flower garden or patch; horticulture.

mahiululāʻau [mahiulu·lā·ʻau] S  vt.agroforestry.lit., cultivate forests.

mahi waena S  n.v.weed cultivator; to cultivate and weed.lit., weeding farm.

mahi waina S  n.v.vineyard; grape raiser; to cultivate grapes.FOO PLA

mahoʻa vs.thick, as a cloud.Maui.WIN

māhoa [mā·hoa] vi.to travel together in company, as canoes.cf.hoa, companion.CAN

Nāwaʻaemāhoaakuana.Canoes traveling together.

māhoe₁ [mā·hoe] n.twins.[He māhana, ʻo ia hoʻi he mau keiki i hänau mai na ka makuahine hoʻokahi i ka wā hoʻokahi.]₁₄

māhoe [mā·hoe] n.double, as when throwing dice.

helumāhoedouble number, i.e. the same number used twice, in math

māhoe₂ [mā·hoe] n.two native trees (Alectryon macrococcum andA. mahoe), related to the soapberry and the litchi; they have compound leaves and globose, brown, twinned or single fruits.alsoʻalaʻala hua.(Neal 531)[Pn(CE) *maafoe,a tree]PLA TRE

Māhoe₃ [mā·hoe] n.names of months and stars.seeMāhoe Hope,Māhoe Mua,Māhana₂.STA

māhoehoe [mā·hoe·hoe] same asmāʻoheʻohe, tall. (rare.) 

Māhoe Hope₁ [mā·hoehope] n.star name, one of the twins, Castor or Pollux.lit., last twin.seeMāhoe Mua.STA

Māhoe Hope₂ [mā·hoehope] month in the old lunar calendar, the eleventh (Hawaiʻi) or seventh (Oʻahu,Kauaʻi).alsoHilina Mā: see month.

Māhoe Mua₁ [mā·hoemua] n.star name, one of the twins, Castor or Pollux.lit., first twin. (Probably Pollux, the brighter of the two, that rises beforeMāhoe Hope, which is probably Castor:(JM 15))STA

Māhoe Mua₂ [mā·hoemua] month in the old lunar calendar, the tenth (Hawaiʻi) or sixth (Oʻahu,Kauaʻi).alsoHilina Ehu: see month.

Mahohuli placename.fishpond,Waiākea park,Hilo,Hawaiʻi.

mahola₁,māhola S  vi.to spread out; to smooth out, as a cloth to dry; to extend, expand.seehola₁ and ex.heʻe₁.[PPn *ma-fola,spread out flat (as mats, land etc.)]

hoʻomaholacaus/sim.; to unroll

Maholaaʻelakaʻōpūokaʻupena.The bag of the net opened out.

mahola vs.expanded or exploded, as a file in a computer program.seehoʻomahola.cf.māhuahua,ʻopi.

Uamaholakawaihonaʻopihia.The compressed file has been expanded.

waihonamaholaexpanded file

mahola₂ n.projection (mathematical)[+]MTH

maholaʻāpuʻuʻililikeʻAlapaki.Albers conic equal area projection.

maholaʻililikeʻAlapaki.Albers equal area projection.

maholakūlikeʻāpuʻuLamapuka.Lambert conic conformal projection.

maholakūpapa.Orthographic projection.

maholaLopikana.Robinson projection.

maholawēlauʻililike.Azimuthal equal area projection.

māhola vi.var. spelling ofmahola₁, to spread out; to smooth out...AltSpel

māholahola [mā·hola·hola] S  redup. ofmahola, to spread out; to smooth out, as a cloth to dry...PPN *mafolafola.

maholahune [mahola·hune] S  vs.diffusion; to be diffused.

Uamaholahunekekinoeailokookeea,aʻaʻohepilikiaikēiamanawa.The gas has diffused into the air, and now there's no danger.

mahole,māhole vt.to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings.cf.hole, peeled.[PPn *ma-fole,peeled]ILL

māhole vt.var. spelling ofmahole, to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings.AltSpel ILL

māholehole [mā·hole·hole] redup. ofmahole, to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings...PPN *mafolefole.[Ha hōʻeha ʻana i ka ʻili a māui a pohole paha.]₇ILL

Mahomeka,Mahometa [maho·meka] nvs.Mohammed; Mohammedan.Eng.

Mahometa var. spelling ofMahomeka, Mohammed...

mahope afterwards, by-and-by, late, later, hereafter, behind...seehope, after.

mahope aku hereafter, later(EH)

mahope iho afterward(EH)

mahope mai since (after)(EH)

mahope o ke kula after school(EH)

-mahu 

hoʻomahuto eat just a little to allay hunger, as while waiting for a feast

mahū vs.weak, flat, as dilutedkava or stale beer; insipid, as freshpoi kept too long in the icebox; quiet, peaceful, undisturbed.cf.mahūmahū.[PPn *mafu,stale]KAV POI

māhu₁ nvs.steam, vapor, fumes; to steam, exude vapor.[Pn(NP) *maʻafu,steam, steamy]

hoʻomāhuto create steam; to cook or soften food by steam; to steam

lolamāhuhanaalanuisteam roller for streets

māhu FOO

kokolekamekawaiūmāhuchocolate with steamed milk

māhu₂ same asʻōlapa, trees.TRE

māhū [mā·hū] n.homosexual, of either sex; hermaphrodite.[Pn(EC) *maafuu,unenergetic, not passionate]

hoʻmāhūto behave like a homosexual or hermaphrodite

mahua n.mockery, derision, spying (rarely used withouthoʻo-).PNP *masua.

hoʻomahuato mock(Hal. 2.4); to spy, watch, as a cat watching a mouse

māhua [mā·hua] nvs.increase, growth; to increase, thrive, wax, accrue, multiply, flourish (less used thanmāhuahua).PPN *masua.

hoʻomāhuato increase, expand, enlarge, multiply, grow

Hoʻomāhuaikonawaiwai.To increase its value, wealth.

Hoʻomāhuakeanianihoʻonuiʻikeikapūpū.The microscope magnifies the shell.

māhua [mā·hua] n.multiple, in math.alsohelu māhua.

māhuā,māhuwā [mā·huā] same ashuā, envy, contempt

Hehōʻailonahoʻomāhuākamakapaʻa.A one-eyed person is a sign of bad luck.

hoʻomāhuāto bring bad luck, misfortune; to annoy, distress, harm; adversity

Hoʻomāhuāināhoanoho.To mistreat the people one lived with.

-mahuahana 

hoʻomahuahanavt. to disturb, bother

māhuahua₁ [mā·hua·hua] 
  • to grow strong, as a ruler;
  • to accrue, increase;
  • productive, big.
 redup. ofmāhua;bcPPN *masuasua.[Nui. Ka nui ʻana o ka waiwai a i ʻole ka heluna o kekahi mea a nui aku.]₁₂_,₇

hoʻomāhuahuacaus/sim.; to enlarge,

māhuahua [mā·hua·hua] vi.to wax, as the moon. cf.manono.seekewe,nepu.[+]STA

HemaupōmahinamāhuahuaʻoMohalu,Hua,Akua,ameHoku.Mohalu, Hua, Akua, and Hoku are nights that the moon waxes.

māhuahua₂ [mā·hua·hua] vs.expanded, as of computer memory.cf.keu,extended, as of computer memory...,mahola,expanded or exploded, as a file...COM

waihonaʻikemāhuahuaexpanded memory

mahuakala [mahua·kala] vs.disbelieving, cynical, skeptical, as of religion; irreligious, atheistic.

hoʻomahuakalato show disbelief, skepticism; to ridicule, mock, as beliefs

māhuaola [mā·hua·ola] n.nutrient.lit., increase life.SCI

lepilimāhuaolafood label, as for giving product information on a package of food

māhuaolamāikimicronutrient

māhuaolamānuimacronutrient

ʻoulumāhuaolanutrient culture

mahuʻe vt.to open, as a box; to take out, remove, as gear.

mahuʻē same asmahukaē, to flee beforehand.

māhuea [māhu·ea] n.gas.

māhuea [māhu·ea] n.vapor.

māhuea [māhu·ea] n.steam.

ʻOkēiakahiikaikaloaakamāhueapeleipukanuiai.This is where the steam from the volcano rose with such force.(Kaupō 76)

mahuʻi nvt.to guess, suppose, surmise, expect, suspect, assume, imagine; clue.[Ka noʻonoʻo kohu wānana i ka mea e hiki mai ana. Ka manaʻo ʻana a me ke kuhi ʻana.]₁₅_,₁₇

hoʻomahuʻicaus/sim

ʻikemahuʻito catch a glimpse, have an inkling or hunch

lohemahuʻito hear a hint or rumor without much detail; to have heard rarely. [see ex.,ulua₁]

māhuʻi [mā·huʻi] vt.to imitate, ape, pattern after, do as, follow after.

hoʻomāhuʻicaus/sim.; to mimic

māhuʻilaniroyal imitation, said of the right hand in dancing, as this hand always made movements first(UL 56)

Poʻekumulā,ihoʻomahuʻiʻiaaiekēlāpoʻe.Teachers imitated by that people.(1-Pet. 5.3)

māhuʻihuʻi [mā·huʻi·huʻi] redup. ofmahuʻi, to guess, suppose, surmise, expect, suspect...,māhuʻi, to imitate, ape, pattern after, do as, follow after...

māhuʻi lani [mā·huʻilani] royal imitation, said of the right hand in dancing, as this hand always made movements firstseemāhuʻi, to imitate, ape, pattern after, do as, follow after...(UL 56)

mahuʻi ʻole ʻia unexpected(EH)

mahuka nvi.to run away, flee, escape, elope; fugitive.bc[PPn *ma-futa,start up, arise]

hoʻomahukato chase, drive away, assist or help to escape

koamahukadeserter soldier

Mahuka placename.bay,Pāhala qd.,Kaʻū,Hawaiʻi.lit.: flee.

mahuka e male elope(EH)

māhukahuka [mā·huka·huka] redup. ofmahuka, to run away, flee, escape, elope; fugitive...PPN *mafutafuta.

hoʻomāhukahukacaus/sim

mahu kai loloa 
  •same asʻaʻauloa, long stalks;
  •fig., long-suffering and patient, as of a chief who cared for his people(Malo text, chapter 18, section 54, 59, 63).
 seeʻaʻau₂,redup. ofʻau, stalk

mahu kokole same asmahumahu,redup. ofmāhu₁, steam, vapor...alsomahu kole.

mahu kole same asmahumahu,redup. ofmāhu₁, steam, vapor...alsomahu kokole.

Māhukona [Māhu-kona] placename.land section, village, harbor, and beach park,Kohala qd.,Hawaiʻi. Street,Ala Moana section,Honolulu.lit.: leeward steam.

māhuli [mā·huli] same ashuli₂, to look for, search, explore, seek, study...

Mahulili placename.land section,Kaunakakai qd., northMolokaʻi.

mahulu same aspahulu₁, nightmare, ghost...

mahulukū [mahulu·kū] n.aerial roots of pandanus or other trees, as banyans.see alsoule hala,uleule.PAN TRE

mahumahu₁ [mahu·mahu] rare redup. ofmāhu₁, steam, vapor...

ʻOKūmahumahukole,ʻōkolekaʻaka.Kū-steaming-buttocks, wretched buttocks [Kamapuaʻa insults foe, implying flatulency].(FS 213)

mahumahu₂ [mahu·mahu] silent, weak, brittle.(And.)

mahūmahū [mahū·mahū] redup. ofmahū, weak, flat... (commonly said of tastelesspoi).POI

māhuna₁ [mā·huna] nvi.scaly appearance of the skin, as resulting from excessivekava drinking; to scale thus.PCP *ma(f,s)unga.KAV ILL

māhuna₂ [mā·huna] n.fine scentedtapa dyed withnoni bark, made under strict taboo and reserved for chiefs; used for the bestpāʻū (sarongs) on Hawaiʻi.(FS 253)TAP

māhuna₃ [mā·huna] var. ofmāhune₂, small particle, speck...

māhuna₄ [mā·huna] n.a variety oftaro.TAR

māhune₁ [mā·hune] {mā-₄hune₁}S  vs.poor, destitute.cf.hune₁, poor...

māhune₂ [mā·hune] nvs.small particle, speck; fine.

māhune₃ [mā·hune] vi.barely, with difficulty.

māhunehune [mā·hune·hune] S  redup. ofmāhune₁, poor,māhune₂, small particle,māhune₃, barely...

Pakelemāhunehunemaikamakemai.Barely escaping from death.

māhupele seeuila māhu pele,geothermal electricity...

māhuwā [mā·hu·wā] var. spelling ofmāhuā, envy, contempt...

mai₁ directional part.towards the speaker, this way. Come, come here, welcome; say, give (used idiomatically without preverb particles).Come. (mai + directionalla is writtenmaila and often pronouncedmeila but not sung that way.)(Gram. 2.7, 7.2) bc[(OC) PPn *mai,particle indicating motion or orientation towards speaker]IDI

Hāʻawimai.Give me.

Hemai!Come! Welcome!(Kel. 19)

Helemai.(cf.heleaku, go).

Maieʻai.Come and eat.

Maihoʻikauwahiwai.Do give me a little water.

mai₂ prep.from.alsomai … mai.see ex.māhunehune.(Gram. 9.8) bcPPN *m(a,e)i.

Maiheamaiʻoe?Where did you come from?

MaiHilomaikalei.The lei is from Hilo.

MaiiāMaui.From Maui.

Maiʻōāō.From there to there; from one point to another, everywhere.

mai₃ imminence-marking part. Almost, nearly, as though.(Gram. 5.4) bcPPN *mei.

Maihoʻokuʻiʻiaauekekaʻa.I was almost hit by a car.

Maiʻikeʻoleʻianō.[He] was hardly seen at all (said sarcastically of a show-off).

mai₄ preverb part. of negative command. Don't.(Gram. 5.4) bc

Maiʻaiʻoe.Don't eat.

maʻi₁ nvs.sickness, illness, disease, ailment, patient, sick person; sick, ill, menstruating.bc[PPn *maki,sickness, illness; sore]ILL

hoʻomaʻito cause or feign sickness

maʻimakefatal or terminal disease or sickness

maʻinalokoinside sickness [caused by family troubles]

maʻinawahomaisickness from outside [caused by sorcery]

maʻi seehoʻomalu maʻi,to quarantine...

maʻi₂ genitals, genital, genital chant.maʻi were commonly named, asHālala, overly large, for Kalākaua, andʻAnapau, frisky, for Liliʻuokalani.bcBOD MUS

Melemaʻisong in honor of genitals, as of a chief, as composed on his or her birth, rarely if ever composed for adults; usually gay and fast. seeēhā.

maʻi₃ n.tenon.alsokomo,ule.bc

māī [mā·ī] nvt.to chew fine, soften, masticate; laceration in childbirth.

maiā ablative marker 'from', an alternate form ofmai₂ used before personal names and pronouns, but not place names.seemai₂.(PHG)

Maikaʻiloakēiamaumeamaiāiamai.These things from her are very good. (KLH 67)

maiʻa n.all kinds of bananas and plantains (for banana cultivation,see(Kam. 76:37–9)). Originally the banana was introduced by the Hawaiians, and native varieties were developed, some of which are still used. When the white man came, about 70 different kinds were known; today, only about half that number. These are mainly varieties ofMusa xparadisiaca, especially the varietiessapientum andnormalis. Some kinds are eaten raw, others cooked.(Neal 245–51) Bananas were taboo to women except certain ones, asmaiʻa iho lena andmaiʻa pōpō ʻulu, with yellow flesh. Bananas are not mentioned in songs because of unfavorable connotations: seelīlā,ʻolohaka. It was considered bad luck to dream of bananas, to meet a man carrying bananas, or to take them in fishing canoes.[Pn(??) *maika,banana (Musa sp.)]FIS BAN CAN FOO

Hoʻohuiʻāinapalakamaiʻa.Annexation is ripe bananas. [no good for us].(ON 1063)

Palakamaiʻa.The banana is ripe (Nothing is gained.) [a rude expression].(ON 2591)

maiʻa ʻaʻao n.tall, wild bananas.BAN

maiʻa aʻeaʻe [maiʻaaʻe·aʻe] lit., prematurely gray banana.same asmaiʻa koaʻe.BAN

maʻi ʻaʻai n.a spreading sore; cancer, infection.ILL

maʻiʻaʻaiʻanapuʻu [maʻiʻaʻaiʻana·puʻu] n.lymphoma.lit., lymph cancer.ILL

maiʻa akua n.Maui name formaiʻa Polapola.lit., god banana.(HP 177)BAN

maiʻa ʻanoʻano n.a variety of banana with seeds.lit., seeded banana.BAN

maiʻa ʻau lena n.an ancient variety of banana.lit., yellow-stem banana.BAN

maiʻa ʻeka n.a Hawaiian variety of banana; fruit with skin changing from red to green to yellow, edible when cooked.lit., discolored banana.(HP 173)BAN

maiʻa ʻeke ʻula n.an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana.BAN

maiʻa ʻeleʻele n.a Hawaiian variety of mountain banana with black trunk, the skin of which is used to make designs in mats. The fruit has orange flesh, which is edible when cooked.lit., black banana.alsomaiʻa hinu puaʻa,maiʻa poni,maiʻa Puna.(HP 173)BAN

maiʻa haʻa,maiʻa haʻahaʻa [maiʻahaʻa,maiʻahaʻa·haʻa] n.a Hawaiian variety of banana, with short trunk and leaves, but taller thanmaiʻa Pākē. The fruit is yellow, edible raw or cooked.lit., low banana.(HP 175)BAN

maiʻa haʻahaʻa var. spelling ofmaiʻa haʻa, a Hawaiian variety of banana...

maiʻa haikea [maiʻahai·kea] n.a Hawaiian variety of banana that bears yellow fruit, edible raw or cooked.lit., pale banana.(HP 175)BAN

maiʻa hākea [maiʻahā·kea] lit., whitish banana.same asmaiʻa ʻohe.(HP 177)BAN

maiʻa hāpai [maiʻahā·pai] n.a Hawaiian variety of banana of medium height, the fruit maturing within the trunk. The fruits are small, ten or fewer in a bunch, yellow, sweet, edible raw.(HP 175),(Neal 250).alsomaiʻa hua waena.BAN

maiʻa hēʻī Fēʻī is the Tahitian name.same asmaiʻa Polapola.(Neal 250–1)BAN

maiʻa hilahila [maiʻahila·hila] lit., bashful banana.same asmaiʻa iho lena.(HP 175)BAN