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mmū. ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- MAMaster's, Master of Arts, as a degree at a university. MA (pronouncedmūʻā).seeMaster's,MS. macadamiamakakema,makeima,makekemia. MacaoMakao. macaronimakaloni. macaroni saladsāleta makaloni macaroni saladsāleta makaloni macekoʻokoʻo ʻoihana. machetepahi kā. machinemīkini. machinesee Hawaiian entries undermīkini. compound machine.kaumīkini. machinemākini₄ machinemākini₄ machine beltʻili. mackerelmakalē. mackerel scad,ʻōpelu (for various kinds,seeʻōpelu and entries that follow it). mackerel skypālāmoa. macro-mānui.seemacronutrient. macroas in a computer program.kōmiʻōkuhi. macronkahakō. macronutrientmāhuaolamānui.seemicronutrient. mad₁insane.hehena,ʻūlala,pupule,make ulu niu. mad running,holo pupule. mad₂angry.huhū. MadagascarMakakakeka,Madagaseka. Madagascaralso Madagascan.Madagaseka. madammakame. Madeira vineʻUala hūpē. madnesshehena. maestosohaʻaheo akā me ka hanohano. magazinepuke heluhelu. magazinemakasina magazinemakasina Magellanic CloudsPulelehua Kea,Pulelehua Kāwaʻewaʻe,Pulelehua Uli. magentickāʻei manehu mākēneki maggotilo. onion maggot.iloʻakaʻakai. maggotyiloilo. magichoʻokalakupua,hoʻopiʻopiʻo (imitative).seesorcery. magicas supernatural or enchanted.hoʻokalakupua. magic trick, illusion, sleight of hand.pāhaʻohuna. magic lanternkukui hoʻolele aka. magiciankahuna,kāula,hoʻokalakupua;mākoi. magistrateluna kānāwai. magmapelemaka. magma chamber.nupapelemaka. magna cum laudealsowith high honors, as in academics.mekekauikahanohoʻonani,mekahoʻomaikaʻinui.seecum laude,summa cum laude. magnesiummakanekiuma. magnetmākēneki,hao mākēneki. attraction of a magnet,ʻume mākēneki. magnetmākēneki. magnetismʻume mākēneki. magnetomākēneki. magnificenthanohano,nani loa,hīhīmanu,uluwehiwehi,kāhiko. magnifyhoʻonui,hoʻomāhua,hoʻomāhuahua. magnifying glassaniani hoʻonui ʻike. magnifying glasshand lens.anianihoʻonuiʻike. magnitudenui. magnitudeorder of magnitude, in math.kūlanapāhoʻonui. magnoliamikinolia. mahoganythe wood.mahakonia. maid₁servant.wahine lawelawe,kauā wahine. maid of honor,kūʻaoʻao o ka wahine. maid₂girl.kaikamahine,ohi. maidenhair fernʻiwaʻiwa (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it). maidenhair fernʻlwaʻiwa. mail₁letters.leka. to carry mail,lawe leka. to mail letters,hoʻokomo i ka leka (put in box);hoʻouna i ka leka (send). mail₂armor.pūliki kaua,pūliki koa. mailsee entries below andair mail,e-mail. internal mail, as in an office or school.lekakūloko. campus mail.lekakūlokokula. office mail.lekakūlokokeʻena. mail carrierlawe leka. mail carrierkanaka lawe leka mail carrierkanaka lawe leka mail mergeas in a computer program.hoʻokuʻiheluwahi. mail pouchʻeke leka. mailbagʻeke leka. mailboxpahuleka mailboxpahuleka mailemaile (for various types,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it);maile haole,kāhili (crape myrtle);mākala,hakaka,muleko,moekahi.Laka, the hula goddess, was invoked as the goddess ofmaile. Four varieties ofmaile are named for four demigoddess sisters (maile pākaha,maile kaluhea,maile lau liʻi,Kahala-o-māpuana). They possessed the fragrance ofmaile. maimedmuʻumuʻu,mumuku,kīnā,ʻālina. main clausein grammar.pepekehaku. main dictionaryas in a computer program.papahuaʻōlelokūmau.seeuser dictionary. main ideaalsomain thought, as of a paragraph or story.manaʻonui. main menuas in a computer program.papakuhikuhikahuapaʻa. MaineMaine. MaineMaine,Meine. Maine lobster.ʻōmā. mainlandʻāina makua,ʻāina nui,loko,ʻāina haole. to go to the mainland,hele i loko. mainmastkia nui. maintain₁support.mālama. maintain₂seeaffirm. maintenancemālama ʻana. maintenance of life,mālama ola. maintenance releasealsointerim release, as of a computer program.hoʻopukahoʻoponoponoʻia.seeupdate. maizekūlina. majestickilakila.also:mōkila,ʻiuʻiu,ʻihiʻihi,ʻihi,keha,kiʻekiʻe,pūnihi. majestylani,mōʻī;ehuehu (rare). Your majesty,ē ka lani ē;ē ke aliʻi. His majesty,ka lani. major₁seemajority. major₂military.mekia. majoras an academic field of specialization.mēkia.seeminor. majority partyin politics.ʻaoʻaohapanui.seeminority party,political party. majority rulehapa nui o ka mana. makehana; make known,hōʻike,hoʻolaha; make fast,hoʻopaʻa,hoʻomau,hele,hekau; make up, invent,hakuwale; make off with,lawe,mio; make faces,haikaika; make sturdy,hoʻoikaika,hoʻopaʻa,hāluapou; make ready,hoʻomākaukau.seebuild,compel,earn. make love,seelove. make merry,seemerry. maketo make, as a test.haku.seetake. makermea nāna i hana. makeshiftkūikawā. makeshift house,hale pupupu. makeuppenamaka. to put on makeup.hoʻouʻiuʻi,hoʻonaninani,penamaka. makeup artist, as for a play, movie, or video production.meapenamaka. MalaccaMalaka. maladyseedisease. malariamalaria. avian malaria.malariamanu. malasadamalasada malasadamalasada malathionmalationa. Malawialso Malawian.Malaui. MalaysiaMalaia. Malaysiaalso Malaysian.Malaisia. MaldivesMaladiwa. malekāne,kūkāne;laho (vulgar);keʻa (virile).seemasculine. to behave as a male,hoʻokāne. male animal reserved for breeding,keʻa. maleshatred of males; misandry.hoʻokaekāne.seemisanthropy,misogyny. malevolentnaʻau ʻino,loko ʻino.also:naʻau kopekope,mākonā,ʻōpū kekēue.seesorcerer. Malialso Malian.Māli. maliceinaina (legal term). maliciousseemalevolent. malicious gossip,lawena ʻōlelo hōʻino,haku ʻepa,niʻa,ʻioʻiolepo. malicious burning,puhi manaʻo ʻino. malicious injury,hana ʻino ma ke ʻano kolohe. malignhōʻino,hoʻoʻino.also:ʻaʻana,ʻaʻanema,ʻaki,ʻakiʻaki,niʻa,niʻaniʻa. malignantʻaʻai. mallshopping center.kikowaenakūʻai. mallee birdof Australia.mālī,manumālī. malletkūʻau,hāmale,hāmale lāʻau. mallowmaluhā. maloseeloincloth. malodorousseesmell. malthua mea ulu (huika,pale). MaltaMalata. Malta Island.kaMokupuniʻoMalata. Maltese catpōpoki lehu. mammalholoholonaʻaiwaiū,māmela. Marine Mammal Commission.KomikinaMāmelaKai. Marine Mammals Act.KānāwaiMāmelaKai. mammonmamona. mammothwoolly mammoth.ʻelepanipūhuluhulu. mankanaka (human being),kāne (male);ulua (fig.). old man,ʻelemakule. fellow man,hoa kanaka. to become an old man,ʻelemakule. Get your man,huki i ka ulua (slang). Be a man,e hoʻokanaka. -manmea,kanaka.seehorseman,oarsman. man offenseoffense for attacking face defense, in basketball.kūlelealo. manamana. to impartmana,hoʻomanamana. manaclekūpeʻe,hao hoʻopaʻa lima. managehoʻoponopono,hoʻoholo,hoʻohele,hoʻohana,kaʻa,hoʻokele. managementhoʻoponopono ʻana,hoʻoholo ʻana,hoʻohele ʻana;nā poʻo,nā haku. managementfish and game management;also to manage fish and game.hoʻomalulawaiʻaamekahahaiholoholona, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.ʻAhaHoʻomaluLawaiʻaokaPākipīkaKomohana. managerhaku nui,luna hoʻohana,mea hoʻoponopono. to act or serve as manager,noho hoʻohana. managermanakia. product manager.lunahuahana. production manager, as for a movie or video production.manakiaʻenehana. manapuamea ʻono puaʻa. ManchesterManakekeka,Manakeseta. ManchuriaManakulia. mandamuspalapala koi,palapala pāpā aku. mandarinʻalani Pākē. mandateʻōlelo kēnā. mandolinkīkā Pukikī. mandolinpila kuapuʻu mandrakekukaima,hua kukaima,hua kudaima. manehulu ʻāʻī. man-eaterʻai kanaka. manehmane. maneuverkaʻa kaua (war);kīkaha (as fighting cocks). maneuvering engineas for a spacecraft.ʻenekinikīkaha. maneuvering unitseemanned maneuvering unit. manganesemanakanika. mangle₁seemutilate. mangle₂ironing machine.mīkini ʻaiana. mangomanakō. varieties:manakō kāne,manakō meneke. mangrovekukuna-o-ka-lā. mangrovekukunaokalā. mangyseemange. manhandlelimanui,lālau lima. manhole coveras for a sewer.panipaipulaweʻino (preceded byke).seesewer pipe. maniauluāhewa. maniachehena. manifest₁evident.mōakaaka,moakaka,akaaka,akaka,moaka. manifest₂document.pepa helu waiwai,pepa hōʻike ukana,pepa hōʻike ʻōhua. ManilaManila. maniocmanioka. manipulator armremote manipulator arm, space crane.limakiapihi. mankindlāhui kanaka. mankindhatred of mankind; misanthropy.hoʻokaekanaka.seemisandry,misogyny. manlykūlana o nā kāne. man-made topographical featurehiʻonanakekanaka.see Hawaiian entrieshiʻonawai,hiʻonaʻāina. mannamane. Manned Maneuvering Unitas for a space flight.ahikaohāʻawe. manned space flightlelelewalipokanaka. mannerʻano. mannerslula,loina,ʻano launa. without manners,lula ʻole. genteel manners,ka noho ʻana nihinihi. man-of-warmanuwā,manuā.seePortuguese man-of-war. man-of-warPortuguese man-of-war, Physalia.paʻi,paʻimalau.seeblue-button,by-the-wind-sailor. man-of-war birdʻiwa. manslaughterpepehi kanaka,lawe ola. mantispraying mantis.ʻūhinipule. mantleEarth's mantle.ʻahuhonua.seecore,crust. man-to-man defenseas in basketball; to execute such a play.palealo. manual₁directory.kumu,aʻo,manuale. manual of punctuation,aʻo kiko. Catholic Manual,Manuale Kakōlika. manual of directions,puke kuhikuhi. manual of arms,kumu paikau. manual₂by hand.hana lima. manual training school,kula aʻo hana lima. manualteacher's manual or guide.pukealakaʻi. manufacturehana mīkini;ʻoihana mikiʻala (rare). manufacturehanakāpili.see entry below andbuild. manufacturer.huihanakāpilikanakahanakāpili. manufacturing industryʻoihanakāpili,ʻoiʻenehanakāpili. manurekūkae lio (horse);manua. manuscriptpalapala. manynui,nunui,lau,mano,manomano,lehu,lehulehu,kini,kinikini.also:kini lau,kūhaluka,ʻāluka,makawalu,manoa,mānoanoa,nonanona,lonalona,hewahewa,mākena,kūwaluwalu,hikuhiku,pūliʻuliʻu,pūlauhala,pakapaka,lālākukui,manohā,weliweli,pūlehulehu. How many?ʻEhia? many times,pinepine. very many,nui ʻino,nui hewahewa. many and colorful,luaʻehu. mappalapalaʻāina,palapalahonua. maprainfall map.palapalaʻāinaua. site map.palapalaʻāinakahua. to field map a site.kahapalapalaʻāina. space map.palapalalewalipo. thematic map.palapalaʻāinakumuhana. topographic map.palapalahiʻonaʻāina. mapto map, as a computer keyboard.kaʻakuene. keyboard mapping.kaʻakuenepapapihi. maplemēpala. maracasmalaka₂ maracasmalaka₂ marathonmalakona. marble₁mineral.māpala,māpela,pōhaku keʻokeʻo. at the marble gates,ma nā puka māpela. marble₂seemarbles. marbleskinikini,kini.cf. nika₁. to shoot, as marbles,pana. marblesmāpala₂ marblesmāpala₂ march₁action.naue,kaʻi huakaʻi,kaʻi like,paikau,hele lālani,neʻe,māki. marching to war,naue kaua. march₂music (military).mele paikau. March₃month.Malaki. marelio wahine. margarinealsooleomargarine.makalina. marginas on a printed page.lihi. left margin.lihihema. right margin.lihiʻākau. top margin.lihioluna. bottom margin.lihiolalo. to set the margins.hoʻopaʻainālihi. two vertical lines written to the left of lines of print to indicate that the left margin should be justified, in proofreading.kahahoʻokaulihi. margueritemakalika. margueritedaisy.makalike. mariaa crater-free plain on the surface of the moon.maria. Mariana IslandsPae Moku Mariana marigoldʻōkoleʻoiʻoi. pot marigold,melekule. marijuanapaka lōlō. marine₁of the sea.kai,malina. marine animal,iʻa. marine railway,alahukimoku. marine₂military.koa malina. marinekai. fish or any marine animal.iʻa,iʻakai.see entries below andfish. marine sediment.koʻanakai. National Marine Fisheries Service.ʻOihanaLawaiʻaKaiPekelala. Marine CorpsPūʻali Koa Malina (Marina). marine corpspūʻalihoʻoukakaua. Marine Mammal CommissionKomikinaMāmelaKai. Marine Mammals ActKānāwaiMāmelaKai. Marineris MalineliValles Marineris Malineli, a valley on Mars.keAwāwaʻoMalineli. marionettepāpekakaula,pāpetakaula. maritallauna male; marital rights,launa male(RSV); marital duties,launa male(KJV). markkaha,kahakaha,kiko,kākau,kākau kaha,māka;mōʻali,hoʻomōʻaliʻali (scar);heluna (grade);hōʻailona (distinguishing);kahahiō (crisscross);kālele leo (stress);kahakuhi (reference, as asterisk). high mark (grade),kaha kiʻekiʻe. low mark,kaha haʻahaʻa. to mark with lines,hoʻolālā. to mark parallel lines,kikoluko. marks of worry, as on the face,kahakahana kaumaha. to mark time,keʻehi pōkole,hoʻolei wāwae ʻana. to give a mark or grade,kaha. markedkaha ʻia,kuni ʻia.also:ʻaʻali;nanaka (in sections). markerʻami₄ markerhune₃ markerʻami₄ marketmākeke;mākeke nui (large);pukahipa (sheep,Biblical). market value,waiwai ʻiʻo. marketindoor market.mākekemaluhale. outdoor market.mākekekaupokulani. to market something, i.e. to make available and promote the sale of a product.hokona. market value.waiwaikūʻai. markingskahakahana. markupas in the price of an article.pākēnekahoʻopiʻi. Maro ReefKoʻanakoʻa. MarquesasNuʻuhiwa. marquismakuika. marquisettea kind of curtain.pākūmakaliʻi. marriagemale ʻana,moe,noho pū ʻana,hoʻāo. marriage relationship or rights,launa male. marriage proposal,noi male. marriage license,palapala male. marriage fee,uku male. marriage records,puke i kākau ʻia ka poʻe male. to perform the marriage ceremony,hoʻomale. families united by marriage,alohiki. marriedmale ʻia;noho wahine,mea wahine (of a male);noho kāne,mea kāne (of a female).see saying,ʻuo₁. marrymale,moe,hoʻāo,noho;noho kāne (of a woman);noho wahine (of a man).seehoʻi₄. to marry off,hoʻomale. married couple,paʻa male. They were married,ua male ʻia lāua. MarsHōkū-ʻula,Maleka,Mareka. perhaps:Holoholopīnaʻau,ʻAukele-nui-a-Iku (ʻAukele). Marsthe planet.Hōkūʻulapūnaʻau,Hōkūʻula. marshlepo pohō,ʻunelunelu,nenelu,ʻalē,naele. marshwith salt or brackish water and no trees.ālialia.seebog,swamp. fresh-water marsh.ālialiawaimaoli. Marshall IslandsMākala ʻAilana,Mākala. Marshall Islandsalso Marshallese.Mākala,MākalaʻAilana,kaPaeMokuʻoMākala. MarshalleseMākala,kanaka Mākala. marshynenelu,ʻunelunelu,ʻalē.also:nakele,napele,nāpelepele,naele,hoʻonaele,naenaele. marshynenelu. Martha's VineyardPā-waina-o-Mareta. martialkoa.seecourt-martial. martial lawkānāwai koa. martingalemakīnikela. martyrmalakile. marvelhaʻohaʻo,haʻo,hoʻohaʻohaʻo. marvelouskupaianaha,kupanaha,kamahaʻo,hoʻākua,āiwaiwa,pāhaʻohaʻo,pāhaʻo. Marylandalso Marylander.Melelana,Merelana. mascarapenalihilihimaka. to put on mascara.hanaikapenalihilihimaka. mascotmea hoʻolaki. mashhoʻowali,lomi,hoʻopē,kuʻi ā ʻaeʻae.also:kīmō,pīhelehele,kūpalu. mashedwali,waliwali,wawali,ʻaeʻae,ʻae,pīhelehele;palu (fig.);napo (soft). mashed potatoes,ʻuala kahiki hoʻowali ʻia. maskmakakiʻi,poʻokiʻi,uhi maka;mākini (gourd). maskdiving goggles.makaanianiluʻukai,makaanianiluʻu. gas mask, as used during World War II.pūnukueamake. maskpale maka maskpale maka masking tapefreezer tape.lekipahu. masonmakona.seebricklayer. Masons' society,hui Makona,hui malū. masonichui malū. mass₁quantity.puʻu,nuʻa,anuʻa,ahu. massbulk.nuipaʻa. air mass.ahuea. atomic mass.nuipaʻaʻātoma.seeatomic mass. mass nounkikino heʻeheʻe mass nounheʻeheʻe₃ mass nounkikino heʻeheʻe MassachusettsMakakukeka,Masakuseta. MassachusettsMakakukeka,Masakuseta. massacreluku,lukua,lukuna,lukuwale.seedestroy. massagelomi,lomilomi,kō,ʻopāʻopā,kōkō,kaomi,hoʻoʻunu,au;ʻaʻe (the back with feet);limalima (rare). massage oilʻaila hamohamo massage oilʻaila hamohamo masseterthe muscle that closes the jaw.mākalaʻūpā. masseurkanaka lomi,lomilomi;kālole (rare). mastkia (ship);pou (canoe).rare:lāʻau kū,kālaʻau. masterhaku;kahu,kāpuhi (of an animal).seelearn. his master,kona haku. hula master,kumu hula. masterseeprops master. master copyalsooriginal, a master used for making additional copies.kopekumu. Masterʻsas a degree at a university.laeoʻo,MA (pronouncedmūʻā),MS (pronouncedmūsā).seebachelorʻs,doctorate,undergraduate,graduate. Masterʻs degree.kēkelēlaeoʻo,palapalalaeoʻo,kēkelēma,kēkelēMS. mastheadheke o ke kia,mākē. masticatenau ā wali,nau,naunau,nanau;mama (but not swallow);māī (rare). mastoidkumu pepeiao (process); mastoid infection,hōkale. masturbateʻuʻu,puaʻuʻu.seeonanism. matmoena,ʻahu,pālaulau (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng. entries and entries that follow them).also:ālaulau,ʻāneʻeneʻe,ao,ʻapeu,ʻāpeupeu,ʻāleuleu,kumunuʻa,makaʻopihi,ʻōpihipihi,pālau;pākaukau,papa ʻaina (for food);pāʻū,ʻuʻa,pakakeha,pākea. coarse mat,moena lau. mat with medium weft,moena makapepe. mat with finger-sized mesh,moena puʻao,moena makaliʻi. pile of mats,huʻa moena,kūmoena,paʻa ʻahu,pā ʻahu. long strip mat commencement,kūmoena. mat designs:ʻekeʻeke,hale,hoehoe-pākea,hōkū-heleleʻi,hoʻokeʻekeʻe,honu,humuniki,kūhanu,kumumiki,lau-lama,lolopili,nānā-nuʻu,nēnē,nihowili-hemo,olowahia,ʻopihi,pahakū,papa-kōnane,papa-ʻula,pāwehe,poho-mōkoi,pua-hala. coarse mat covering,pale hāliʻi moena (worthless person). matseecounting mat,water slide. matʻahu pāwehe matʻahu pāwehe match₁contest.hoʻokūkū;kahului (rare). match₂equal.lua,kohu like,like ʻālike,like,like loa,like pū,likelike,kohu. to match,hoʻohālikelike,hoʻolikelike,hoʻohālike. to arrange a match,hoʻomoe,hoʻomoemoe (marriage). well-matched,pili pono. to match coins,pili kālā. women are looked at – you are not matched [i.e. equal],e nānā wahine aʻe nō –ʻaʻole ʻoe e loaʻa. match₃lucifer.kūkaepele,ahi,ahikoe.also:ahipele,lukipa,lepopele. package of matches,pena ahipele. matchtomatch, as in the game of concentration.hoʻolikelike. as one thing to its counterpart by drawing a line.hoʻopili. matchboxpoho ahi. matchingkohu. matchingidentical.ʻālike. matchlesslua ʻole,ana ʻole,launa ʻole.see ex.,match. mate₁companion.hoa,kokoʻolua,lua.seespouse andsaying,pilipili. to mate,moe,male,hoʻomau,hoʻomau keiki,hoʻāo. mate₂of ships.mālama moku,kahu moku.seeshipmate. first mate,mālama moku ʻekahi. second mate,kahu moku,hulipahu. third mate,kolo meki. materialkino,makelia. to supply material needs,hoʻolako ma ke kino. dress material,lole,ʻāpā lole. materialcloth.ʻīālole.see entry below. bolt of material.ʻāpālole. materiala general term but not relating to cloth.makelia,memea. raw material.makeliakūlohelohe,memeakūlohelohe. maternalmakuahine. maternitykūlana makuahine. maternity dress,lole hāpai. math sentencealsonumber sentence.hopunahelu.seemental math. mathematicsmakemakika. applied mathematics,makemakika hoʻopili ʻia. pure mathematics,makemakika ʻokoʻa. matrimonymale,makelimonio. united in the pure bonds of matrimony,ua hoʻopili ʻia ma ka pelika maʻemaʻe o ka male. matrixa rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or functions which are often added or multiplied according to certain rules.haʻimaulia. matrixhuihuina matrixhuihuina matter₁thing,mea;kumuhana (topic). important matter,mea nui,manaʻo nui. What's the matter?He aha lā ka pilikia? What's the matter with you?He aha nō lā kou ʻano? It doesn't matter,he mea ʻole. No matter how much,ʻehia. matter₂to be important.ʻAno nui,manaʻo nui. matter₃secretion.piapia,paʻakai,piele,pieleele,piepiele.seepus. matterphysical substance.meakino. matter-of-factka mea ʻoiaʻiʻo. mattresspela,pela moe. mattress stuffing,pulu. mattress cover,uhi pela,hāliʻi pela. mattressalsobed.pela,pelamoe. air mattress.pelahoʻolana. mattress cover.ʻeke pela (preceded byke). maturemakua,kanaka makua,oʻo.also:mahaoʻo;laho oʻo (male);kākala (gourds);piha pona (bonds). to mature,hoʻomakua,oʻo,kupuohi. Your gentleness has matured me,ʻo kō ahonui ka i hoʻomakua mai nei iaʻu.see saying,pakī. maturitywā oʻo,ka piha o ka manawa. Maui₁the island.Maui. epithets:Maui is the best,Maui nō ka ʻoi. GreatMaui ofKama,Maui nui a Kama (short forKama-lālā-walu, a famous chief).Nā Hono-a-Piʻi-lani (seeHono-). the hunchback island,ka mokupuni kuapaʻa. Maui₂name of a demigod.Māui. Mauiname of the island.Maui.see entries below. Māuiname of the demigod.Māui.seeMaui. Maui greenswordʻāhinahinaʻōmaʻomaʻo. Maui parrotbillPseudonestor xanthophrys.kīkēkoa. MaunakeaMaunakea Mauritaniaalso Mauritanian.Mauritania. MauritiusMauritiusa Mauritius Island.kaMokupuniʻoMauritiusa. mausoleumilina. royal mausoleum,ilina o nā aliʻi. famous ancient mausoleums:hale o līloa,hale o keawe. mawʻōpū (of an animal). maximumnui. maximumpalenanui.seeminimum. the maximum weight.kapalenanuiokekaumaha. may₁possibility.paha. may₂permission.hiki. May₃month.Mei. MayMei. no abbreviation. maybepaha (not used alone);pēlā paha,malia paha,malia,maliʻa.also:mākiʻa,ʻāpaha. maybe so,pēlā paha,ʻoia paha,ʻoliapaha. maybe not,ʻaʻole paha. mayhemʻeleheʻu (rare).seemaimed. mayonnaisemeoneki. mayormeia. MayotteMaiota.MayotteIsland.kaMokupuniʻoMaiota. maytansinea chemical compound once investigated for therapeutic uses but later found to be too toxic for human use.maikeni. mazeala pākaʻawili,ala kaʻawili. mc ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- McCoy grassmauʻu hunehune. ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- meaʻu,iaʻu,i oʻu,mi. to me,iaʻu,i oʻu. by me,naʻu. of me,aʻu,oʻu. for me,naʻu,noʻu. fan me,peʻahi mai. meadpia meli meadpia meli meadowkula mauʻu. meadowalsograssy field.kulamauʻu. mealʻaina,pāʻina,papa ʻaina;ʻai māmā (light). mealypunapuna. mealybugana ʻuku. mean₁cruel.mākonā.also:kāwaʻe,ʻōpūkeʻemoa,mākō.seemalevolent. mean₂average.waena. mean₃signify.manaʻo,hōʻailona. meanin math.ʻawelike. meaningmanaʻo,manaʻo nui,ʻano. literal meaning,manaʻo maoli,manaʻo pili pono. hidden, figurative meaning,kaona,manaʻo hoʻonalonalo,manaʻo hoʻonanenane,manaʻo hoʻopilipili (see ex.,kolopā,ʻōhea₁). principal meaning,manaʻo nui. meaningsmanaʻolau meaningsmanaʻolau means₁resources.ola,mālama ola,kālā,kenikeni. He has limited means,kaupalena ʻia kāna wahi loaʻa. I have no means,ʻaʻohe aʻu kenikeni. means₂agency.mamuli o,i,ma o,ma,loko,mea. means of transportation,ala hele. measlesʻulāliʻi. measureana,hoʻoana,hoʻāna.seemesh. ancient measures were of made objects, as of net meshes (not of land):ʻowā,mākahi,mākahi hoene,ʻoene,kīkoʻo poho,pīʻā;muku,haʻilima (elbow to end of fingers),iwilei (collarbone to end of fingers),anana (between fingertips, arms extended),kahakū (2.5 or 4.5 m). measure of cloth,pio. liquid measures:ana waina,kako,kolo,mekeleka,pako ʻaila. cubic measure,anapaʻa. measuring stick,lāʻau ana. measuring cord,ʻahakū. measure in music,mahele. measure signature in music,hōʻailona mahele. metric measure,ana mekele. measureto measure depth, as in the ocean.hoʻopapāhohonu.see entries below andaccent unit. measurelessana ʻole,palena ʻole,mānuʻunuʻu. measurementana;ana loa,lōʻihi,lōkihi (length);ana piha (capacity);anakahi (unit);ʻaha (of an edge or border). measurementalso used when referring to dimensions.ana.seeheight,length,width;how,what,measure. unit of measurement.anakahi metric unit of measurement.anakahimekalika. US standard or customary unit of measurement.anakahiʻAmelika. measuring cupkīʻahaana.seecup. measuring cupkīʻaha ana measuring cupkīʻaha ana measuring spoonpuna ana measuring spoonpuna ana measuring tapeleki ana measuring tapeleki ana measuring wormʻami. meatʻiʻo,ʻiʻo holoholona;ʻiʻo pipi (beef);ʻīnaʻi,iʻa (anything eaten with poi). meat ball,pipi hoʻopoe. meat dish,ipu iʻa,ipu kai. meat mealʻi;ʻowiliwili.seebonemeal. MeccaMeka. mechanicmekanika,hana mīkini. mechanicalalso mechanics.kūmikini. mechanical engineer.ʻenekiniamīkini. mechanismapparatus or device, ordinarily including some mechanical part or parts.maomeka.seedevice,instrument,tool. balancing mechanism, in biology.ʻōnaehanahoʻokauapono. meconiumkūkae weka,weka,nalu. medakamosquito fish.iʻamakika. medalmekala. military or honorary medal,medala hoʻohanohano. honorary cross or medal,keʻa hoʻohanohano. meddlehōkai,hoʻopilikia.also:lālama,mauʻaʻe. mediaas radio, TV, etc.pāpaho. medialwaena. medialisseevastus medialis. mediankūwaena. median number, in math.helukūwaena. medicallāʻau,kauka. medical doctor,kauka lapaʻau,kahuna lapaʻau. medical practice,lapaʻau. medicalmedical insurance.ʻinikuaolakino. medical coverage number.heluʻinikuaolakino. medicationalsomedicine, medicinal drug.lāʻau.seemedicine. prescription medication.lāʻaukuhikuhi. prescription for medication or medicinal drugs.kuhikuhilāʻau. over-the-counter medication.lāʻaukūʻaiwale. medicinelāʻau,lāʻau lapaʻau,wai lāʻau,hālalo. Various kinds of medicine:ʻapu,lāʻau hānō,lāʻau moe,lāʻau hoʻomoe,lāʻau hoʻohiamoe,lāʻau hoʻonahā,lāʻau hoʻopā,lāʻau hoʻopiʻi,lāʻau hoʻopiʻipiʻi,lāʻau hoʻopūhiʻu,hālalo poʻi,ʻaikūpele,ehu,hauʻoki,hoene,hoʻohua kawowo,kāpaʻi,kāhili kāpopo,kuakala,kuʻikuʻi,piʻikū,pīpā,māwai,pūailewa,pioloolo. to mix medicine,kāwili lāʻau. commonly used medicinal plants(Blaisdell):ʻaʻaliʻi, leaf used for rash, insomnia, asthma;ʻāheahea,āweoweo, leaves used for wounds and as tonic;ʻahuʻawa, powder of stem and flower for skin lesions;ʻākia, leaf for asthma and as a cathartic;ʻalaʻala wai nui (succulents), bud to treat asthma, leaf for ear infections and as a tonic;ʻaloe,pānini ʻawaʻawa, leaf for burns, wounds, arthritis, dermatomycosis, and as a cathartic;ʻawa, root as narcotic for pain, insomnia, anxiety;ʻawapuhi kuahiwi, leaf for lacerations, root for toothache and abdomimal pain;hala, seed and flower as cathartic, aerial root as tonic;hau, bud and bark as cathartic, bark for fever and as demulcent in childbirth;ʻilima, flower as cathartic, leaf shoot for asthma and as tonic, root bark for asthma;ipu ʻawaʻawa (gourd), shoot and leaf as sedative and cathartic and to treat skin lesions;kāʻeʻe (sea bean), seeds as cathartic;kaliko, a cathartic;kalo (taro), root as tonic and cathartic, leaf for skin infections, stem for stings;kī (ti), flower for asthma, leaves (lāʻī) for headache, fever, and as bandages;kō (sugar cane), shoot for lacerations, juice as herb sweetener;koali ʻawa (morning glory), whole plant for fractures, wounds, joint pain, poultice for infection, cathartic;koʻokoʻolau (beggars tick), leaf as tea tonic and for asthma, flower for heartburn and fever;kuawa (guava), seeds and leaf for diarrhea, fruit rind as cathartic;kukui (candlenut), nut and bark as cathartic, leaf for wounds, sap to treat thrush;laukahi (plantain), leaf as poultice for infections, sap to arrest bleeding;maiʻa (banana), fruit for abdominal pain and asthma and as a cathartic, bud sap to treat thrush;māmaki, berry to treat thrush and as laxative and tonic, root for childbirth;moa, stem for tea, as cathartic, and to treat thrush;naupaka, leaf for lacerations, bark for skin lesions, diarrhea;nīoi (pepper) for muscle and joint pain;niu hiwa (a variety of coconut), young shoot for lacerations, dry meat for oil for skin and hair and to use for massage, water for eye disorders;noni (Indian mulberry), fruit for lacerations and as poultice, leaf and bark as tonic and for urinary disorders and muscle and joint pain;ʻōhiʻa ʻai (mountain apple), bark for mouth lesions and lacerations, bark, leaf, and bud as tonic;ʻōhiʻa lehua, flower for childbirth, leaf bud as tea tonic;ʻōlena (turmeric), bulb for earache, nose and throat discomfort;palepiwa (nuhōlani) (eucalyptus), leaves for sweat bath, pain, fever, respiratory congestions;pia (arrow-root), tuber for diarrhea and as tonic;pilikai, as cathartic;pōhuehue (morning glory), seed and stem as cathartic, leaf in childbirth;pōpolo (black nightshade), leaf for wounds, cough, and tonic, berry as cathartic and to treat thrush;pua kala (poppy), sap and seed (lū) for toothache and pyorrhea and skin itch, root for warts;ʻuala (sweet potato), root for asthma and as emetic, leaf (palula) as tonic, to aid lactation;ʻuhaloa,hiʻaloa,ʻalaʻala pūloa,kanakaloa, roots for sore throat, leaves as poultice for infections;ʻulu (breadfruit), sap for lacerations and skin infections. Some of these are post-European. medicinealsomedication, medicinal drug.lāʻau.seemedication. medicine cabinet.waihonalāʻaulapaʻau. to take medicine.inuikalāʻau,ʻaiikalāʻau. medicine cabinetwaihona mea maʻi medicine cabinetwaihona mea maʻi MedinaMekina. mediocreʻaʻole maikaʻi loa. meditatenalu,noʻonoʻo pono.also:hoʻokuanoʻo,wae,waewae. meditativekuanoʻo.seemeditate. Mediterranean SeaKai-waena-honua. Mediterranean SeakeKaiWaenaHonua. medium₁intermediate.waena. medium₂spiritualist.haka,haka ʻōlelo. mediuma means of affecting or conveying something.kaiapuni.see entries below. Hawaiian-medium class.papakaiapuniHawaiʻi. Hawaiian-medium school.kulakaiapuniHawaiʻi. mediumas drink size.lōpū.abb.lō.see entries below andsmall,large. medium heat.welalōpū. medium soda.koloakalōpū. medium rareas meat.hapamoʻa,moʻahapa. medium shotas of a photograph or in movie or video production.paʻilōpū (preceded byke).seeclose-up,wide shot. to take a medium shot.paʻialōpū. medium-rangealso medium-term.hikiālōpū.seeshort-range,long-range. medium-range plan.papahoʻolālāhikiālōpū. medium-termseemedium-range. meekakahai,haʻahaʻa.see saying,bait. Meeker burnerkapuahiMika.seeburner. meethui,hālāwai,meu. Until (we) meet again,ā hui hou aku. to meet an obstacle,kuʻia. I'm glad to meet you,hauʻoli kēia hui ʻana o kāua. meetingʻaha (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng.ʻ entry and entries that follow it);hālāwai,pilina. to arrange a meeting,hoʻohālāwai. regular meeting,hālāwai paʻa mau. meeting place,kahua hoʻolulu. meetingseeconvergent. meetinghousehale hālāwai. Megmegabyte, in computer terminology.pm (ʻaipāmiliona). mega-a prefix meaning million (m).pāmiliona.abb.pm.see entry below anddeca-,hecto-,kilo-,giga-,tera-. megabytein computer terminology.ʻaipāmiliona.abb.pm.seebyte. Megalagrion sppseedamselfly. megaphonemea hoʻonui leo. MelanesianMelanikia. mellowpala. melodeonmelokiana. melodeonmelokiana. melodioushonehone,nahenahe;mōpua (rare). melodyalsotune.leo,ʻea. one who sings the melody of a song.leoalakaʻi. melonipu.seecantaloupe,watermelon. pulp and seeds of a melon,haku ipu. to burst, as a ripe melon,ʻaʻaka. melonmeleni,ipu.seecantaloupe. meltheʻe,heheʻe,hoʻoheheʻe,kahe. meltheheʻe.seemelting point. melting pointkēkelēheheʻe.seeboiling point,freezing point. memberlālā (as of a society). memberas of an organization.lālā. board members.nālālāokapapa. membranenikiniki,ʻili lahilahi. membraneniniki. membranophonea musical instrument whose sound is produced by striking a membrane or skin of the instrument.oloʻili.see Hawaiian entries beginning witholo-. mementomea hoʻomanaʻo,paʻaaloha,paʻaloha,paʻa mau noʻonoʻo,pukana,paumaunoʻonoʻo. memoor note for conveying a message to someone; message.memo.seememorandum,note. to write a memo or take a message.kākauimemo. memoirspuke hoʻomanaʻo. memorandummea hoʻomanaʻo,puke hoʻomanaʻo. to keep a memorandum,hoʻopaʻa manaʻo. memorandumalsomemo.memo.seememo. internal memorandum, as in telecommunication.memokūloko. memorialmea hoʻomanaʻo. Memorial DayLā Kau Pua,Lā Lū Pua. memorizehoʻopaʻanaʻau,hoʻopaʻa,hoʻopaʻa manaʻo. memorizedpaʻanaʻau,paʻa,paʻa manaʻo. memoryhoʻomanaʻo ʻana,waihona hoʻomanaʻo,haliʻa. dim memory,manaʻo pōehiehi,manaʻo pōwehiwehi,manaʻo kāwelewele. cherished memory,haliʻa aloha. in memory,he hoʻomanaʻo. memoryas in a computer program.waihonaʻike. built-in memory.waihonaʻikepaʻaloko. expanded memory.waihonaʻikemāhuahua. extended memory.waihonaʻikekeu. virtual memory.hopewaihonaʻike. memory key, as on a calculator keyboard.pihihoʻomanaʻo (preceded byke). memory storageʻenelule menkāne (males),kānaka (human beings),poʻe,nā kānaka,ka poʻe kānaka. menaceseethreat. mendhono,pāhono,pāhonohono,poho,hana hou,kāpili.also:kikikiki,hāuna,hauhāuna,kaumoʻo;hoʻoheihei (a net). menialhaʻahaʻa loa,kauā. menstrual flowseemenstruate. menstruatehanawai,kahe,peʻa;hiua (rare). menstrual house,hale peʻa. taboo on menstruating women,kahapouli. menstruationhanawai,heʻe koko,wai,wai ʻula,wai o ka wahine,waimaka lehua; first menstruation,kokopuna; to have ceased menstruation,hoʻokiʻo,mau,lele. -mentʻana,-na. (to manage,hoʻoponopono. management,hoʻoponopono ʻana.) mentalnoʻonoʻo. for mental qualities,seelae oʻo,lae paʻa,lae ʻula. mental arithmetichelu naʻau. mental mathhelunaʻau,makemakikanaʻau. mentalitywaihona noʻonoʻo. mentionhaʻi,ʻōlelo. Don't mention it,mai hoʻopua aʻe (seewelcome). not worth mentioning,ʻaʻohe ʻōlelo ʻana,he mea ʻole. mentorkahu aʻoākumu menuas in a computer program.papakuhikuhi. main menu.papakuhikuhikahuapaʻa. pop-up menu.papaʻōʻili.menubar.papakoho. mercantilekālepa. mercenarypuni kālā. merchandisewaiwai kālepa. merchantkālepa,maʻauʻauwā. merchant marineʻau moku kālepa. merchantspoʻe kūʻai,poʻe kālepa. mercilessaloha ʻole,laukōnā,loko ʻino. mercurialihu kāninonino. mercurywaikālā; mercury on back of a mirror,heu. MercuryUkali-aliʻi,Melekulia,Merekuria. mercurythe metallic element in chemistry.melekulia. the planet.Ukalialiʻi. mercyaloha. mercy seat,noho aloha. god of mercy,Lono-iki-aweawe-aloha. mergeto merge, as in a computer program.hoʻokuʻipū. mail merge.hoʻokuʻiheluwahi. meridianprime meridian, in geography.kumulonikū,kumulonitū. meritkūpono,kū. certificate of merit,palapala hoʻomaikaʻi. person of exceptional merit or lineage,maka hihiu. mermaidwahine hiʻu iʻa. mermankanaka luʻu i ka hohonu. merryleʻaleʻa,leʻa,ʻoliʻoli,ʻakaʻaka;mele.also:laupaʻapaʻani,ʻolina. Merry Christmas,Mele Kalikimaka. make merry,leʻaleʻa,wela ka hao (fig.). merry-go-roundlio lāʻau. mesh₁nets.maka,maka ʻupena. various sizes:nae,nukuwāʻula,nukuāʻula,nukunukuwāʻula,nukunukuāʻula,mākahi,mākahi ʻoene,mākahi hoene,mālua,mālua ʻoā,mālua ʻowā,mākolu,mākolu ʻowā,mākolu ʻoā,māhā,mahae,mālewa,makahune. to make net meshes,kā. to knot or fasten net meshes,hiʻa. an additional mesh,puʻumana. mesh₂mats.maka,maka moena. check plait,maka moena. twill plait,ʻoʻeno,hoʻohewahewa. mesh sizes:makaliʻi,makahune;makapepe (fine);pūʻao (coarse). mesh width,koana. Mesolithicin anthropology.hakukānahau. Mesolithic Age, period.keauhakukānahau. mesophilicmid-temperature-loving.olamehana.seethermophilic. mesophilic bacteria.koʻohuneolamehana. MesopotamiaMekopakamia. mess₁disorder.mōkākī. mess₂dining.ʻAina,papa ʻaina,wahi ʻaina. messageʻōlelo hoʻouna ʻia;leo (verbal);ʻelele waha ʻole (written);kauoha;ʻōlelo uea ʻole (wireless);pūʻolo (fig.). messagea memo or note for conveying a message to someone.memo.seenote. to take a message or write a memo.kākauimemo. messengerʻelele.also:lawe kauoha,kūkini,ʻāhaʻilono,ʻāhaʻi ʻōlelo;ʻaulani (of a chief). one accompanying a messenger,hoa una. MessiahMekia. metabolismpūnao. metalmekala;keleawe (general name). metalmekala,metala.seealkali metal,alkaline earth metal,alloy. metalsmithkuʻi keleawe. metamorphosehoʻomalule (from a caterpillar into a butterfly).seechange. metamorphosiskūaloli. morphological metamorphosis.kūalolikino. metaphasekaʻamahana maka metaphorʻōlelo hoʻohālike,manaʻo hoʻokūkū. metatarsusthe bone of the foot between the phalanges and the tarsus.iwipoliwāwae. metathesistransposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word.panoko. meteorakua lele,hōkū lele,koli. meteorkoli. meteorologistkilo ʻōuli i ke au o ka manawa. god of meteorologists,Kuhimana. meteorologykālaianilā.seewind. meter₂for measuring.ana. water meter,ana wai. meterthe unit of measurement.mika.abb.m.seemetric. in music.lauanawā. meteran instrument that automatically measures and registers quantity.mīka. meter box.pahumīka. parking meter.mīkakāki. metered parking or any parking for which there is a charge.kūkāki. methanolmetanola. methodʻano hana,papa hana. without method,kīpalalē. methodalsotechnique.kiʻinahana,kiʻina. sampling methods.nākiʻinaʻohihāpana. methodologykiʻina₃ methodologykiʻina₃ methylmeto. methylated spiritsmekulika,metulika. meticulousmaiau. metricmekele. metricmekalika. metric unit of measure.anakahimekalika. metric system.ʻōnaehanamekalika. metric conversion chart.pakuhihoʻololimakalika. metronomeana manawa. metropoliskūlanakauhale nui. Mexicoalso Mexican.Mekiko. New Mexico.Nūmekiko. MexicanMekiko. ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- milī (in musical scale). mithe third note on the musical scale.lī.see Hawaiian entrypākōlī. Miaplacidusa star in the constellation Carina.Makawela. MichiganMikikana. Michiganalso Michigander, Michiganite.Mikikana. micro-alsomicroscopic.māiki. a prefix meaning one millionth (u).hapamiliona.abb.hml.see entries below anddeci-,centi-,milli-,nano-,pico-. microbemū ʻike ʻole ʻia e ka maka. microbemeaola māiki microbiologykālaimeaolahune.seebiology. microfilmkiʻi aka microfilmkiʻi aka microfilm readermīkini heluhelu kiʻi aka microfilm readermīkini heluhelu kiʻi aka microgrammāikikalame. microgravityʻumekaumahamāiki.seegravity. micron0.0001 centimeter.maikolona. Micronesiamaikonesia. Federated States of Micronesia.nāMokuʻāinaHoʻohuiʻiaoMaikonesia. MicronesianMaikonekia,Maikonikia. micronutrientmāhuaolamāiki.seemacronutrient. microphonemea hoʻolele leo,lawe ʻōlelo. microphoneipuleo,meahoʻoleleleo. microscopeʻohe nānā,ʻohe hoʻonui ʻike,aniani hoʻonui ʻike. microscopeʻohehoʻonuiʻike. microscope slide.anianikaupaneʻe, usu.aniani. microscope stage.paepaeanianikaupaneʻe. microscopicmāiki. microsecondin math.hapamilionakekona. microwavepāhawewe kumulipo microwave ovenʻomawawe. middayawakea.also:lolokū,molokū,wekea.see saying,lolo. middleused only in special terminology.kūwaena.see entries below anddermis,new,old. middle kingdom, in Egyptology.aupalaʻokūwaena. Middle Eastalso Middle Eastern.HikinaWaena. middle fingermanamanaloa,manamanawaena. middle fingermanamana kau midgetpeke. midnightaumoe,kuluaumoe,ʻauinapō.seeʻālike. period between midnight and dawn,pilipuka. midnightluapō midoceanwaenamoana. midocean ridge.kualapawaenamoana. midribnīʻau (coconut frond and leaf);kua,kuakua (leaf);iwi (as of ti leaf orpili grass). midriffmakaʻupena. mid-tidehōlūlū. midwaymawaena,waenakonu,ʻālike. Midwaythe island.Pihemanu. midwifepale keiki. to act as midwife,hoʻohānau. midwinterhoʻoilo kū waena. might₁seemaybe. mightto do with all oneʻs might or strength.kuʻupau.seegeevum. mightyikaika loa,mana loa,pūkonakona,luaahi. migratealso migration, migratory.neʻekau. migratorynoho paʻa ʻole i ka ʻāina;leleaoa (rare). MilanMilana. mildʻūpalu;kolonahe (of wind);mālani.seegentle. mildas a solution.ʻūpalu. mildewauloli,kūkaeloli.also:punahelu,pōukiuki. milemile (statute);mile loa (nautical). milemile.abb.mil. miles per hour.mileokahola.abb. mil/hl. mileagemile,heluna mile. milieuhonua₆ milieuhonua₆ militaristicpuni ʻoihana kaua. militarykoa,pūʻali koa. military academykula koa. military forcesʻoihana koa. military policemākaʻi koa. military sentrykoa kiaʻi. military servicealsoarmy.pūʻalikoa. military transport aircraftmokulelehalikoa. milkwaiū (cf. Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it). milk cow,pipi waiū. to milk,ʻuwī,ʻuwī waiū. to pinch or squeeze in milking,pikipiki,ʻuwī. milkwaiū.seechocolate,dairy product. imitation milk.waiūhoʻopilipili. powdered milk.waiūehu,waiūpauka. skim milk.waiūheʻe. whole milk.waiūpiha. milk carton.pahuwaiū.milkshake.waiūluliluli. residue of milk after beating.kaleʻai. milk shakewaiū luliluli,waiū hoʻoluliluli. milkfishawa. growth stages:pua awa,puawa,awa ʻaua,awa,awa kalamoho. Milky WayHōkū-noho-aupuni,Iʻa,Iʻa-lele-i-aka,Kau,Lālani,Lele-aka,Leleiona. Milky WayIʻa mill₁mechanical device.wili,hale wili. coffee mill,wili kope. sugar mill,hale wili kō,wili kō. planing mill,hale wili papa,wili papa. flour mill,hale wili palaoa,kāwili palaoa. mill₂move confusedly.hoʻowili,hoʻopākakaʻa hele. mill₃money of account.mila (1/10 cent). millenniummiliniuma millenniummiliniuma millerkanaka wili palaoa. milletmileka. milli-mili-. a prefix meaning one thousandth (m).hapakaukani.abb.hkk. see entries below anddeci-,centi-,micro-,nano-,pico-. milligrammilikalame.abb.mkal. millimetermiliamekele. millinerymea hoʻonani pāpale. millionmiliona. millionaireʻona miliona. millipedeʻaha. millisecondin math.hapakaukanikekona. millstonepōhaku kaʻa palaoa,pōhaku kaʻa. Mimasa moon very near to Saturn.Mima. mimichoʻopili.also:hoʻomāhuʻi,hoʻomaʻauwē,hoʻopaʻi ā paʻi;maʻewa,hoʻomaʻewa (sarcastic). mimichoʻopili₃ mimichoʻopili₃ mimosamimoka. mince piepai me nā mea ʻai ʻokiʻoki ʻia. mind₁intellect.manaʻo,waihona noʻonoʻo,naʻau. broad-minded,noʻonoʻo laulā. narrow-minded,noʻonoʻo hāiki. a well-filled mind,ʻumeke kāʻeo (fig.). an empty mind,ʻumeke pala ʻole (fig.). to set the mind on,kau ka manaʻo. to change the mind,hoʻohuli i ka manaʻo. mind₂obey.lohe;hoʻolohe (imperative);wiwo. mind₃heed.mālama,maliu. Never mind,he mea ʻole,ʻaʻole pilikia. mine₁possessive.noʻu,naʻu,koʻu,kaʻu,kuʻu,oʻu,aʻu.seemy. mine₂pit.lua,lua ʻeli waiwai;lua lānahu (coal);lua ʻeli gula (gold);maine,mine. mine₃military.pōkā pahū kai. mineral waterwai minelala. mineral wateralsosparkling water.waipiʻipiʻi. minglehui pū,kauwili.also:paʻi,hui ka ʻaha,holehole. mingledhui,hui ʻia,huihui,kipona. minimumhapa ʻuʻuku loa,haʻahaʻa. minimumpalenaiki.seemaximum. the minimum weight.kapalenaikiokekaumaha. minister₁priest.kahuna,kahuna pule;kahuna aʻo (teaching);kahu. minister₂statesman.kuhina (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it). minister₃aid.lawelawe. ministryʻoihana kahuna pule (religious);ʻoihana,keʻena (agency). MinneapolisMineapoli. MinnesotaMinekoka. Minnesotaalso Minnesotan.Minekoka. minnowminao.seeanchovy,silversides. minor₁small.ʻuʻuku iho. minor₂underage.oʻo ʻole,keiki oʻo ʻole. minoras a minor academic field of study.māina.seemajor. minorityhapa iki,hapa ʻuʻuku,hapa ʻuku. minority party,ʻaoʻao kūʻē. minority partyin politics.ʻaoʻaohapaʻuʻuku.seemajority party,political party. minstrel showkeaka nika. mint₁plant.mōhihi,māʻohiʻohi,honohono,kīponapona,mineka. mint₂fiscal.ʻOihana hana kālā. Mintakaa star.Kaʻawili. minuendkumuhoʻēmi. minushoʻolawe,lawe. minus sign,kaha hoʻolawe,kaha emi. eight minus two is six,ʻewalu lawe ʻelua,koeʻeono. minuslawe. minus sign.kahahoʻolawe. minute₁time.minuke. five minutes until eight,ʻelima minuke i koe,hola ʻewalu;ʻelima minuke i koe,kani ka hola ʻewalu. ten minutes after eight,ʻumi minuke i hala,kā ka hola ʻewalu;ʻumi minuke i hala,kani ka hola ʻewalu. minute₂seetiny. minutetime.minuke.abb.min. revolutions per minute (rpm).puniokaminuke.abb.p/min. minute hand.limakuhikuhiminuke. minutesmoʻolelo,moʻoʻōlelo (as of a meeting). to keep the minutes,hoʻopaʻa moʻolelo. minutianā mea liʻiliʻi loa,huna,hunehune,nā mea makaliʻi. Miraa star.Lanihou. Miracha star.Kōkoʻolua. miraclehana mana. miraculousmana.seelegendary beings. miragewailiʻulā,wailiʻu,liʻulā,waiʻōʻupē. god of mirages,Lima-loa. mirekelekele,pihō,pohō,kiʻo lepo,lepo pohō,nenelu,naele. Mirphacka star.Hānaipono. mirroraniani,aniani kilohi;aniani kū (standing);aniani paʻa lima (hand);kilo pōhaku (stone under water);aniani nānā. mirroraniani ʻikena mirroraniani,anianinānā,anianikilohi,anianikilo. bicycle mirror.anianikilohipaikikala,anianikilopaikikala,anianipaikikala. concave mirror.anianiʻeʻele. convex mirror.anianiʻeʻemu. full- length mirror.anianikū. hand mirror.anianipaʻalima,anianilima. rear-view mirror for a car.anianikilohikaʻa,anianikaʻa. small mirror to keep in a purse.anianipāiki,anianiliʻiliʻi. mirroraniani ʻikena mis-hewa.seemislead,misnomer,misprint, and others. misandryhatred of males.hoʻokaekāne.seemisanthropy,misogyny. misanthropenaʻau kopekope,ʻōpū kopekope,ʻōpū ʻino,kanaka nanau,mea lanau. misanthropyhatred of mankind.hoʻokaekanaka.seemisandry,misogyny. misbehavehana kolohe,kolohe. miscarriageheʻe wale,poholo.seeabortion,fetus. miscarried fetus,keiki heʻe wale,keiki hāʻule wale,hua hāʻule. miscarriage of justice,holo pono ʻole o ke kānāwai. miscellaneouskēlā me kēia,kēlā mea kēia mea,nā mea like ʻole,kīkoʻolā,laukua. miscellanynā mea like ʻole,pūlehulehu. mischiefkolohe (bad or innocent);ʻeu (funny).seemischief-maker,mischievous. mischief-makerkolohe,ʻāpiki.seeparrot fish. mischievouskolohe.also:hoʻokolohe,ʻāpiki,ʻeu,ʻepa,hūʻeu,lapa,maka leʻa,lapuwale,ʻeʻeʻe,honole.see saying,makaʻā. misconstruehoʻohepa,wehewehe hewa,koho hewa. misdemeanormikamina. misdirectkuhi pāʻēʻē,kuhikuhi hewa. miserlyseemiser.also:akaoʻo,pīpine,hoʻolaholaho,makauliʻi,minamina,pukumoa. miserypōʻino oki loa,luʻuluʻu,māino,ʻīnea. misfortunepōʻino,pōpilikia.also:ʻawa (fig.);laʻa uli, make, predict misfortune,hoʻoiloilo. gloat over misfortunes of others,ʻaikola,hōʻaikola,ʻākola. misinformhōʻike hewa,kuhi pāʻēʻē. misleadalakaʻi hewa.also;kuhi pāʻēʻē,hoʻopāʻēʻē,hoʻopouli,kanaleʻo. misnomerʻōlelo hewa i ka inoa. misogynyhatred of women.hoʻokaewahine.seemisandry,misanthropy. misprintpaʻi hewa. mispronouncehewa ka hopuna,paʻewa ka hopuna,hewa ka hoʻopuka ʻana. misrepresenthōʻike hewa,hoʻopāʻēʻē. miss₁fail to hit.hala,hewa.also:kāhewa,hāʻulehope,kapeke;muʻu (in marbles);halahī,halahū,holohuʻa,pāhiʻa,holohiʻa. to miss the way,hū,hūhewa,hili,halakī. miss₂perceive absence.haʻo. miss₃nostalgia.haʻo wale,minamina. miss₄unmarried woman.wahine maleʻole. no equivalent to the title. MissMike MissMike missed shotalsoair ball, in basketball; to make such a shot.kīhalahī,kīhalahū. misshapenʻaluʻalu,ʻanakeʻe,kīnā,naele,ʻōpaha,hoʻōpaha,paʻewa,pepeʻe. missilemea pākī,mea kī ʻia. guided missile,mea kī hoʻopololei loaʻia. missilekaolele. missile bomb.kaolelepahū. missingnalowale,nalo,nano,koe. missionhuakaʻi,mikiona;hololani (rare). missionas in the mission statement of an organization.alanuʻukia.seevision. mission statement.ʻōleloalanuʻukia. missionarymikanele,mikionele,mikionali;aʻo hele (itinerant). to act like a missionary,hoʻomikanele. Mississippialso Mississippian.Mikikipi,Misisipi. Missourialso Missourian.Mikouli,Misouri. misspelled worda circle around a misspelled word with the lettersph (pelahewa) written above the word, in proofreading.kahapelahewa. mistuhiwai,noe,ʻohu,ʻehu,ʻehuehu (in approximate order of decreasing denseness). In songs, mist is associated with romance.also:lelehuna,huna wai,kēhau,kīʻohuʻohu,pūnohu,uakea,aokū,ʻawa,uahi wai;uaoa. fine mist,lilinoe,kili ʻohu.seemisty. heavy mist,uhiwai. creeping mist,noe kolo,ua noe. pink mist,noe ʻula. rainbow-hued mist,koʻiʻula. white mist,uakea. love is mist, settles on all hills,he ʻohu ke aloha,ʻaʻohe kuahiwi kau ʻole (of love). goddess of mists,Lilinoe. mistʻohu neʻepapa mistʻohu neʻepapa mistakehewa,kuhi hewa,paʻewa,lalau;kīnaʻu (flaw). to cause or feign a mistake,hoʻohewa. to mistake a person for someone else,kuhi hewa,hoʻomaopopo ʻole. a mistake by many,hehehewa. misterseeMr. mistreatmenthana ʻino,māuna,pāʻuluʻā.seecruel. mistresswahine manuahi,ipo manuahi,wahine noho pū;kahu (of a pet). mistress of a house,haku wahine o ka home. mistypaʻa i ka noe,uhi i ka noe.also:kēwai,pōhina,polohina,hea,hōʻohu;kīʻohuʻohu,māohu,poluluhi.seeglory,mist, andsayings,kīʻohuʻohu,māʻohu. misunderstandmaopopo akaaka ʻole. mite₁insect.ona,ane;ona moa (chicken);ʻuku hipa (sheep). mite₂small sum.lepeka. mitiosiskaʻamahana haku mitogenany substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.mikokene. mitosiskaʻamahana kau mitrekalaunu pīhopa,pāpale hainikā. mittbaseball glove.mikilimapōhili. mittenmīkini,mīkini lima. mixhoʻohui,hui (general);hoʻowali (as poi, dough).also:huihui,huikaʻi,hauhili,hauhauhili,hilikau,ʻānoni,hoʻōʻā,kake,kīkomo,ʻāwili,kauwili,wili,noni.seemixture,mix-up. to mix ingredients,kāwili,paʻi,hokahokai. to mix relish,poho ʻinamona. mixing board or tray,papa wili,papa wili ʻai. poi mixer,lāʻau hoʻowali ʻai. mixto mix or dilute, as a drink.paʻipaʻi.seedilute. mix upto jumble the order.hoʻokakekaʻina. mixedhuikau.also:huihui,hoʻohuihui,hauhili,hauhauhili,hilikau,ʻaluka,kipona,laukua,ʻānoni,ʻānoninoni,ʻānononi,ʻōnoninoni,paʻipaʻi; mixed colors,aʻeaʻe,ʻōʻā. mixed liquid,wai paʻipaʻi. mixed drink,wai paʻipaʻi,lama paʻipaʻi ʻia,lama hoʻohuihui ʻia,mea inu hoʻohuihui. mixed blood,koko ʻāwili,hapa,ʻōʻā. mixedalso combined, in math and science.ʻōʻā.seealloy,whole number. chemically combined.ʻōʻākemikalaʻia. mixed decimal.kekimalaʻōʻā. mixed number.heluʻōʻā. mixermīkini kāwili mixermīkini kāwili mixturemea i kāwili pū ʻia,mea i hoʻohuihui ʻia. mixturealsocombination.huihuina. mix-uphuikau,hoʻohuikau,hōkai,hokahokai,kaʻahōkai. ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- moanʻū,ʻuhū ʻuhūʻuhū,kaniʻū,kaniʻuhū,kaniāʻau,auē,nā,nū,nūnū,hoʻonū. moaning birdʻuaʻu kani;hōʻio (rare). moatʻauwaha e hoʻopuni ana i ke kākela. mobilea piece of artwork which dangles and moves in the wind.māhielewa. mobilityin geography.pēneʻe. mochimōchī. mochi rice.laikimōchī,lāisimōchī. mockhoʻohenehene,pāhenehene,henehene.also:laumaʻewa,hoʻomaʻewa,maʻewa,hoʻomahua,hoʻomahuakala,hoʻomāʻauwē,hoʻomāʻauea.seebattle. mock orangealaheʻe haole. modeʻano. modeas the number or numbers that occur most often in a set, in math.lauika. as in a computer program.pēʻano. mode of transportation.alakau. modelana,ana hoʻohālike,kumu,kumu hoʻohālike,kumu alakaʻi. modelexample, as of behavior.kumuhoʻohālike. usually miniature.kūkohu. model boat.kūkohumoku. to model, i.e. to mold or shape, as clay.hōʻomoʻomo.seeclay. modemmōkema. modemmokema modemmokema moderatehoʻokanahaʻi,akahele. moderatoras of a panel.lunahoʻomalu. modernno kēia au,nupaikini. modernizeto modernize a written document using modern spelling and punctuation standards.hōʻanohou.seeadapt. modestwaipahē,akahai,haʻahaʻa,pē,naʻau pē,pēpē,naʻau pēpē,hōʻoiʻoi ʻole.also:kolokolohai,wiwo;ʻōheke (somewhat). saying: Stay down in the green clumps, do not raise yourself,e noho iho i ke ōpū weuweu,mai hoʻokiʻekiʻe (see alsohakalī). modifierkāhulu modifierkāhulu modulationseeamplitude modulation,frequency modulation. moistū,maʻū,māʻūʻū,koʻū,maʻūmaʻū,koʻoū,paʻū,ʻūpolu,pulu,līhau,kilipohe. moist with fog,kawaū. moist and fragrant,noʻū. moistdamp or moist with fog or dew, wet from cold.kawaū. moistenhoʻomaʻū,hoʻomāʻūʻū,hoʻoū,hōʻū,kau wai,kaiehu. molarkuʻi. click the molars together,ʻaʻaki ke kuʻi. gnash the molars, hands are slow,nau ke kuʻi,lohi ka lima (anger slows work). molassesmalakeke. mold₁shape.ʻOmoʻomo,hōʻomoʻomo,ʻōmilo,ʻōmilomilo. moldpunahelu. to mold, i.e. model or shape as clay.hōʻomoʻomo. moldedhōʻomoʻomo ʻia,ʻōmilomilo ʻia. molded into an image,hana ʻia ā kūlike me ke kiʻi. moldingmōlina. moldingas around windows or doors.mōlina.seeframe. MoldovaMolodowa. moldypunahelu.also:ʻīʻī,nehi,paʻū,pīlekaleka,pōukiuki.seemusty. moldy odor,kūnāhelu,pelekunu. mole₁anatomical.puʻu,kūkaenalo,leponalo. molethe animal.mioʻawi. molecularao lātoma mollifiedmānalo. mollifyhoʻomānalo,hoʻopalupalu,hoʻomalimali. MollucaMoluka. Molluca Sea.keKaiʻoMoluka. molluskseeshell. molluskhakuika. MolokaʻiMolokaʻi. epithet: greatMolokaʻi of Hina,Molokaʻi nui a Hina (Hina was the legendary mother ofMolokaʻi). moltmāunu,heleleʻi ka hulu;auhā (rare). moltto molt, as a crab its shell.hoʻomalule. as a snake its skin.māunu. moltenhoʻoheheʻe ʻia. MoluccasMoluka. molybdatemolaibadahate. ammonium molybdate.ʻamoniumamolaibadahate. molybdenummolaibedenuma. momentmanawa iki. Wait a moment,kali iki,eia iho. momentummomeneku,ke ʻano o ka neʻe ʻana i mua. to gain momentum,hoʻonui aku i ka holo ʻana. MonacoMonako. monarch butterflypulelehuapuakalaunu. monarchyaupuni mōʻī. monasteryhale mōneka,monekekeli. MondayPōʻakahi.rare:Monelē,Moneke,Monede. monetary denominationkūanakālā. moneykālā,moni. sum of money,puʻu kālā,pōkeokeo. paper money,kālā pepa. silver money,kālā keʻokeʻo,kakalama,hapawalu. gold money,kālā ʻulaʻula. money order,pepa kīkoʻo kālā. postal money order,pila kīkoʻo hale leka. moneykālā. money order.pilaʻokakālā. to draw money from the bank.kīkoʻo. moneyedkālā,lako i ke kālā. Mongoliaalso Mongolian.Monokolia,Monogolia. mongooseʻiole manakuke,manakuke. monitorkahu nānā,kahu hoʻoponopono,mea hoʻolohe pono i ka mea e ʻōlelo ʻia ana,monika. monitoras for a computer or in movie or video production.pahupapakaumaka.seescreen. computer monitor.pahupapakaumakakamepiula. TV monitor.pahupapakaumakakīwī. monitorpapa kaumaka monitorpapa kaumaka monkmōneka. monk sealHawaiian monk seal.silaHawaiʻi. monkeykeko,mākinikā. monkey-like in appearance,mukeko. monkeyowl monkey.kekopueo. rhesus monkey.kekolekuka. monkey barsa kind of playground equipment.haokeko.seejungle gym. monkeypodʻohai. monkfishmōnekakai. monocotyledonlauʻīnanakahi.seecotyledon. monolithpōhakukūkahi. monopolypōʻaiʻālunu. monopolyexclusive possession or control of a commodity or service in a market.kaʻalilo. a business or company which has a monopoly.pāʻoihanakaʻalilo. monotheismalso monotheistic.akuakahi.seepolytheism. monotonousmanakā. monoxidemonokesaside. carbon monoxide.karabonamonokesaside. mons pubishena,hene,puʻukole. to see, feel, handle the mons pubis,hoʻohena. monsoonmonokune. monsterpilikua nui. monstertutua monsteralāʻape. Montanaalso Montanan.Monakana,Monekana. montane areawaokuahiwi. lower montane area.waokuahiwihaʻahaʻa. upper montane area.waokuahiwikiʻekiʻe. vegetation area at the base of a mountain.waokumukuahiwi. MontereyMonekelei. monthmahina,malama. According to(Johnson and Mahelona (40)), the months are male stars in the sixth generation after maleAo (day) and femalePō (night). Each star-month has one or more star-wives. The males are born in succeeding generations starting withʻIkuwā (Pohā-kōʻeleʻele), followed byWelehu,Makaliʻi (ʻAuhuhu-paʻina),Kāʻelo,Kaulua,Nana,Welo,Ikiiki,Kaʻaona,Hinaiaʻeleʻele,Māhoe Mua (Hilina Ehu), andMāhoe Hope (Hilina Mā).(Malo 30) equatesʻIkuwā with October, but as shown in Emerson's note ((Malo 33-5)), correspondences with the Western calendar differed according to islands and individuals. Variants are in parentheses in the above list. nights of the lunar month:Hilo,Hoaka,Kū Kahi,Kū Lua,Kū Kolu,Kū Pau,ʻOle Kū Kahi,ʻOle Kū Lua,ʻOle Kū Kolu,ʻOle Kū Pau,Huna (Hoʻāo),Mohalu (Mōhaluhalu),Hua,Akua,Hoku,Māhealani,Kū Lua,Lāʻau Kū Kahi,Lāʻau Kū Lua,Lāʻau Pau,ʻOle Kū Kahi,ʻOle Kū Lua,ʻOle Pau,Kāloa Kū Kahi,Kāloa Kū Lua,Kāloa Pau,Kāne,Lono,Mauli,Muku. months of pregnancy,kū. monthlykēlā mahina,kēia mahina. monthly issue,puka mahina. monthly pay,uku ma ka mahina. monumentkia hoʻomanaʻo. monumentkiahoʻomanaʻo. national monument.pākakiahoʻomanaʻoaupuni. mooumō. mood₁disposition.ʻAno,naʻau.seefeelings,moody. mood₂grammar.ʻōuli. indicative mood,ʻōulihaʻi. moodas in music.au. moodyloli mau ke ʻano o ka noʻonoʻo,nunuha. moonmahina,malama. new moon,mahina hou. full moon,mahina piha,mahina poepoe;hoku palemo (which sets before daylight);hoku ili (which sets after daylight). halo around moon,luahoana,luakālai,luakālai lani. nights of full moon,hoku,māhealani (seemonth). waxing moon,mahina hapalua mua. waning moon,mahina hapalua hope. goddess of the moon,Hina-i-ka-malama. the moon is up,kau ka mahina (a bald man appears). moon flowerkoali pehu,koani pehu. moonlightmālamalama o ka mahina. pale moonlight,māhinahina. the moonlight shines brightly,ka pā kōnane a ka mahina. mooring rockpōhaku lana. Moorish idolkihikihi. mooseʻēleka. moplāʻau holoi papahele,kāwele wai. mop the floor,holoi papahele,kalapu papahele. mopalso to mop.māpa. mop head.hulumāpa. mopedmopeka mopedmopeka moralpono,molala. moral deportment,noho pono. to cleanse and purify morally,huikala.cf.kānana,kālana. moralekūlana. moralitypono,noho ponoʻana,maikaʻi. moralslula o ka nohona. moray eelpuhi ao,puhi kauila. morehou,keu.see ex.,hala₂. more or less,ʻoi ā emi mai. more than,mua. More chicken?I moa hou? I moa hou nāu? Give me more,hāʻawi hou mai. More people came,nui hou aku ka poʻe i hele mai. moreoverkekahi,eia kekahi,eia hou,koe kēia. Morinda citrifolianoni. morningkakahiaka.seegood morning. early morning,kakahiaka nui. later this morning,kēia kakahiaka aku. the dust of morning,ʻehu kakahiaka (fig., dawn, youth, brief shower). Morning StarHōkū-ao,Hōkū-loa,Ka-ʻelele-o-ka-wanaʻao (?),Hōkū-komohana,Kukui Wanaʻao,Iao,Waileia. morning-glorykoali,koani,kowali (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follows it),pōhuehue,hunakai,kūpala,paha,ʻuala koali,kuahulu (koali kuahulu),paʻaliʻi. a morning-glory, a twister,he koali,he pākaʻawili (of unstable persons). MoroccoMoloko. Moroccoalso Moroccan.Moloko,Moroko. moronichepa,kūhepa,ʻōhepa,ʻōpulepule. morphinemōpine. morphological metamorphosiskūalolikino. morselwahi hakina iki,hakina ʻai,ʻāmikamika. mortal₁kanaka maoli. mortal₂seefatal. mortar₁cement.puna,puna hamo,pālolo. mortar₃ordnance.pū kī,pōkā pahū. mortgagemolaki. chattel mortgage,molaki waiwai lewa. mortgageemea paʻa molaki. mortgagermea molaki. mortisekohe. mosaicmokaika. MoscowMokekao. mosquemokeko. mosquitomakika. mosquito larvae,naio makika. mosquito fishiʻa makika. mosquito fishmedaka.iʻamakika. mosquito netpākū makika. mosslimu (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it).also:ʻēkaha,hinihini ʻula,huluhulu-a-ʻīlio,huluhulu-a-Kaʻau-hele-moa,iliohe,kalauipo,līpoa kuahiwi,mākole mākōpiʻi (mākōpiʻi,makaʻōpiʻi,kala makapiʻi),ʻōnohiawa,ʻōpulepule,ʻowau,wāwaeʻiole.seeFlorida moss. moss-grown,limua,hākuma,paʻa i ka limu. The district is moss-covered,limua ka moku (of peace, since moss grows in damp places undisturbed by man). mossgeneral term.mākōpiʻi.seesphagnum. peat moss.mākōpiʻiʻelenahu. mosthapa nui,nui,hapa loa,loa. motelaʻolaʻo,pālaʻolaʻo,pula. having something in the eye, as a mote or eyelash,laʻo,laʻo ka maka,pula ka maka. mothpulelehua,ʻōkaʻi;mū (clothes moth). larva and case of case moth,ʻōpūlauoho,pūlauoho. mothgeometrid moth.ʻōʻaki. moth-eatenānea,nono,popopo;ʻai ʻia e ka mū(Ioba 13.28). mothermakuahine,māmā;lūauʻi makuahine;hulilau (fig.).see saying,ʻalalā, andgodmother,gourd,stepmother. mother of one's children,hānau kama. mother and childmakua mea keiki. Mother HubbardHolokū. mother tongueʻōlelo makua. mother-in-lawmakuahūnōai wahine. mother-of-pearl shellseepearl shell. motherʻs ancestorskūpuna makuahine motherʻs ancestorskūpuna makuahine mother's ancestorskūpuna makuahine Mother's DayLā o nā mākuahine. motilemōneʻe motion₁movement.ʻoni,au,neʻe,mōkio. motion of hands and fingers,hei. repeated motion,hulehulei. set in motion.hoʻohele. motion₂parliamentary.noi. to second a motion,kōkua. motionBrownian motion, in chemistry.lelekēPalaunu. motionlessʻonipaʻa,mālie,ʻoni ʻole;kīpū lani (as clouds, stars). motivekumu. motormīkini. motorcyclemokokaikala,kaʻa mokokaikala. mottledʻōpulepule,kikiko,ʻōniʻo,ʻōniʻoniʻo,niʻo. mottomākia. Stand firm wasLiliʻu-o-ka-lani's motto,ʻonipaʻa kā Liliʻu-o-ka-lani mākia. moundahu,āhua,puʻu;puʻu lepo (earth),ʻāpuʻu;puʻu pele (volcanic);hāpuʻupuʻu,haʻapuʻu;hoʻopuʻu; mound up,poʻi,hoʻāhu. mountpiʻi,eʻe,hōʻeʻe,kau; mount high,amoamo. mountn.mauna.see entries below. mountslide mount.mōlinakiʻiaka. to mount insects;alsoinsect mounting.pineʻelala. Mount Saint HelensMaunaKanaHelena,MaunaSanaHelena. Mount CarmelMauna Kalemela. Mount HoodMauna Huka. Mount HorMauna Hora. Mount OlympusMaunaʻOlumepika. Mount SouffrièreMauna Kupalali. mountainmauna,kuahiwi; verdant mountain,kuaola; mountain area,uka,mauka,kuahea.seeridge. region near the mountaintop,kualono. mountain climber,hele mauna,eʻe kuahiwi,piʻi mauna. mountainmountain range.paekuahiwi. mountain pass.nuku. volcanic mountain.kuapele.seemontane,passageway,seamount. mountain appleʻōhiʻaʻai. mountain bikepaikikalaholokuahiwi. mountainousmauna,ʻōpalipali. mounted policemākaʻi kau lio. mournuē,uwē,ʻū,kanikau.also:pihe,naʻauʻauā,kūmākena,kaʻakūmākena,kaniaʻā,kaniāʻau,kaniʻuhū,kūpinaʻi; mourn extravagantly,pākepa; mourn in chanting,kanikau,kanikaniāʻula.seewail. mournermea kanikau. mourningmākena,paumākō;mānewanewa,pānewanewa (extravagantly, as before Christianity or for a chief). period of mourning,kaʻakūmākena. go mourning,ʻū hele. mouseʻiole,ʻiole liʻiliʻi. mouseʻlole. deer mouse.ʻlolekia. white-footed mouse.ʻlolewāwaekea. mouseas for a computer.ʻlole. mouse arrow;alsopointer orcursor.nahauʻiole,nahau. mousetrapʻūmiʻi ʻiole,ʻūpikiʻiole. moustacheʻumiʻumilehelehe.seebeard. mousyʻioʻiole. mouthwaha;oʻa (eel);lehelehe (net);nuku (harbor);nuku wai (stream);muliwai (river). mouthriver mouth.seeestuary. mouth organpilapuhipuhi. mouthpiecewahaʻōlelo. moveneʻe (intransitive);hoʻoneʻe (transitive, as an object or a checker);naue,nauwe;kaʻi hele (in line or succession or as in checkers);noi (parliamentary);peki (step by step);kuʻi (inkōnane game);kūwili (restlessly);ānehe,ānehenehe (stealthily);ʻanau (with jerky motion);kuekueʻo (slightly);palanehe (daintily); move backwards,neʻehope,mene; move back and forth,helo,helohelo,kuʻe,kuʻekuʻena,uene,malewa,konini,kaiue; move up and down,hoʻoholu,kaiue,panau; move straight ahead,neʻe i mua,neʻe pololei,kauaheahe; move swiftly,neʻe ʻāwīwī,mio,miomio,ʻiʻī,oloʻio,olohio,kāholo; move cautiously and carefully,akaluli,akahele,kaʻiawe,koene,palela,kūnoni,pāneʻeneʻe; move easily and noiselessly,palamimo,niau,kaʻa niau,hani,halolani; move in a flock, herd, company, or together,kaʻi ʻāuna,mālana,neʻepū,neʻepapa,kahe ā wai; move to and fro or from place to place,kalewa,koiele,ʻōhelo,ʻaʻau.also:uai,hoʻouai,ʻoni,hōʻoni,ʻoniʻoni,hōʻoniʻoni,hoʻoneʻe,oi,uoi,hele,pūneʻe,neʻeu,lele,au,nene,paneʻe,hulei,pāuma;kolo (as breeze). on the move,kiʻihele,haulani. move, as to a new house,neʻe aku,komo hale. first attempts of infant to move,ene. hard to move,ʻonipaʻa;lolohe (rare), Your move (in checkers),kou manawa. movea circle around a word or words with an arrow going from the words to the place where they are to be moved, in proofreading.kahahoʻoneʻe. as in a sports play.ʻonina. to move, as files in a computer program.hoʻoneʻe. movementau,ʻoni,neʻena;lawena (as of dancing hands);miona (swift).seemove. movementneʻena. video camera movement.neʻenapahupaʻiwikiō. film movement, as in a movie or video camera.hololola. as of body parts.ʻonina. movementsas in dancing.kiʻina. hand movements.kiʻinalima. foot movements.kiʻinawāwae. moviekiʻiʻoniʻoni. moviekiʻiʻoniʻoni.see entry below andaction movie,three-dimensional movie. movie projector.mākinihoʻolelekiʻiʻoniʻoni,mīkinikiʻiʻoniʻoni. movie screen.pākūhoʻolelekiʻi. to shoot a movie film.paʻikiʻiʻoniʻoni (preceded byke). movie studiothe building where movies are made.halehanakiʻiʻoniʻoni. the company responsible for making movies.keʻenahanakiʻiʻoniʻoni. movie theaterhale kiʻiʻoniʻoni movie theaterhale kiʻiʻoniʻoni moving₁in motion.hele,ʻoni,ʻoniʻoni,niau,hāneʻeneʻe;kūlewa (as clouds);nauane (rare).seemove. moving₂eloquent.mīkololohua. moving picturekiʻi ʻoniʻoni. mowʻoki. mow the grass,ʻoki mauʻu. mowto mow the lawn.ʻokiikamauʻu,ʻokiikamahiki. Mozambiquealso Mozambican.Mozamabika. ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- Mr.no term today; formerly, but not used commonly:Mī,Mika. Mr. Coan,Mī Koana. Mr. Remy,Mika Remi. Mr.mika Mr.Kāne₆ Mrs.no term today; formerly, but not used commonly:wahine. Mrs. Smith,Kamika Wahine. Mrs.Mike Mrs.Mike ms ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- MSMasterʻs, Master of Science, as a degree at a university.MS ( pronouncedmūsā).seeMasterʻs,MA. ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- muchnui.also:lau,lua,hālau,kūwaluwalu,makawalu,mākena,ʻoe,oki. very much,nui ʻino,nui hewahewa,nui loa,kai! How much?ʻEhia? no matter how much,ʻehia. twice as much,pāpālua. we have much to do,nui loa kā kāua hana,ʻaʻohe i laua aku kā kāua hana. mucushūpē,ʻūpē,hākelo,wale.also:naʻo,walewale,wale kea,weka,wekaweka,pīheka. dried nasal mucus,pāpaʻa hūpē. to draw in mucus,hohō. to hang, as mucus,kākelokelo. mudkelekele,pālolo,lepo ʻūkele. taro-patch mud,lepo loʻi. mudʻūkele,lepopohō. pond mud.pohō. mud guard.palelepo. bicyde mud guard.palelepopaikikala. mud henʻalae;nūkea (white-billed);koki. theʻalae is calledka manu keʻu ahiahi, the bird that croaks in the evening (considered a bad omen). mud puddlekiʻo lepo. mud waspnalo lawe lepo. muddykele,kelekele,kūkele,ahu kele,kele lua,ʻūkele,ʻūkelekele,ʻōkelekele,hānupa. muddy water,kele wai. muffhuluhulu hoʻopumehana lima. muffinmāpina. bran muffin.māpinapelene. mufflerkāʻei ʻāʻī;pale kalukalu (Biblical). muffleras on a car.kinipaipuahi.seeexhaust pipe. mulattomalaka. mulberrywauke,wauke mālolo,poʻaʻaha;kaumanu,koaha; black mulberry,kalika,kilika,kukamino; indian mulberry,noni; bark,kīwawā. mulberry leaf,lau lole. the paper mulberry ofkūlolia that stands alone,ka wauke kū kahi o kūlolia (of anything uniquely beautiful). mulchpulu,kīpulu,poʻi kalo. to clear away mulch,kāhili pulu,lauhuʻe.see saying,pulu. method of making mulch,pāhala. mull overnalu,hoʻomāuiui;piolo (fig.). mulletamaʻama (seeʻamaʻama for saying and growth stages);ʻanae,pahaha; false mullet,uouoa. mullet net,ʻalihilele. multi-alsomany.lau-. multi-engined spaceships.nāmokuahikaolauʻenekini. multilinguallauʻōlelo multiplehelu komo ʻia. multiplein math.helumāhua,māhua. common multiple.helumāhualike,māhualike. least common multiple.helumāhuahaʻahaʻaloa,māhuahaʻahaʻaloa. multiplemanaʻolau multiplemanaʻolau multiple-choicekohokoho,panekohokoho. multiple-choice question.nīnaukohokoho. multiple-choice book.pukepanekohokoho. multiplicandhelu hoʻonui ʻia. multiplicationhoʻonui. multiplication sign,kahahiō,kaha hoʻonui. multiplication tables,ʻālualua. multiplicationin math.hoʻonui.seemultiply. multiplication sign.kahahoʻonui. multiplication tables.papaʻālualua. zero property of multiplication.ʻanopiliʻoleokahoʻonui. multiplierhelu hoʻonui. multiplyhoʻomāhuahua,hoʻonui.also:hoʻopulapula,māhua,hoʻomāhua,laupaʻi,kulukulu. multiply two by two,ʻalua lua. multiplyhoʻonui.seemultiplication. multiply through.hoʻonuipaukāpākahi. multipurpose roomlumi hana multipurpose roomlumi hana multitudelehulehu,nehunehu,kini,mū,hoʻomū,laupaʻi,pūʻali,nuʻa. multitudinouskinikini.also:mānuʻunuʻu,mokuāwai,hono. mummūmū,mū,hoʻomū,mumule,mūkei.seesilent. mumblenamunamu,namu,hoʻonamu,naunau,kapalalū. mumble-the-pegkuwala pahi. mummyiʻaloa. mumpsʻauwaepahāha,ʻāʻīpahāha. mumpspēheu. municipalnote that in Hawaiʻi most things are county rather than municipal.kiwikā. municipal golf course.kahuapāʻanikolepakiwikā. municipal watershed.ʻāinakumuwaikiwikā. municipalitya city or town having its own incorporated government for local affairs.aupunikiwikā.seeordinance. munitionslako pono kaua. murderpepehi kanaka,kā make loa. his murder (of someone else),kāna make. his murder (of himself),kona make. murdererpepehi kanaka,lima koko. murkypōuliuli,lepolepo,ʻōlepolepo,ʻōmea,ʻōmeamea. murmuringhamumu,hamumumu,nē,ʻowē,hē,lauʻowe haʻihaʻi.seecomplain. muscleʻiʻo,ʻiʻo huki,olonā,oloolonā,makela;aʻa (small);kāhā poʻohiwi (on shoulder blade);lolokū (on back of head);ʻuala (of upper arm);ʻulu (in calf of leg). musclemākala.see Hawaiian entries undermākala. muscularwaʻawaʻa,ʻāwaʻawaʻa,kīwaʻawaʻa,hoʻolua,lawakua,pūkonakona,konakona. muscular systemin biology.ʻōnaehanamākala. museumhale hōʻikeʻike.seeBishop Museum. mushpalaoa lūlū. mushHawaiian-style mush, made of flour and water.palaoalūlū. mushroomkūkaelio,māmalu. mushroom-shaped,pokake. mushroommelehune,kūkaelio. puffball, a kind of mushroom.melehunepōpōehu. mushroom coralkoʻa kohe,ʻākoʻakoʻa kohe. mushyas rice cooked with too much water.palahē. musicmele (vocal);pila hoʻokani (instrumental).seeinterval,musical instrument,note,scale,tone. to play music,hoʻokani,hoʻokani pila. to read music,heluhelu hua mele. Play music!kani ka pila! musicpuolosee entries below. music box.pohokuikilani. to arrange musicalso music arranger.kūkulupuolo. music storehale mele music storehale mele musical instrumentpila hoʻokani (modern). ancient musical instruments:hano,hōkeo kani,hōkiokio,ʻiliʻili,ipu,kāʻekeʻeke (pahūpahū),kālaʻau,nīʻau kani,pahu,papa hehi,pū,pūʻili,pū lāʻī,pūniu,ʻūkēkē,ʻūlili,ʻulīʻulī. modern:seeaccordion,autoharp,bagpipe,bass viol,clarinet,drum,fiddle,flute,guitar,harmonica,harp,horn,Jew's harp,melodeon,mouth organ,organ,trumpet,ukulele,violin. musical instrumentespecially string instruments.pila.see Hawaiian entries beginning witholo- musical scalealapiʻimele,pākōlī.see Hawaiian entries. musical staffkōkuahuamele,koʻokoʻo,kumuʻākōlī. horizontal line on a musical staff.lainaokekōkuahuamele,lainaokekōkua. space between horizontal lines on a musical staff.wāokekōkuahuamele,wāokekōkua. musicianmea hoʻokani pila (player);mea hīmeni,hoʻopaʻa,puʻukani (singer);haku mele (composer). musiciangeneral term.meapuolo. particularly one who plays Hawaiian music.meahoʻokanipila. musicologykālaipuolo. ethnomusicology.kālaipuololāhui. musicologist.meakālaipuolo,kanakakālaipuolo. muskhualūkini. musketpū poʻohiwi. muskmelonipuʻāwaʻawaʻa. MuslimMusulima muslinkeʻokeʻo (white);keʻokeʻo maoli (bleached, good);keʻokeʻo pia (bleached, inferior);keʻokeʻo wai (bleached);leponalo,makalena. musshoʻopūkalakī (as hair);hoʻominomino (as a dress). mussedpūkalakī (as hair);minomino (as a dress).also:uluulu,ʻahulu. musselkio nahawele,ʻōlepe. mustpono. You must go,e pono ʻoe ke hele. mustacheʻumiʻumi. mustardmākeke (black). mustardmasakeke. musterhoʻākoakoa. mustypelekunu,punahelu,ʻīʻī,uweko,ueko,uwekoweko,uekoeko,weko,wilu,wiluwilu,polopolona,pōukiuki,puleipulu.seemoldy. musubirice ball.musubī,pōpōlaiki,pōpōlāisi. mutantkāhuli. mutateseemutation. mutemumule,mū,mūmū,mule. deaf-mutes,poʻe kuli ā ʻāʻā. mutilatehana ʻino,ʻoki ʻino,hoʻomumuku,hoʻokīnā,ʻeleheʻu. mutineermea kipi i luna o ka moku. mutinyʻolohani,mokuāhana,kipi i luna o ka moku. to cause a mutiny,hōʻolohani. mutternamunamu,kūhipahipa.seemumble. muttonʻiʻo hipa. leg of mutton,ʻūhā hipa. mutuallike,kaulike,pānaʻi like. mutual friend,hoaloha like. mutual admiration,mahalo kekahi i kekahi. muzzlepūnuku,waha. to muzzle,hoʻopaʻa. ma mc me mi mo mr ms mu my -top- my₁singular possessed object.koʻu,kaʻu,kuʻu. my₂plural possessed objects.oʻu,aʻu. mycologistkanaka kālaikalina mynahmanu-ʻai-pilau,pihaʻekelo. myriadmanomano,kinikini,lehulehu. myrrhmula. myrtlehakaka,hadasa,maile haole. myselfʻo wau nō,ʻo wau ponoʻī,ʻo wau iho nō. with myself,me aʻu iho nō. for myself,noʻu iho nō,naʻu iho nō. mysteriousāiwaiwa,hōʻeʻepa,pāhaʻohaʻo,hoʻopano,pohihihi,pōliu,poʻo huna;kapolakā. mysterypohihihi,kumulipo,mikelio. mysteryas a story or movie.pōliu. novel.nōwelapōliu. mysticmea punihei i nā mea āiwaiwa. mystifyhōʻāiwaiwa,hōʻeʻepa,hoʻopāhaʻohaʻo. mythmoʻolelo o ka wā kahiko,moʻolelo. mythicalmea hoʻokalakupua o nā ʻōlelo kahiko loa.seelegendary beings,legendary place. |
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