vno Hawaiian term.

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vacancyhaka,hakahaka,wahi kaʻawale.

vacanthakahaka,haka,kāwaha.

vacationwā hoʻomaha,hoʻomahana,maha.

vaccinateʻō.

vaccinationʻō lima (arm).

vaccinelāʻaukoʻokoʻo.

vacuumalso to vacuum.wākiuma.

vacuum cleanermīkini hoʻomaʻemaʻe hale,wākiuma.

vagabondkanaka ʻaeʻa,kuewa,lewa.also:ʻaeʻa haukaʻe,limu pae,limu lana,puewa,pālauʻeka,kālole,kīhoe,akauahelo,kualana,lau hala lana,pākukui,ānea,ʻŌlemukaʻa,peʻe pao,kea pili mai,kūelekā,pakaulei,pakauhelo.seeoutcast,parasite.

vaginakohe.also:ʻamo,ʻamo hulu,peo,kali;pīnēnē (rare); osseous vagina,pukapaʻa. cavity of vagina,poholua. division between the vagina and anus,kohe lemu.

vaguepōwehiwehi,pōwehi,akaaka ʻole,kāpekepeke,ʻōhio.

vain₁proud.hoʻokano,hoʻokiʻekiʻe,hoʻoheo,kanaʻie,hoʻokanaʻie,haʻakei,hakalina.

vain₂without results.pohō,makehewa,ʻuʻa,Hikauhi,wale;hua āelo (fig.).

vain attempt"missed out."pohō.

valesame asvalley vale of tears,ʻowāwa o nā waimaka.

Valentine's DayKa Lā o Lono-i-ke-aweawe-aloha (i.e., the day of the god of love and mercy; a term coined in 1980).

valiantkoa,ʻaʻa;koʻakā (fig.);koapaka.

Valles Marinerisa valley on Mars.keawāwaʻoMalineli.

valleyawaawa,awāwa,kahawai,ʻowāwa,ʻoawa,ʻōawaawa,ʻaʻalu;hēkuawa,hekuawawa,kuawa (used poetically);Hono-,Hana- (used only in place names). valley bottom,papa lalo.see ex.,shadow.

valleyrift valley.awāwamāwae. series of valleys.paeawāwa. u-shaped valley.awāwauma.

valuablewaiwai,makamae.

valuablehōʻiliʻilina

valuablemomi hōʻiliʻilina

valuablemomi hōʻiliʻilina

valuewaiwai,minamina,waiwai kaulike,waiwai ʻiʻo. of some little value,ma ʻū.seepar value.

valuewaiwai.seenutritive value,percent daily value,place value. absolute value.waiwaiʻiʻo. expected value.waiwaiwānana. face value.waiwaikūʻike. market value.waiwaikūʻai. numerical value, in math.waiwaihelu.

valuelesswaiwai ʻole,ʻole wale,lapuwale,ʻole loa. to keep doing something that is valueless,milikaʻa.

valvepani;pepeiao (of the heart);aʻapau (of a vein);kuapuʻu (as of clams).

valveair valve, as on a tire.pihipāumaea (preceded byke).

valveof the heart.pepeiao. bicuspid valve.pepeiaopālua. tricuspid valve.pepeiaopākolu. semilunar valve.pepeiaoʻaʻapu.

vampkāholo (hula step).see alsoflirt.

vampto vamp, as in hula or singing.kiʻipā.

vankaʻa;hunalewa (of army).seetruck.

vankaʻa wane

vankaʻa wane

vandalkolohe,mea luku wale.

vandalismluku wale.

vaneweather or wind vane.kuhimakani.

vanilina crystalline solid used chiefly as a flavoring agent and in perfumery.wanilina.

vanillawanila.

vanishnalowale,nalo,nalohia.also:olomio,poholo,palemo,pio loa,ʻāhaʻikapupuhi.

vanityhaʻaheo,hoʻokahakaha.Biblical:lapuwale,hanu.

vanity casepoho pauka.

vaporea,noe,ʻohu,māhu.

vapormāhuea.

variablelolilua,lolelua,loli wale,lauwili,kākālule,ʻōlewa,kāhulihuli.

variableas in a scientific experiment.kumuloli. dependent variable.kumulolikaukaʻi. independent variable.kumulolikūʻokoʻa. a symbol that can stand for any quantitative value, in math.hualau. variable width, as in a computer program.laulāloli.

variantmana.

variationloli ʻana,ʻaui ʻana. variation of form,kīpuka.

varicose veinsaʻa kūkūkū,ʻaʻahuʻi.

variegatedkiʻokiʻo,pikapika,lolohuamea,kalakoa,ponapona.

varietyʻano,kēlā me kēia ʻano. great variety,nui nā ʻano like ʻole.

variouslikeʻole,kēlā me kēia.

varnishwaniki,ʻiliki.

varsityas a league of sports at school.paeoʻo. junior varsity.paeʻōpio.

varyloli aʻe,pūlewa;ʻanini (rare). to vary in appearance,kūhapa;mikololia (rare). to vary in color or texture,kipona.

vasepika;pika pua (flower);kīʻahaʻoʻoma.

vaseflower vase.pikapua.

vaselinepetrolatum.kelehoʻopaheʻe.

vassalkauā hoʻoluhi.seeoutcast.

vastnui ʻino,nui loa.also:palena ʻole,mānou,kūāhewa,nui hewahewa,mānuʻunuʻu,oneʻula.

vastusany of the group of muscles that extend the leg, including: vastus intermedius.mākalahopealoʻūhā. vastus lateralis.mākalakumuʻūhā. vastus medialis.mākalakumuʻūhā.seequadriceps femoris,rectus femoris.

VaticanWakikana.

vaultwaihona,keʻena, burial vault,waihona kupapaʻu.seefireproof,pole vault.

vaultpole vault.koʻolele. to pole vault.lelekoʻo.

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vealʻiʻo pipi keiki.

veerhuli,ki-kaha;holohiʻa (at an angle);pūhili,ʻōkeʻe (as the wind).

VegaKeoe (probably).

vegetableno Hawaiian equivalent; early Hawaiians distinguished poi (ʻai,poi) and accompaniments to poi (iʻa,ʻīnaʻi). nearest equivalents to English term:mea ulu,mea kanu,mea ʻai launahele,lāʻau palupalu.

vegetablelauʻai. vegetable oil.ʻailameakanu.

vegetationnahele,nāhelehele.

vegetation Naturalvegetationnatural.launaheleʻōiwi.vegetationnaturallayer.papameakanu. vegetation natural area at the base of a mountain.waokumukuahiwi.seemontaneandseparate layers: ground, understory, canopy, emergent. vegetation natural zonation sheet.palapalakāʻeimeakanu.

vegetativehoʻokawowo

vehiclekaʻa (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it).

vehicleground vehicle with wheels or runners.kaʻa. general term for off-road vehicles, as ATV, dirt bike, 4x4, etc.kaʻaholoʻāpuʻupuʻu,kaʻaʻāpuʻu.seeall-terrain vehicle.

veiluhi,pale uhi,uhi maka,pale maka,pākū.

veinaʻa koko,aʻa;paʻi aʻa koko (small);hōʻaʻa.seevaricose veins. network of veins,aʻaʻa. valve of a vein,aʻapau. vein of metal,au metala.

veinaʻakokokino,aʻakino.see Hawaiian entries underaʻa kino andartery.

Velcroloupili. velcro fastener.meahoʻopaʻaloupili.

velocitywelokike.seefast.

velocitymāmāholo.

velvetweleweka.

velvet grassmauʻu Kepanī.

vena cavaany of the large veins by which the blood is returned to the right atrium of the heart.wenakawa,aʻakinowenakawa. inferior vena cava.wenakawaolalo. superior vena cava.wenakawaoluna.

veneerʻiliwehi.

veneratedmahaloʻia,hōʻihi ʻia,mōʻiu,mōʻiuʻiu.

venereal diseasemaʻi ʻino (general name),maʻi hilo,hilo,maʻi wili,ʻako,kulu,waikī,palakiʻo;kohe ʻako (females),ule hilo (males).rare:kūʻoha,hahaʻianana,ʻōpikopiko.seeʻāhui hala₂,gonorrhea,syphilis,tumor.

Venetian blindsʻōpeʻapeʻa,ʻōlepelepe.

Venetian blindspalepukaanianiʻōlepelepe.

VenezuelaWenezuela.

vengeancehoʻopaʻi,mākaia,pānaʻii ka ʻino.

Venn diagrama diagram using overlapping circles to show relationship of data, in math.kiʻikuhiWene.

venomousmake. venomous mouth,waha okooko (fig.).

ventpuka;miona (in stomach of fish).

ventair vent.pukaea. sea vent.pualekai.

ventpuale wai wela

ventpuale wai wela

ventilatehoʻokomo makani,hoʻokomo ea.

ventralin biology.laualo.seeanterior,dorsal,posterior.

ventricleof the mammalian heart.ʻōpūpuʻuwai,ʻōpū.seechamber.

ventriloquisthoʻolele leo.

ventureʻaʻa,hoʻāʻo.

VenusMany names have been listed, some probably doubtful;Hōkū-ahiahi,Hōkū-kau-ahiahi,Hōkū-kauʻōpae,Hōkū-aliʻi,Hōkū-aliʻi-wahine,Hōkūkomohana,Hōkū-loa (Kūloa),Holo-i-kahiti,Mānanalo,Mūlehu,Nā-holoholo (?),Wenuka.seeJupiter.

Venusthe planet.Hōkūloa. the name.Wenuke,Wenuse.

Venus flytrapʻūmiʻinalo.

Venus's-flytrapMikinalo.

Vera CruzWela Kaluka,Vera Karuza.

verandalānai;hale kia (with pillars).

verbhaʻina,haʻihana. kinds:haʻina pili,haʻina pili aku (active);haʻina kōkua (auxiliary);haʻina ʻokoʻa,haʻina pili ʻole aku (intransitive);haʻina kekeʻe (irregular);haʻina ʻokoʻa (neuter);haʻina pili,haʻina pili aku (transitive);haʻina pili iā haʻi (transitive active);haʻina pili ʻia mai (transitive passive);ka haʻi ʻana i ka hana aku (active verb);ka haʻi ʻana i ka hana ʻia mai (passive verb).

verbhamani

verbhehele

verbpainu

verbhamani

verbalʻōlelo,haʻi waha. verbal will,hoʻoilina ʻōlelo.

verbal phrasepoke painu

verbal phrasepoke painu

verbatimhaʻi e like lea me ka mea i lohe ʻia.

verbenaōwi,haʻuōwī;wāpine,vabine (lemon).

verbosehoʻonui ʻōlelo. verbose and idle,palaualelo.

VerdeseeCape Verde.

verdictʻōlelohoʻoholo,palapala hoʻokō.

verdureuluwehi,uluwehiwehi,uliuli.

verificationhōʻoiaʻiʻo.

verifyhōʻoia,hōʻoiaʻiʻo,hoʻokūʻiʻo.

verifyto cheek, give proof, as for a math problem.hōʻoia.

verilyʻoiaʻiʻo.

vermiculitehunehuneʻūpī.seehydroponics.

VermontWelemoneka,Veremoneta.

Vermontalso Vermonter.Welemoneka,Veremona,Veremoneta.

vernal equinoxkamāuiiliokekupulau.seeequinox.

versatilemākaukau i nā mea like ʻole.

verselaina,lālani (line);paukū,ʻoki (stanza).

versedʻike loa,ʻike noʻeau,paʻa,mākaukau. well versed,kaʻa. versed in lore or legends,paʻa moʻolelo. versed in songs,paʻa mele.

versionmana (as of a tale).

versionas of a computer program, network, etc.mana.

versuskūʻē.

vertebrapaukū iwi o ka iwikuamoʻo;ʻanuʻu (dis-jointed).

vertebraa segment of the backbone.paukūiwikuamoʻo.seespine.

vertebrateiwikuamoʻo.seeinvertebrate. vertebrate animal.holoholonaiwikuamoʻo.

vertexin math.kihiʻaki.

verticalkū pololei.

verticalpapakū.see entry below andgrow,horizontal. to make vertical.hoʻopapakū. to grow vertical, as in a computer program.ulupapakū. vertical jump.lelehaʻaluna. to line up vertically, place in columns.hoʻokolamu.

vertical linetwo vertical lines written to the left of lines of print to indicate that the left margin should be justified, in proofreading.kahahoʻokaulihi.

vertigoniniu,newa,pōniu,pōniuniu,ʻea pōniu.seedizzy.

veryloa,nō,wale,maoli,pau,ʻino,hoʻikau,hewahewa. very good,maikaʻi nō,maikaʻi loa,maikaʻi maoli. very, very many,nui ʻino. very much,ʻino. very, very much,ā nui,nui ʻino. How very!kai! thanks very, very, very much,mahalo ā nui loa.

vesperwepele,mele ahiahi.

vessel₁container.ipu;ʻumeke (circular);ipu lepo (earth);hue (narrow-necked).

vessel₂ship.moku.

vessel₃anatomy.aʻa koko (blood).

vestpūliki.

VesuviusWekuwia,Vesuvia.

veterankoa kahiko.

veterinarykauka holoholona.

vetohōʻole,wiko.

vetopocket veto, a way in which the president can veto a bill by holding onto the bill for ten days, during which time congress ends its session.kīpoʻi.

vexhoʻonāukiuki,hoʻouluhua,ʻōʻupē;hoʻouhuhī (rare).

vexednāuki,ukiuki,uluhua,nāulu,piʻoloke,makaua;uhelehe (rare).

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vialʻōmoleliʻi.

vibratehulili,ʻulili.also:hoʻolili,kuekueni,naue,ʻānuʻunuʻu,hoʻānuʻunuʻu,kuolo,kūpaloloi,ʻiolo,mahiki,nakulu,ʻōnini,kanulu,pilu. heat vibrating,hawewe,kolilili,ānea.

vibratekuekueni.

vicehewa,hala,ʻino,hana haumia.

vice-hope,pani.

vice versakaʻinaʻēkoʻa,kaʻinaʻokoʻa.

vice-presidenthope pelekikena.

viceroyaliʻi hoʻomalu.

vicinitykahi kokoke.

viciousʻino,hae.

VicksburgWikapuka,Vikabuga.

victimluaahi,pio,heana.also:moepuʻu,kama;luaʻoni (the second).

victimof a predator.luapoʻi.seepredator.

victormea lanakila,mea eo.

victorylanakila,eo.see sayings,moi₁,torch.

videowikiō. video cassette.lolawikiō. video camera, camcorder.pahupaʻiwikiō. video camera movement.neʻenapahupaʻiwikiō. video equipment.ponohanawikiō. to shoot a video.paʻiwikiō (preceded byke). video production crew.nālimahanapaʻiwikiō.

Vietnamalso Vietnamese.Wiekanama.

viewʻikena,nānaina,maka; view down,hālona; view out,kilohana.

viewas in a computer program.nānaina.seepreview.

viewpointscenic viewpoint, lookout.ʻīmaka.

vigilwikilia,wigilia.

vigilantmakaʻala.

vigorikaika;uʻi (youthful).also:ehuehu,ahuahu,kāʻalaʻala,paʻa.

vigorehuola.seehealthy.

VikingWīkini.

vilehaumia,nonohua,ʻalaʻuka.

villagekūlanakauhale,kaiāulu.

vincristinean alkaloid derived from the periwinkle.winikilikini.

vinelāʻau hihi; creeping vine,ʻāhihi,kolokolo; long vine,kālī,kālina,kā (as of sweet potato). sacred vine,kā hiwa. to send out a vine,kā.

vinegarpinika,wīneka.

vineyardmāla waina,pā waina,mahi waina.

vinylwainola.

violwiola.

violbassviol, string bass.pilakūnui,pilanui.

violateʻaʻe,hehikū,ʻaʻe kū,ʻaʻe kapu.seekolohe,rape.

violationhana kūʻē,ʻaʻe kapu,hehikū.

violationas in basketball.ʻaʻena.see entry below. backcourt violation.ʻaʻenalainakūwaena. ten-second violation.ʻaʻenaʻumikekona. three-second violation.ʻaʻenaʻekolukekona.

violationas in volleyball.ʻaʻena.see entry above. antenna violation.ʻaʻenakukuna. carrying violation.ʻaʻenahāpai. double-hit violation.ʻaʻenapaʻilua.netviolation.ʻaʻenaʻupena. service violation.ʻaʻenapaʻiulele. ten-foot line violation.ʻaʻenaʻumikapuaʻi. three-meter line violation.ʻaʻenaʻekolumika.

violentweliweli,uluulu,ehuehu,hao wale,hanahana.

violentalsoanimated.ehuehu.seeaction movie.

violetwaioleka,aupaka. kinds:ʻolopū,nani Waiʻaleʻale,kalili,liliwai,pohe hiwa;pāmakani (Molokaʻi);pakalana (Chinese). for the color,seelavender,purple.

violetdog's tooth violet, a kind of flower.waiolekanihoʻīlio.

violinpila kuolo,pila,waiolina.

violinalsofiddle.waiolina.

VIPMea ʻano nui,kiʻi maka nunui.

vipermoʻo make,moʻo niho ʻawa.

vireoa kind of bird.manuwiliō. red-eyed vireo.manuwiliōmākole.

virginpuʻupaʻa (female);ulepaʻa (male).

Virgin IslandsPae Moku Wilikine

VirginiaWilikinia,Viriginia,Wilikine.

Virginiaalso Virginian.Wilikinia. West Virginia, West Virginian.WilikiniaKomohana.

virginitypuʻupaʻa.

virilekeʻa,pūkonakona.

virtual memoryas in a computer program.hopewaihonaʻike.

virtuoushemolele,pono.

virusmea hoʻomaʻi.

virusas in a computer program.mūhōlapu.

visaan endorsement made on a passport by proper authorities denoting it has been examined and that the bearer may proceed.wisa.

visciduaua,pipili,pilipili,kaʻakaʻalina;maka piapia,moekuhua (of eyes).

viseʻūmiʻi.

visiblekūmaka,ʻike maka.also:akaaka,pāpū,ʻōʻili lua,kōʻiuʻiu.

visiblekūmaka.seeinvisible.

visible lightehuwewe kūmaka

visionhaili moe,hihiʻo,ʻike.rare:akakū,pinauea,ʻea kai wawaka.

visionas in the vision statement of an organization.nuʻukia.seemission. vision statement.ʻōlelonuʻukia.

visitmākaʻikaʻi,kipa,launa. to visit unasked or by chance,kipa wale. to visit from district to district,komo ʻāpana. to visit from place to place,kipa hele. visiting committee,kōmike komo ʻāpana.

visitormea mākaʻikaʻi,mea kipa.

visitorhoakipa

visitorhoakipa

visitors' bureaupulo hoʻokipa malihini.

visorlala,pālulu (sun).

vitaalsocurriculum vitae,résumé.moʻomōʻali.

vitalʻano nui,koʻikoʻi.

vitaminwikamina,wiiamina. B-complex vitamin.kauwikaminaB.

vitriolwikiliola.

vitriolwikiola,witiola.

vivaciousʻeleʻeleu,hōʻeuʻeu,hōʻeleʻeleu,lamalama.

vivariumpahumeaolaea.

vividʻaʻai,nohi.

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vocabularypapa ʻōlelo (list);huina ʻōlelo (word totality).

vocabulary listpapa ʻōlelo

vocabulary listpapa ʻōlelo

vocal coachkaʻipuʻukani.

vocationʻoihana.

vocative caseʻauihea.

vogpolalauahi.

voice₁physical.leo. distinct voice,leo akaaka. harsh voice,leo kākala. loud voice,leo nui. low voice,leo iki,pihano. male voice,leo kāne. middle voice,leo waena. sweet voice,leo nahenahe,ʻaleʻa,leo kani. wafted voice,māpuna leo,māpuna ʻōlelo. voice or authority and respect,leo hano. voices of the gods,ʻikuwā. voices of the spirits,nā leo wawalo o ka hanehane,ʻulaleo,hakahaka leo. din of voices,pihe. rising and falling of the voice,haʻihaʻi. snatching the voice (by sorcery, to prevent speaking),ʻapo leo. to deepen the voice,hoʻokoʻikoʻi. to record the voice,ʻapo leo.see saying,eat.

voice₂grammar,leo pili. active voice,leo pili aku,ka haʻi ʻana i ka hana aku. passive voice,leo pili ʻia mai,ka haʻi ʻana i ka hana ʻia mai.

voiceas in linguistics.leo.

voidʻole loa (not in effect);hahalu (empty).seeexcrete.

volcanicpele,ʻaʻā pele. volcanic flow,luaʻi Pele,ʻā Pele. volcanic ejecta,pōhāhā. volcanic haze,noeuahi.

volcanicpele.seevolcano. volcanic cinder.oneʻā. volcanic cone.puʻupele.volcanicejecta.pōhāhā. volcanic mountain.kuapele. primary volcanic activity.hūpelekuamua. series of volcanic eruptions.pūkaʻinahūpele.

volcanolua pele,pele,ahi ʻai honua. volcano goddess,Pele; epithets forPele: earth-eating woman,wahine ʻai honua; woman of the pit,wahine o ka lua; foreign woman,wahine malihini [she came fromKahiki]; woman of the white garment,wahine o ka ʻaʻahu keʻo-keʻo.

volcanoluapele,pele.seecaldera,hot spot,spatter cone,volcanic. active volcano.luapeleʻā.hawaiʻi volcanoes national park.pākaaupuniʻokīlauea. shield volcano.luapelekuahene. primary shield volcano.luapelekuahenekuamua. submerged volcano.luapelelalokai.

volleyto keep the ball in play, in volleyball.paʻimanamana,pohu. to volley, as a volleyball.lelekīkē.

volleyballthe sport.pōpaʻipaʻi. the ball.kinipōpōpōpaʻipaʻi. volleyball antenna.kukunapōpaʻipaʻi.seeantenna. volleyball court.kahuapōpaʻipaʻi,pahu. volleyball net.ʻupenapōpaʻipaʻi. volleyball tournament.hoʻokūkūpōpaʻipaʻi.

voltin electricity.anakahiuila.seeohm.

volume₁quantity.nui.

volume₂literary.puke,helu.

volumepihanahaka.abb.phk.seecapacity,space figure.

voluntarymakemake iho,koho e hana.

volunteerʻaʻa.

vomitluaʻi,puaʻi.also:hōʻowā,ʻaukuʻu;luaʻi koko (blood).

voraciouspākela ʻai,hoʻonuʻu nui.also:haupa,ʻai ā manō,kāpapa,ʻaʻao.

votekoho,koho pāloka. vote of confidence,ʻōlelo hoʻoholo hilinaʻi. to vote for the sake of voting, without forethought,koho honua. to vote a straight ticket,koho pololei.

votermea koho. voters,poʻe koho pāloka,manakoho.

votingkoho pāloka.

voting boothkeʻena koho pāloka.

voucherpila ʻaiʻē,palapala hōʻoiaʻiʻo.

vowhoʻohiki,ʻōlelo hoʻohiki,ʻōlelo paʻa.

vowelhua palapala leo kahi,hua leo kahi,leokani.

vowelin linguistics.woela.backvowel.woelakauhope. central vowel.woelakauwaena. front vowel.woelakaumua. high vowel.woelakiʻekiʻe. low vowel.woelahaʻahaʻa. rounded vowel.woelamōkio. tense vowel.woelamālō. lax vowel.woelaʻalu. reduced vowel.woelaemi. vowel quality.puawoela. vowel reduction.hoʻēmiwoela.

vowelhuapalapala leo kāhi

vowelhuapalapala leo kāhi

voyagehuakaʻi,holomoana,holokai.

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vulgarpelapela.

VulgateWulekake.

vulnerablealsosusceptible.pāwale. to be susceptible or vulnerable to disease.pāmaʻi.

vulturewulekula,vuletula,ʻaekelona,aeselona.