-a pas/imp. suffix.(Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-a.

a₁ prep.of, acquired by. Thisa forms part of the possessives, as inkaʻu, mine, andkāna, his.(Gram. 9.6.1) PPN *ʻa.

A₂ abbreviation ofʻākau, north, as in surveying reports.

a₃ and, when, until, to, etc.var. spelling ofā₄, when, at the time when, until, to, as far as, and, or...

-ā- simulative ligature in the sequence 'verb + noun' compounds; particle for forming verb compounds; like, similar to.
usu. verb +ā + noun:
   ʻaiāmanō eat like a shark, have a prodigious appetite
   ʻaiāpuaʻa eat like a pig
   hanuāpuaʻa breathe like a pig, gasp for breath
   heleāiʻa (=holoāiʻa) swim like a fish
   heleāwai flow like water
   hikiāloa long-range, long-term
   holoāiʻa swim like a fish
   huliāmahi turn like a strong (cock); cooperation, strength
   kaheāwai flowing like water
   kaʻiālupelit. to lead like a kite (support a person between two others)
   kūākanaka turn into a man, look like a man
   kūākiʻi stand with hands on hips... like a statue...
   kūāmaʻi very sick
   mokuāhana dividing into factions
   mokuāhua grief, pity, disappointment
   mokuāwai burst as floodwaters, rush as a crowd
   paiālewa tossed here and there (lit., lift into space)
   paʻiāumi beat one's chest (as in lamentation)
   pukaāmaka to appear to the eyes (seal a relationship of two families by marriage)
   ʻumiāpuaʻa strangled like pigs
also verb +ā + verb:
   uhaiāholo chase like running
   uluāhewa mania, delusion; grow wild and lush
 (Gram. 8.7.2) [PPn *aa]

-ā₁ pejorative suffix, often writtenwā aftero oru.seeʻaiā,haiā,hainā,huā (huwā),kauā (kauwā),lonoā, (lonowā),mākoeā,naʻauʻauā (naʻauʻauwā),poluā (poluwā)(Gram. 6.5) PPN *-haʻa; cf. Tonga kaihaʻa ‘steal’.

-ā₂ personal article occurring only after the prepositioni, writtenia.(Gram. 9.3.1) PPN *(ʻ)a.

ā₁ nvi.
  • jaw, cheekbone.
  •fig., to talk a lot, jabber, jibber jabber.
 PCP *aa.[Ia māhele o ke kino e paʻa ai nā niho.]₁₄BOD

hoʻāto talk a lot, jabber

keānui,keāikibig jaw, little jaw [bragging and wheedling, as of a man seeking the favor of a woman](ON 1681)

ā n.iwiā. jawbone, mandible.BOD

a s.The jawbone; the cheek bone.Hal. 3:7.A luna, upper jaw;a lalo, lower jaw.

ā₂ n.an instrument made of smooth bone, formerly used for abortion, lancing, or bleeding.alsoāʻōʻō, piercingā.TOO ILL

a s.The name of an instrument made of smooth bone, and used formerly for piercing or killing an unborn child. It was called thea oo, the piercinga; alsoa koholua.seekoholua.

ā₃ nvs.mold found in souring foods, especiallypoi, generally known asOidium lactisorOospora lactis, but now calledGeotrichum candidum.POI FOO

a s.Name of the white spots that appear in poi when pounding;

ā₄,a conj., prep.
  • when, at the time when,
  • until, to, as far as,
  • and,
  • and then,
  • or (rare),
  • but
    (usually preceding verbs, whereasa me usually precedes nouns;
   ā may also connect words translated by English adjectives, as
     hepoʻekuliāʻāʻā,a people deaf and dumb;
     naniāpumehanakēiakakahiaka, this morning is beautiful and warm).
   ā also connects verb + noun compounds:seeʻai ā manō,holoāiʻa.
    prolongedā may designate a protracted period of time or distance, a long continued action, or emphasis.(Gram. 8.7.2, 9.5, 11.1) 

āhikimaiiawhen he arrives

alohaānuimuch, much aloha

heleāukago clear to the uplands

holaʻeluaāʻoia little after two o'clock

Holoaʻelaiaāhikiikaʻāinakahiki.He sailed and sailed and sailed until he reached a foreign country.

Mahaloānui.Thanks very, very much.

Nohoʻoiamalailaāmake.He lived there until death.

a adv.When; then; there; until. With verbs in a narrative tense, it signifies when, and when, &c.; as,a hiki mai ia, when he arrived. Withnei it signifies a designation of place, as maia nei aku, from here (this place) onward. Until, as noho oia malailaa make, he lived thereuntil he died. NOTE.—A nei is often written as one word, and then it signifieshere, present place.A when pronounced with a protracted sound, signifies a protracted period of time, or distance, or a long continued action; as, holo ae la iaa—a hiki i ka aina kahiki, he sailed a long time (or a long distance)until he reached a foreign country.conj.And; and then; and when. When it connects verbs, it usually stands by itself; as, holo ka waa,a komo iho, the canoe sailedand sank. When it connects nouns, it is usually joined withme; as, haawi mai oia i ka aia me ke kapa, he furnished foodand clothing.A withme signifies and, and also, besides, together with,&c. When emphatic, it is merely a disjunctive.Lunk. 6:39. NOTE.—In narration, it frequently stands at the beginning of sentences or paragraphs, and merely refers to what has been said, without any very close connection with it. In many cases, it is apparently euphonic, or seems to answer no purpose, except as a preparatory sound to something that may follow; as, akahi no oukoua hele i keia ala, never before have you passed this road.Gram. § 166.prep.Of; to; in connection with motion, e hoi oea ka hale, returnto the house,(hiki i) understood.Laieik. 12. Unto; at; belonging. It designates the properties of relation, possession and place; and is often synonymous witho, but more generally distinct, giving another shade of meaning and implying a more close connection.Gram. § 69, 3.

ā₅ a word used only at the end of a sentence or phrase, with meanings such as: I told you so; don't you forget it; you should know; you dummy.Niʻihau.

ʻaʻ gram.abbreviation forʻaʻano₂, stative verb.(NKE)

ʻa-₁ prefix to numbers from one through nine, especially for counting in series.seeʻalua,ʻakolu,Pōʻahā.(Gram. 10.3) PNP *kaa-.MTH

ʻa-₂ same asʻā-, in the nature of...

ʻā- in the nature of (ashina, white,ʻāhina, somewhat white, gray;pali, cliff,ʻāpali, like a cliff). There are many examples, asʻālewalewa,ʻālualua,ʻāmokumoku,ʻāoʻo,ʻāpono,ʻāwela.(Gram. 6.3.1) PNP *kaa-.

ʻā₁ nvi.fiery, burning; fire; to burn, blaze.fig., to glitter or sparkle, as a gem; to burn, as with jealousy or anger.[(MP) PPn *kaha,to burn (intransitive)][Ka hana a ke ahi ma luna o ka lāʻau, pepa, a pēlā aku.]₁₄STA

ʻāakaakato shine brightly, as stars

ʻĀkekaimana.The diamond sparkles.

hoʻāto set on fire, burn, ignite; to light, as a lamp. fig., to incite, arouse.

hoʻāimuto light an oven; one who lights an oven

Uahoʻāʻiakonainaina,His anger was aroused.

ʻā₁ vs.active, as a volcano.VOL

luapeleʻāactive volcano

a v.To burn, as a fire; uaa mai ke ahi, the fireburns; uaa mai ke ahi ma ka waha. the fireburned in their mouths.To burn, as a lamp; to blaze, as a flame.fig. To burn, as jealousy.Hal. 79:5. As anger.Nah. 11:1.Hoo orho. To cause to burn, i. e., to kindle; to light, as a lamp; to kindle, as a fire. Also withho doubled, ashohoa, to dry; na hua ihohoa ia, dried fruits.Oihk. 2:14.see the reduplicate formaa and Hoo.Gram. § 212.adj.Fiery; burning; he luaa, a fiery pit.

ʻā₂ nvi.ʻaʻā lava, or lava rock, as distinguished from smooth unbrokenpāhoehoe lava (formerly preceded byke); to flow, asʻaʻā lava.[He pōhaku ʻaʻā.]₁₁VOL

a s.Name of broken lava from the volcano; probably so called from being burnt.see A,v. Kea o Kaniku a me Napuuapele.

ʻā₃ same asʻaʻa₁, to dare

ʻAʻoleʻoiaiʻāenoho,He did not dare to stay.

ʻā₄ n.red-footed booby bird (Sula sula rubripes), brown booby (Sula leucogaster plotus), masked or blue-faced booby (Sula dactylatra personata); all indigenous and also breeding elsewhere. Legendary birds believed to have taken the shape of this bird areʻā ʻaia,ʻāʻaiʻanuheakāne andʻāʻaianuinūkeu;ʻā by some were consideredʻaumākua.see also(Kep. 33).alsoʻaʻa.BIR

a s.Name of a large sea bird often caught by natives; also called aaianuheakane, feathers white.

ʻā₅ n.young stage of damselfish (ʻāloʻiloʻi).alsoʻaʻā.FIS

ʻāʻakimakauhook-takingʻā [said of petty thieves, a variant phrase]

ʻāʻakimaunubait-takingʻā [said of petty thieves]

a s.Name of a small fish that bites at a hook; called also aakimakau.

ʻā₆ interj.Oh! Well! Ah! Er …(Gram. 12) PNP *kaa.

a int.Lo; behold. It is expressive of surprise, disappointment, astonishment or admiration. It is similar in meaning toaia hoi, eia hoi, aia ka.

ʻā₇ vt.to drive, as fish or cattle.FIS

hoʻācaus/sim.

ʻā₈ n.the letter "a".Eng.

a in Hawaiian, as in most other languages, is the first letter of the alphabet; because, if pronounced open as a infather, it is the simplest and easiest of all sounds.Encye. Amer. Its sound, in Hawaiian, is generally that ofa infather, ask, pant, &c.; but it has, sometimes, when standing before the consonantsk,l, m, n, andp, a short sound, somewhat resembling the shortu, as inmutter, but not so short. Thuspaka, malimali, lama, mana, napenape, are pronounced somewhat as we should pronouncepukka, mullymully, lumma, munna, nuppynuppy, &c.; reference being had only to the first vowel of each word. It has also in a few words a sound nearly resembling (but not so strong) that ofau oraw in English; asiwaho, mawaho, pronounced somewhat asiwauho, mawauho. To foreigners who merelyread the language, the common pronunciation ofa as infather is near enough for all practical purposes; but to those who wish to speak it, the mouth of a Hawaiian is the best directory.is used for various parts of speech, and, of course, has various significations;s.Name of the Hawaiian alphabet; also the first sheet on which it was printed.

aʻa₁ n.
  • small root, rootlet,
  • vein, artery, nerve, tendon, muscle.
  •fig., womb, offspring.
 bc[(AN) PPn *aka,root n]BOD PLA TRE

aʻakonithrobbing vein or artery, pulse; throbbing, as with excitement or passion

aʻalewalewaaerial roots, as put forth byʻōhiʻa trees at high altitudes or in damp climates

aʻamokuikepoʻocerebral hemorrhage

hoʻoaʻato cause a plant or slip to take root; to take root.

kekokomalokoonāaʻablood in the veins

kuʻukaikainaikeaʻahoʻokahimy younger sibling of the same womb

ʻŌkuʻuaʻakēia,This is my offspring.

aʻa e hele ana i ka puʻuwai coronary(EH)

aa s.The small roots of trees or plants.Iob. 8:17. Also called weli.The veins or arteries for blood, from their resemblance to the fine roots of trees, aole lakou i ike ke koko maloko o naaa. Anat. 1.Offspring.

aʻa₂ nvt.
  • to send greetings or love;
  • joyous hospitality;
  • joy at greeting a loved one.
 .cf.haaʻa.bc[Ka heahea ʻana aku me ke aloha.]₁₁

Āeaʻaanaʻomeamāiāʻoe,Then they send their regards to you.

makamakaaʻafriend who is warmly hospitable

aa v.To send love in compliment; as. eaa mai ana o mea ma ia oe; the answer would be, Anoai wale laua, or welina wale laua, or aloha wale laua.

ʻaʻa₁ vt.
  • to brave, dare, challenge, defy(1-Sam. 17.10), check, venture; to accept a challenge;
  • bold, venturesome, valiant, intrepid.
  • to volunteer, involving a difficulty;
  • to act wickedly or presumptuously(Kanl. 1.43);
 bc[Ke kāhea a kono paha i kekahi mea ma ke ʻano koa a mākaukau hoʻi i ka hoʻokūkū, ka heihei, ka hoʻopāpā a pēlā aku. Ka hoʻāʻo ʻana i kekahi poʻe ma ka hana ʻana i kekahi hana me ka makaʻu a i ʻole ka hopohopo ʻole. Hana koa aku; komo i kekahi hana e hiki ai ke pilikia.]₁₁_,₇_,₁₄

Heʻaʻakamanaʻo,hewiwoʻole,Thoughts are full of courage, fearless.

hepoʻeʻaʻahewaa people acting wickedly

ʻOwaikameaeʻaʻaehaʻiʻōlelo?Who will volunteer to make a speech?

aa v.To be bold; to dare.Nah. 14:44.To tempt; to challenge.Puk. 17:2. To defy. 1 Sam. 17:10.To venture, uaaa anei oe e hele i ke kaua? Uaaa anei oe e hele i ke alii?To accept a challenge; to act presumptuously.Kanl. 1:43. Heaa ka manao; he wiwo ole.s.A daring; tempting.Nah. 14:22.adj.Spiteful; quick angry; also roguish; mischievous.

ʻaʻa₂ nvt.belt, girdle, waist; to gird, tie on.bc

KākiʻimailaʻoKahakaloaikānalāʻaupālau,aloaʻaiholakaʻaʻaoKawelo.Kahakaloa brandished his war club so as to reach Kawelo's waist.(FS 89)

aa v.To gird; tie around, as a loose garment.s.A belt; a girdle.

ʻaʻa₃ n.
  • bag,
  • pocket,
  • caul, envelope for a foetus,
  • scrip[archaic: bag or wallet carried by wayfarers](1-Sam. 17.40);
  • fiber from coconut husk;
  • clothlike sheath at base of coconut frond;
  • cloth;
  • chaff, hull(Ier. 23.28);
  • skin covering eyeballs.
   .seeʻaʻa moni.bc[Pn(MQ) *kaka,bag, sack][He huaʻōlelo no ka ʻōpū o ka wahine, kahi i hāpai ʻia ai ke keiki ma mua o ka hānau ʻana.]₁₃CN BOD

ʻaʻahaoleforeign cloth

ʻaʻamalunaokeakecaul above the liver

ʻAʻolekanakaʻaʻaʻole.No man without his scrip.

kaʻaʻaokeaumakeakepaʻathe caul of the bile and the liver(Oihk. 3.4)

aa s.A pocket; a bag.Iob. 14:17.syn. witheke. Aa moni, a purse; a scrip; a bag to carry provisions in for a journey; aole kanakaaa ole, no man without his scrip; a bag for weights (of money.)Kanl. 25:13. The name of the envelop for a fœtus.Laieik. 190. Kuu kaikaina i kaaa hookahi.s.The caul of animals;aa maluna o ke eke, thecaul above the liver.Puk. 29:13. The midriff:Oihk. 3:4.s.Name of the cloth-like covering near the roots of cocoanut leaves,aa niu. Hence,The name of a coarse kind of cloth, heaa haole.The outer husk of the cocoanut; the skin of the banana, same aspaaa.s.Chaff; hulls; the outside of seeds or fruit.Ier. 23:28.s.A covering for the eyes.

ʻAʻa₄ same asMaʻaʻa, a wind.WIN

aa s.Name of a sea breeze at Lahaina and some other places on the islands.

ʻaʻa₅ same asʻā₄, booby bird.bcBIR

ʻaʻā₁ nvi.
  • to burn, blaze, glow; fire;
  • staring, as eyes.
  •fig., angry; fury.
   bc[(MP) PPn *kaha,to burn (intransitive)][Ka nānā wale nō o nā maka me ka ʻimo ʻole. Ka ʻā ikaika ʻana; ka ʻā ʻana ma nā wahi he nui.]₁₀_,₁₄VOL

ʻaʻākokecombustible, inflammable

ʻaʻāmakato stare or glare with wide-open eyes, as in desire, fear, or intent to frighten; one who does so.

hoʻaʻāto kindle, light

Keʻaʻāmailakawahine.The woman burns hither. [Pele and her volcanic fires approach]

makaʻaʻāredup. ofmaka ʻā, wide, staring eyes...

meahoʻaʻāfire kindling

Uaʻaʻāʻiaauikealoha.I burn with love(FS 21)

Uaʻaʻākapuʻu.The throat is on fire. [with great thirst]

aa v.A doubled.see A, verb, before. To burn fiercely or furiously, as a fire; to burn constantly.Oihk. 6:9.fig. To kindle; to burn furiously, as anger.Nah. 11:33.Hoo. To cause to kindle; to burn, as a fire; to light, as a lamp.fig. To burn, as anger.Kin. 30:2.To rage; to be angry.adj.Burning; raging, as a fire, he ahiaa loa; also as anger.s.A burning; a lighted fire, &c.Laieik. 78.

ʻaʻā₂ nvs.ʻaʻā lava; stony, abounding withʻaʻā lava.bc[He ʻano pōhaku pele e waiho ana i loko o nā ʻāpana kaʻawale a ʻano mokumoku.]₁₄VOL

aa s.see A above. Broken lava, i.e., sand, earth, stones and melted lava, cooled and broken up; henceadj.Stony; abounding with lava; rough with broken lava, as ground to walk over, or to work in.see A, broken lava, above.

ʻAʻā₃ n.Sirius, a zenith star that passes over Tahiti and Raʻiātea, formerly believed used by navigators; one of the brightest stars in the heavens.seeSirius for var. names.STA

ʻaʻā₄ n.young stage of damselfish (ʻāloʻiloʻi).alsoʻā.bcFIS

aa s.Name of a reddish fish.see A above.

ʻāʻā₁ nvs.dumbness, inability to speak intelligibly, a dumb person(Puk. 4.11); dumb, silent, still; to stutter and stammer, as a dumb person.bc[ʻAʻole hiki ke ʻōlelo pono (hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ma hope o leo).]₁₄ILL

Heʻāʻākōkahale.The people of the house are silent.

Iloheʻiaenāʻāʻālololohe;imauʻāʻālōlōkuli.It was heard from the dumb one who could hear, about those who were deaf and dumb

poʻekuliaʻāʻādeaf mutes

Uaʻāʻākaleo.The voice is unintelligible.

aa v.To make a noise, as in trying to speak, as a dumb person; hence,To be dumb, uaaa ka leo.adj.Silent; still; lonely, as a house uninhabited; heaa ko ka hale, the people of the house aresilent.s.Dumbness; inability to speak intelligibly; also a dumb person.Puk. 4:11. I loheia e naaa lololohe; i mauaa lolo kuli.fig. The lower part of the neck.

ʻāʻā₂ nvs.dwarf, small person; dwarfish, small.bcBOD

heʻīlioʻāʻāa short-legged dog(KL. line 577)

kanakapoupouʻāʻāa short stout person

aa s.A dwarf; a small person.Oihk. 21:20. Kanaka poupouaa; ua ike an i kahi keiki i komoiii,aa no hoi ke kino.

ʻāʻā₃ vs.demented, panic-stricken.seeʻaʻā maka,ʻaʻaia.bcILL

Ehōʻāʻāanaināmakaaniani.Looking in confusion for the spectacles.

hōʻāʻāto look about or search in confusion, stray, wander; disconcerted

holoʻāʻāto run about in a panic

ʻāʻā₄ probable var. ofʻā₄, booby bird.bcBIR

aa s.see A above. Name of a bird that hunts fish during the day, but flies back to the mountains in the evening.

ʻāʻā₅ n.maleʻōʻō bird.bc[(EO) PPn *kaakaa,parrot sp]BIR

aʻaʻa n.network of veins.BOD

ʻaʻaʻa nvs.clothlike sheath at base of coconut frond; vascular bundles intaro corm, chaff, tissue; fibrous, stringy.alsohāʻaʻa.CN TAR

ʻaʻaʻā₁ redup. ofʻaʻā₁, to burn, blaze, glowVOL

ʻaʻaʻā₂ redup. ofʻāʻā₁, dumbness, inability to speak intelligibly...

aaa adj.Hospitable; friendly; kind to strangers, he makamaka aloha;syn. withhaaa.adj.Uninhabited, as a house or village; lonely.s.A house without inhabitants; also a low or humble dwelling, he haleaaa, aole kiekie.

ʻaʻaʻaʻa redup. ofʻaʻaʻa, fibrous...SWP

ʻAʻaʻaʻahoʻikēiaʻuala.This sweet potato is full of fibers.

aʻaahi [aʻa·ahi] n.scion or shoot of sandalwood.PLA

ʻaʻaahi [ʻaʻa·ahi] n.bag for carrying fire-making equipment (ʻaʻa, bag, andahi, fire).

ʻaʻaʻahunaola [ʻaʻaʻahuna·ola] n.tissue, as structural material of a plant or animal.lit., cell tissue..seehaʻakupu ʻailakele,ʻailakele.

ʻaʻaʻahunaolaʻailakeleadipose tissue, i.e. animal tissue in which fat is stored

ʻaʻaʻaki redup. ofʻaʻaki, to nip repeatedly; to take a nip and hold on...

aaaki v.To bite often.seeaki, to bite.Aae, e kaulei, e lelei, e ku i kionala oe e Kahamuili.

ʻaʻae n.second or third crop, as of taro;taro patch where thetaro has been pulled up.alsoʻae.TAR

aae s.seeaa, fine roots. A kalo patch where the kalo is pulled.The young shoots of kalo remaining in the ground after the old is pulled.syn. withoha. as, pau ke kalo i ka hukiia, o kaoha wale no koe, oia kaaae.

aae s.A certain form of commencing worship anciently.

ʻaʻaea [ʻaʻa·ea] interj.the sound ay that infants make in calling for attention; to make this sound.

aaea s.A word used by children in addressing parents before they can speak plainly.

ʻaʻaha n.netted carrier for a calabash, made of sennit orolonā cord. More commonly calledkōkō.cf.ʻaha, sennit.NET

aaha s.Name of some kind of outside covering for a dish. He ipu i hanaia i kaaaha a paa, the cup was held with theaaha, and tightly.

aʻahaʻapupū [aʻa·haʻa·pupū] n.arteriosclerosis, in medicine.cf.aʻalāʻau.ILL

ʻOkeaʻahaʻapupū,ʻoiakapaʻaʻanaʻolokookaʻiliokeaʻakokopuʻuwaiahoʻēmiʻiakekaheokekoko.Arteriosclerosis is the hardening of the inner walls of the arteries slowing blood flow.

ʻaʻahe none, no, not... vernacular pronunciation ofʻaʻohe. (only written to quote vernacular speech).

ʻaʻa hewa to act wickedly or presumptuously.(EH)

ʻaahi bag for carrying fire-making implements.(EH)

aahi s.A, bag, andahi, fire. A bag in which fire and fire materials were carried; he kiekeahi.

ʻāahi n.burning fire.

hoʻā ahito set on fire

aahi v.see definition ofaamoo. Perhapsa andahi, to burn, as with lust.

ʻaʻahi same asʻiliahi, sandalwood.(And.)

aahi s.Name of the iliahi or sandal-wood when young.

aʻahia [aʻa·hia] pas/imp. ofaʻa₂, to send greetings or love; joyous hospitality...

ʻaʻaho₁ n.thatch purlin; rails, as in a fence.seeʻahohui,ʻahopiʻo,ʻahopueo.

pāʻaʻahocorral, rail fence

ʻaʻaho₂ nvt.container, as forpia, arrowroot starch; to putpia in small packages so that it may keep sweet.(rare.) 

aaho v.To put up pia in small packages, that it may keep sweet.s.A container in which pia is put up.

ʻAʻahoaka placename.hill, akīpuka,Līhuʻe district,Kauaʻi(Macdonald-Abbott 390).

ʻaʻahokau [ʻaʻaho·kau] same ashaupia, coconut and arrowroot pudding.CN

ʻaʻahu S  nvt.
  • clothing in general, garment, array, attire, costume, mantle, gown;
  • to put on or wear clothing, especially shirt, suit, or coat;
  • to cover or wrap, as the body with a blanket.
 bc[Pn(CE) *kaa-kafu,clothing: *ka(a)kafu][1. lole; lole kūhelu; lole kūikawā. 2. komo i kekahi ʻano lole kūikawā.]₁₄CLO

ʻAʻahuauikapono.I have clothed myself in righteousness.

ʻaʻahuhoʻohiwahiwafestive attire, evening gown

ʻaʻahuikaululaʻiaformal attire

Eʻaʻahuakuʻoeikēia.Wear this.

hōʻaʻahuto put clothing on someone else; to dress, supply with clothing, clothe

ʻaʻahu S  n.clothing.costume(HE).usunāʻaʻahu.CLO

nāʻaʻahuhanakeakawardrobe, as stage costumes for a play, movie or video production

aahu s.seeaa, kind of cloth, andahu, a fine mat. An outside garment.Kin. 27:15. A cloak; a garment thrown loosely over the shoulders.Arobe.Iob. 29:14. A covering for ornament;aahu kapa maikai, the dress of a dandy, i. e., dandyism. NOTE.—Theaahu was formerly some kind of kapa; mamua,aahu kapa, mahope,aahu lole.The bark of the mulberry soaked in. water for making kapa.Aahu kaua, armor. 1Sam. 17:38.v.To cover with kapa; to cover, as with a cloak.To put on or wear clothes; to put on one’s garment.fig.Iob. 29:14.Aahu iho au i ka pono, I have clothed myself with righteousness.Hoo. To clothe one; to provide clothes for one.Kin. 3:21;Oihk. 8:7.syn. with hookomo kapa.

aʻahua [aʻa·hua] n.oviduct.lit., vein (tube for) egg.[+]SCI

ʻaʻahua [ʻaʻa·hua] S  pas/imp. ofʻaʻahu, to put on or wear clothing...

aahua v.Pass of the foregoing foraahuia. Gram. § 211. Clothed; dressed; covered.

ʻaʻahuā,ʻaʻahuwā [ʻaʻa·huā] nvi.to speak reproachfully, contemptuously, deride, jeer; jealous challenge.(Gram. 6.5) 

ʻAʻahuānohoʻikānamauʻōlelo.His words are contemptuous.

aahua v.To speak reproachfully; to use words of strong contempt for one.

ʻaʻahu aliʻi S  n.regal attire, a royal robe, a type of coloredtapa worn by people of rank.TAP

ʻĀʻahualiʻi,ʻĀʻāhualiʻi [ʻāʻa·hua·liʻi] n.a fabulous being said to have had extraordinary strength, to have come from the center of the earth, and to have been the creator of all dwarfs.cf.haʻakualiki.

aahualii adj.Aa, dwarf, andhualii, diminutive. Small; low in stature; defective in bodily structure; noinoi.s.The name of a god.

ʻĀʻāhualiʻi n.var. spelling ofʻĀʻahualiʻi, a fabulous being said to have had extraordinary strength, to have come from the center of the earth, and to have been the creator of all dwarfs.AltSpel

ʻaʻahu a poʻo S  n.head shield; protection for the head in war, as helmet, shield.(Epeso 6.16)[He pāpale e pale ana i ke poʻo e like me ka pāpale kaua.]₇

aahuapoo s.Aahu, covering, andpoo, head. A covering or clothing for the head; a defense in time of peril; a shield in war. 2Oihl. 14:8. A buckler. 2Oihl. 23:9. Connected with mahiole and palekaua.

ʻaʻahu hoʻohiwahiwa formal attire, evening gown.(EH)

aʻahuʻi [aʻa·huʻi] n.aching veins, varicose veins.ILL

aahui s.Aa, vein, andhui, pain, ache.lit. An aching vein.A desire for pleasure, attended with some sense of pain. Pau keaahui, ke aakoni oloko, the painful desire within has ceased.

ʻaʻahu i kau lula ʻia formal attire.(EH)

ʻaʻahu ʻili kao wearer of goat hides (of one so shiftless that he sleep on smelly goat hides instead of mats).(EH)

aahukapu s.Aahu, garment, andkapu, forbidden. A consecrated or holy garment.Puk. 28:2.

ʻaʻahu kaua S  n.armor, war garment.

aʻahuki n.var. spelling ofʻaʻahuki, tendon. lit., pulled vein.AltSpel BOD

ʻaʻahuki,aʻahuki [ʻaʻa·huki] n.tendon.lit., pulled vein.BOD

wīkanināʻaʻahukihard tendons

ʻaʻahu makaloa [ʻaʻahumaka·loa] S  n.v.a longmalo or ornamented band made of the softmakaloa rush; to put on or wear this garment.

aahumakaloa v.Aahu, garment,malo andloa, long malo. To clothe one, or put on the long malo; ua aahuia ka maloloa, nolaila, heaahumakaloa.

aahumamo s.Aahu andmamo, a yellow bird. A large yellow robe worn by the king or high chief; no ka hanohano nui o kaaahumamo.

ʻaʻahu ʻoihana piha [ʻaʻahuʻoi·hanapiha] S  n.full regalia, dress uniform.Lit., full professional garment.

ʻaʻahu ʻoluʻolu casua wear, informal attire.(EH)

ʻaʻahu pāwehe [ʻaʻahupā·wehe] S  n.garment made ofpāwehe, patterned mat; mat made of soft material and woven in thepāwehe pattern; to put on and wear this garment.

Nolailaiʻōleloʻiaaiheʻaʻahupāwehehiwanakamakani.So it was called the choice patterned mat made by the spirits.

aahupawehe s.Aahu, garment, andpawehe, which see. A garment made of a kind of mat called pawehe; nolaila i oleloia’i iaahupawehe hiwa na ka makani.

ʻaʻahu ʻula S  var. ofʻahu ʻula₁, feather cloak or cape...

aahuula s.Aahu andula, red. A cloak or royal dress adorned with red feathers, considered very valuable; o kaaahuula, he waiwai makamae nui ia.

ʻaʻahuwā [ʻaʻa·huwā] var. spelling ofʻaʻahuā, to speak reproachfully...

ʻaʻahuwāwaeʻepane n.overalls, coveralls.same aslole wāwae ʻepane;(Nākoa)

ʻAʻahuwela [ʻAʻahu-wela] placename.east slope ofMauna Kea,Hawaiʻi.lit., hot garment (perhaps so called because of volcanic eruptions).

ʻaʻai₁ 
  • eating, spreading, festering, increasing, as a sore;
  • ulcerous, cancerous, malignant;
  • to eat away, corrode;
  • to take bait readily, as fish;
  • erosion.
 redup. ofʻai₁, to eat, destroy or consume as by fire; to erode...;seeʻaʻaiole.[Pn(NP) *kai,to spread, erode (of an ulcer or sore)(Clk): *(ka)kai]FIS ILL

ʻAʻaikahīnāleaikaʻōpae.Thehīnālea fish takes the shrimp [bait] readily.

hemaʻiʻaʻaia spreading sore, infection, or cancer

maʻiʻaʻaiʻanapuʻulymphoma

nāmanaʻoʻaʻaiʻawakaniʻuhūheartbreaking, sad thoughts

aai v.seeai, to eat. To eat to satiety; to consume much.To increase or grow, as an ulcer.To ulcerate; to eat or make progress, as a sore.fig. To give pain; irritate. 2Tim 2:17. Aole hoi eaai ka hewa iloko o ka poe e ku. paa ana, sin will notincrease in those who stand fast.adj.Eating; increasing; continuing, as a sore; he maiaai, an increasing sore, he leperaaai ia.Oihk. 13:51.s.The progress or continuance of a sore.s.The action of the surf at high tide, when dashing ashore and then receding, thus wearing away the gravel; spelled alsoaei.

ʻaʻai₂ vs.bright, vivid, as of contrasting colors.COL

ʻAʻaikaleihulumelemeleikaholokūʻeleʻele.A yellow feather lei appears brighter on a black Mother Hubbard.

ʻaʻai₃ same asʻaʻei, a net.NET

aai s.Name of the net used to catch the fish opelu and maomao; as,aai opelu, the opelu net;aai maomao, the maomao net; also writtenaei.

ʻaʻaia vs.demented.

ʻOMoikeha,maiKahikikaheleʻanamai,iʻaʻaiaikealohaoLuʻukia.Moikeha was from Kahiki, where he was mad with love for Lu'ukia.(For. 4:161 - Kila)

ʻāʻaia n.var. spelling ofʻā ʻaia, legendary bird believed to have taken the shape of theʻā, booby bird.AltSpel BIR

ʻā ʻaia,ʻāʻaia n.legendary bird believed to have taken the shape of theʻā, booby bird.seeʻā₄.BIR

ʻaʻaiaanilā [ʻaʻaia·ani·lā] vs.weathered; weathering.lit., eroded by weather.WIN

ʻaʻaianalu [ʻaʻaia·nalu] vs.eroded or cut by waves, as a cliff.lit., eroded by surf.GEO

paliʻaʻaianaluwave-cut cliff

ʻaʻaiʻanuheakāne n.legendary bird.Lit., caterpillar eater ofKāne.seeʻā₄.BIR INS

aaianuheakane s.Name of a bird.see A above.

ʻaʻaiawā [ʻaʻaia·wā] vi.erosion; to erode; eroded.lit., eroded (by) time.

ʻaʻai hele ulcerous.(EH)

ʻaʻaʻina redup. ofʻaʻina, crackling, snapping; an explosive sound, sharp report...

aaina adv.Loudly; strongly, as a sound, kaniaaina; also continually.seeaai, to increase.

ʻaʻaiole [ʻaʻai·ole] nvs.inferior, weak, said of breadfruit or fruit with a weak stem that may fall before maturity; weak object.(Kep. 93)fig., of persons dying before their time.

Mailouikaʻuluilunaloa,olouhewaikaʻaʻaiole,eianōkaʻuluikealo.Don't pluck the breadfruit on top or you will pluck one not securely fastened, there is the breadfruit in front.(ON 2078)

aaiole adj.Aai, to grow, andole, not. Falling before ripe, as bread-fruit; applied to men who die before their time, i. e., before maturity.s.The bread-fruit which is ripe and fallen down of itself.

ʻaʻaka₁ vs.
  • surly, cranky, roiled, complaining, irritable, peevish, bad tempered, cantankerous, cross;
  • severe, as labor.

hōʻaʻakato act surly, to pretend to be cross

kaiʻaʻakaroiled sea(Kep. 103)

Kūkahālelo,ʻaʻakakapapaioa.The jaggedness appears, the coral reef is cracked. (chant)

aaka v.To complain, as a person of a perverse or sour temper; to grumble; chide; find fault; to strive.Nah. 20:13. Iole makou eaaka a koea iho, that we may not think hard and refuse.To be hard, severe, as labor or toil; aole iaakaia ka hana a na haku, the work for the lords was not hard.s.Harsh speaking against one; a grumbling; a fault-finding.adj.Coarse; illiberal; fault-finding; hard; severe.Sol. 8:13.v.5th conj. ofaka.seeGram. § 209. To laugh at; to ridicule.

ʻaʻaka₂ vs.
  • dry, as coral of the reef at low tide;
  • parched,
  • wrinkled,
  • dry and thirsty;
  • peeling off, as the tough skin of such fish as thehumuhumu after it has been in the fire;
  • to crackle,
  • burst, as a ripe melon.FIS

aaka To be very dry; to be exceedingly thirsty.To burst or crack open, as a ripe melon or banana.Peeled; skinned, as a banana.Dry, as the coral of the reef at low tide.

ʻaʻaka₃ n.rocky undersea cavern.(PH 219),(Malo 26).

ʻaʻaka₄ n.wood of thenaio, bastard sandalwood.TRE

aaka s.Name of a species of sandal-wood. When young it is callednaio; when old and when mature, it is odoriferous. It is very durable when used for house posts.

ʻAʻaka₅ placename.ridge,Waimea district,Kauaʻi. ancient surfing area,Lahaina,Maui.(Finney-Houston 28)lit., roiled.

ʻā akaaka to shine brightly, as moon or stars.(EH)

aakaka s.A, to burn, andakaka, clearly. The clear burning or splendor of the heavenly bodies in a clear night.

ʻAʻakakiʻi [ʻAʻaka-kiʻi] placename.gulch,Puʻukapu qd.,Oʻahu.

ʻaʻakānāwai [ʻaʻakā·nā·wai] vt.civil disobedience, i.e. breaking a law because it goes against personal morals.lit., defy law.LAW

ʻaʻā ka puʻu the throat burns (great thirst).(EH)

ʻaʻaki redup. ofʻaki₁, to take a nip and let go, snap...
  • to nip repeatedly; a bite, nibble.
  • to take a nip and hold on (cf.nahu, to bite with the whole mouth, andnau, to chew);
  •fig., thick, obscure, dark, penetrating;
  • to feel pangs, as of love or childbirth.
 PNP *kakati.[Ke kupu ʻana mai o kekahi mea, e like hoʻi me ke aloha.]₁₄FIS SWD

ʻAʻakikekuʻi.To close the mouth so tightly that the molars cling, as in lockjaw.

Kanahomanininui,keʻaʻakineiikalimu.The cleft with the large manini fish, nibbling now at the seaweed.

keʻaʻakineikapōʻeleʻeleall-engulfing utter blackness of night

UaʻaʻakipaʻaʻiakealohawelailunaoKaʻōnohiokalā.Hot love was firmly clutched upon Kaʻōnohiokalā.(Laie 595 [175])

aaki v.5th conj. ofaki. To bite frequently; to bite in two; to bite, as the bark from a stick, or the rind from sugar-cane.To grate the teeth; uaaaki ke kui, ua make loa, hegrates his teeth, he is dying.To feel the severe pangs of child-birth.v.To surround or come upon one, as darkness; ua pouli loa, keaaki mai nei ka poeleele.To experience palpable darkness.Puk. 10:21.To be caught or held by a thing; ua holo ia kanaka i ka moana, uaaaki i ke koa a paa, that man sailed out upon the ocean, he iscaught in the coral, and is fast.To come upon, as a fit of love; naaaki paa ia ke aloha wela iluna ona.Laieik. 197.adj.Thick; obscure, as darkness,Iob. 38:9.s.A biting; ka naho manini nui, heaaki nei i ka limu.

ʻaʻaki ke kuʻi click the molars together.(EH)

ʻaʻaki makau n.a hook nibbler, said of small fish that nibble away the bait; to nibble at a hook.FIS

aakimakau s.A hook-biting fish; the name of a small fish noted for its readiness to bite at a hook.see A.

aʻakino n.vein.cf.aʻa puʻuwai.alsoaʻa koko kino.BOD

aʻakinoʻāʻī [aʻakinoʻā·ʻī] n.jugular vein.lit., neck vein.seeʻāʻī,neckBOD

aʻakinoakemāmā [aʻakinoake·mā·mā] n.pulmonary vein.lit., lung vein.BOD

aʻakinohakuʻala [aʻakinohaku·ʻala] n.renal vein.lit., kidney vein.BOD

aʻakinohilo n.femoral vein.BOD

aʻakinokā n.iliac vein.lit., pelvic bone vein.BOD

aʻakinokūwāwae [aʻakinokūwā·wae] n.tibial vein.BOD

aʻakinowenakawa [aʻakinowena·kawa] seewenakawa,vena cava, i.e. any of the large veins...BOD

ʻaʻako₁ repeated plucking.redup. ofʻako₁, to cut, shear, clip, trim, as hair...

aako v.5th conj. ofako. To cut or clip off, as the spray of the sea when the surf strikes against a bluff of perpendicular rocks and is met by a wind from the land, and cuts or clips off the spray.

ʻaʻako₂ insatiable lust.redup. ofʻako₂, lust...

aako The furor uteriensis of females; insatiable desire of coition;aako kahi mai i ka hana hewa.

ʻaʻako₃ to get into action.cf.ʻaʻako ʻē,ʻaʻako pane. (rare.) 

ʻAʻakoakuikahana,.Get going with the work.

aako v.Used in the imperative; be quick; go to work, &c.

aako s.Ako, the name of a disease.The itch; he maneo; he lalawe. This last form of the word expresses the name of the last stage of the disease, followed by death. A primary stage is expressed byako, to itch.

ʻaʻako aku i ka hana get going with the work.(EH)

ʻaʻakoʻē vs.proactive, i.e. acting in advance to deal with a problem.lit. get into action beforehand.cf.ʻaʻako pane.[+]

aʻa koko,ʻaʻa koko S  n.vein, blood vessel.BOD

ʻaʻa koko n.var. spelling ofaʻa koko, vein, blood vessel.BOD

aakoko s.Aa, vein, andkoko, blood.A vein; a blood vein.Anat. 45.

aʻakokokino n.vein.alsoaʻa kino.cf.aʻa koko puʻuwai.BOD

aʻakokopuʻuwai [aʻakokopuʻu·wai] n.artery.alsoaʻa puʻuwai.cf.aʻa koko kino.BOD

aʻa kolo,ʻaʻa kolo n.a root running horizontally that produces roots below and above; a rhizome, creeping root.PLA

ʻaʻa kolo n.var. spelling ofaʻa kolo, a root running horizontally that produces roots below and above; a rhizome, creeping root...PLA

aʻa koni pulse, throb.(EH)

aakoni s.Aa, vein, andkoni, to throb. Hence, an artery, perhaps; pau ke aahui, ke aalihui, keaakoni oloko.

ʻaʻakopane vs.reactive, i.e. acting in response to deal with a problem.lit., get into action (in) response.cf.ʻaʻako ē.[+]

aʻakū n.var. spelling ofʻaʻakū, name of a combination of diseases: liver complication resulting in hardening of the veins, bloody dysentery accompanied by fever.AltSpel ILL

ʻaʻakū,aʻakū [ʻaʻa·kū] n.name of a combination of diseases: liver complication resulting in hardening of the veins, bloody dysentery accompanied by fever.ILL

Aʻakukui [Aʻa-kukui] placename.gulch and oldheiau for human sacrifices,Waimea district,Kauaʻi.lit., candlenut root.

aʻa kūkūkū [aʻakū·kū·kū] n.varicose veins.lit., raised veins.BOD

ʻaʻala₁ nvs.fragrant, sweet-smelling; fragrance, perfume, fume, aroma, sweet scent.fig., of high rank, royal.[PPn *kakala,fragrant]

HeʻaʻalanōʻoKaʻahumanu.Kaʻahumanu is of sweet high rank.

Pupukahoʻipaha,heʻaʻalakainoa.Ugly perhaps, but a noble name.

aala v.5th conj. ofala, to perfume. To emit a perfume; to be fragrant.Isa. 3:24.To smell of perfumery.Hal 45:8.Aala i ka ihuana ka uka o Kawela.adj.Ala, odoriferous;aala ka hala, sweet the hala;aala ka rose, sweet the rose; o na kaikuwahineaala o Aiwohikupua.Laieik. 62.s.Ala An odor.A kind of scrofulous sore, so called from the smell.fig. Heaala no o Kaahumanu, a sweet perfume is Kaahumanu.

ʻAʻala₂ n.winds.WIN

ʻAʻala₃ placename.lane, park, street, and section 13 ofHonolulu (map 6).lit., fragrant (said to be named for the sweet smell of nearby laundries;(TM)).

aʻalāʻau [aʻa·lā·ʻau] n.arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, in medicine.cf.aʻahaʻapupū.ILL

ʻAʻala Honua n.name of a wind accompanied by rain associated withHilo.lit., earth fragrance.WIN

KehonimailakōHilopalikūkūkamakaniheʻAʻalaHonuakiʻiua.Those of Hilo with its sheer precipices inhale as the rain-bringing Earth-Fragrance wind blows.

ʻaʻalaihau [ʻaʻa·lai·hau] n.a fish (no data; perhaps a local name for one of the chaetodons).FIS

ʻaʻalaʻihi n.young of theʻalaʻihi fishes.FIS

aalaihi s.A species of fish, small and yellow.

ʻaʻalaioa [ʻaʻalai·oa] nvs.wild, demented person; uncivilized.

aalaioa s.Name of a wild ferocious man who lived in the forest; hence,Wildness; ferocity; a savage appearance; kuku kaaalaioa.

ʻaʻalakai₁ [ʻaʻala·kai] vs.insipid, unsavory, tasteless.

ʻaʻalakai₂ [ʻaʻala·kai] vs.large, plump.cf.ʻuʻulukai.

aalakai adj.seealakai. Large; plump; full fleshed.

ʻAʻala Loloa n.wind name.WIN

ʻaʻalaʻula velvety-green, succulent-appearing seaweeds, one of several species of Codium. It yields a red liquid when placed in a container overnight with brine, after chopping or pounding. Both the liquid and the seaweed are well liked, being eaten plain or with other food.(KL. line 47)ʻaʻalaʻula is the common name onKauaʻi andMaui,wāwaeʻiole elsewhere.SWD

ʻaʻale no, not, never... vernacular pronunciation ofʻaʻole. (only written to quote vernacular speech).

aʻalele [aʻa·lele] n.pulse.lit., leaping vein.BOD

aalele s.Aa, vein, andlele, to jump. An artery, from its motion.Anat. 8.

ʻaʻali redup. ofʻali₁; scarred, marked, grooved; depression, groove; wattles of a fowl; slight depression under the gills of a fish.[(AN) PPn *kali,dig, by scooping or scraping out]FIS

aali s.A small or low place between two larger ones; he puali.

ʻaʻaliʻi [ʻaʻa·liʻi] n.native hardwood shrubs or trees (Dodonaea, all species), 30 cm to 10 m[1-33 ft] high, more or less sticky at branch tips; leaves narrow, 2 to 10 cm[¾"-4"] long; flowers small; fruit a yellow, red, or brown papery capsule about 1 cm long and with two to four wings. Fruit clusters are made intoleis with their own leaves or ferns and worn in the hair.(Neal 536–7),(FS 57).symbol of independent people of Kaʻū.(Wight)FER TRE FLO LEI

ʻaʻaliʻikūmakuaʻaʻaliʻi standing in back

ʻaʻaliʻikūmakaniʻaʻaliʻi standing [in] wind

Heʻaʻaliʻiau,ʻaʻohemakaniehinaaiI am anʻaʻaliʻi shrub, no wind can push me over.(a boast of the people ofKaʻū. see similar ex.,ʻulaʻa.)(ON 507)

aalii s.Name of a hard timber; more generallyalii.

ʻaʻaliʻi mahu [ʻaʻa·liʻimahu] same aspūkiawe, shrubs.PLA

ʻaʻalina₁ [ʻaʻa·lina] vs.scarred.(PH 218)

ʻaʻalina₂ [ʻaʻa·lina] vs.large, fat, weak, as a fat person.

aalinanui adj.Large, fat and weak, as a fat man.

ʻaʻalo redup. ofʻalo₁, to dodge, evade,ʻalo₂, to be with, accompany...

ʻaʻalo vt.to resist, as water on corrosive things.

ʻaʻalopiliTeflon

ʻaʻalowaiwaterproof, water-resistant

ʻailaʻaʻalopaʻahauantifreeze

uaki[uāki]ʻaʻalowaiwater-resistant watch

aalo v.5th conj. ofalo. To dodge often; to dodge, as one does a stone.

ʻaʻa lole n.clothlike sheath at base of coconut frond; European cloth.CN

aalole s.Aa, cloth of cocoanut leaves. The name first given to cloth by the people of Kauai.

aʻalolo [aʻa·lolo] n.nerve.lit., brain vein.BOD

aʻalolohoʻāʻotaste bud

aʻalolokulideafness, deaf mute

aʻalololoheauditory nerve

aʻalolo [aʻa·lolo] n.nerve.BOD

aalolo s.Aa andlolo, the brain. A nerve;aalolo hoao.Anat. 7.Aalolo lohe, the auditory nerve.

aʻalolohoʻoili n.associative neuron, i.e. a nerve cell that transmits impulses from a sensory neuron to a motor neuron, or from a sensory neuron to the brain, in science.lit. transmitting nerve.[+]SCI

aʻalolokuamoʻo n.spinal cord.lit. spine nerve.[+]BOD

aʻalololonoa n.sensory nerve.lit. sense nerve.[+]BOD

aʻalolomākala [aʻa·lolomā·kala] n.motor neuron.lit., muscle nerve.[+]BOD

aʻalonoa [aʻa·lonoa] n.receptor, as of nerve endings in the body, in biology.BOD SCI

aʻalonoamīkāpressure receptor

aʻalonoaʻonotaste receptor

ʻOkeaʻalonoaokeaʻalolokeʻikemuaikekūlale.The receptors of the nerves are the first to sense stimuli.

ʻaʻalu n.ravine, small stream, valley, depression.cf.ʻalu, depression.GEO

aalu s.Dim. ofalu. A ravine; a small brook, valley or ravine.

ʻaʻama₁ n.a large, black, edible crab (Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus) that runs over shore rocks.[Pn(NP) *kama-kama,crab sp][He ʻano pāpaʻi ʻeleʻele.]₁₄CRA

ʻaʻamakualenalenarock crab with yellow back; fig., swift, strong warrior

aama A black crab living on a rocky shore.Name of a four-footed animal in the sea.

ʻaʻama₂ vi.to spread and relax, as the fingers. [Theʻaʻama crab was offered in sacrifices so that the gods would loosen (aʻama) and grant the request.]CRA

aama v.To stretch out the hands for the purpose of catching something.To steal small articles; to pilfer.s.That motion of the hands when a person would try to seize hold of something while it rolls down a pali.The act of stealing or pilfering.

ʻaʻama₃ redup. ofʻama₁, to talk.

aama s.A person who speaks rapidly, concealing from one and communicating to another.One who is expert in gaining knowledge.

ʻaʻā maka n.v.to stare or glare with wide-open eyes, as in desire, fear, or intent to frighten; one who does so.

hōʻaʻā makato stare

ʻAʻamakāō [ʻAʻama-kāō] placename.gulch,Kohala qd.,Hawaiʻi.lit., crowds [of] black crabs.

ʻaʻa manu n.coconut-leaf or pandanus-leaf bag used for carrying birds.BIR PAN CN

ʻAʻāmanu [ʻAʻā-manu] placename.land section,Hāmākua qd.,Hawaiʻi.lit., birds panic stricken.

aamo adj.Insatiable in lust; never satisfied; applied to females; he wahineaamo, ana ole.

ʻaʻamo same asʻamo₂, contraction of anal muscles.BOD

aʻa moku n.broken blood vessel.ILL

ʻaʻa moni n.purse. (Bib.)

ʻaʻamoʻo₁ [ʻaʻa·moʻo] n.young clothlike sheath at base of coconut frond; gauze, as of a veil; diaphanous cloth.lit.,ʻaʻa portion.CN

aamoo s.seeaa. The cloth-substance around cocoanut leaves; a veil; thin white cloth; o ka mea keokeo e lalahi ana i kamoo, he mea lahilahi a puaweawe; whatever is light, thin, as thin cloth.adj.Light; thin, as cloth; o ka inoa o ka lole lahilahi loa.

ʻaʻamoʻo₂ [ʻaʻa·moʻo] n.snakeskin; slime, as on fresh water.lit., lizardʻaʻa.

ʻaʻana vi.to use abusive language, revile, malign.cf.ʻaʻa, daring.BAD

hōʻaʻanacaus/sim

Maiʻaʻanamaiʻoe.Donʻt use defiant language.

aana v.To speak angrily; to fret; oleloaana mai oia.

ʻaʻanahoa [ʻaʻa·nahoa] n.adventure, as a story or movie.LIT

ʻaʻanai [ʻaʻa·nai] redup. ofʻānai, to rub, scrub, scour, polish, grind, grate...; to curse...

ʻaʻanaliʻi [ʻaʻana·liʻi] var. ofkakanaliʻi, stunted.

ʻaʻanapuʻu [ʻaʻana·puʻu] redup. ofʻanapuʻu, bumpy.

aanapuu v.To crook in different directions; to be small and large, i. e., to be uneven in size, as a rope.

aanei adv.An interrogative adverb, and marks a question likeanei; sometimes it is used of place, as peheaaanei la oe? where are you in the matter?

ʻaʻanema [ʻaʻa·nema] vt.to criticize maliciously; malign.

aanema v.To be jealous of a man's friend, or to discover jealousy.

ʻaʻa niu clothlike sheath at base of coconut frond.CN

aaniu s.seeaa andniu, cocoanut. The covering like a coarse cloth around cocoanut leaves; a hookahekahe ma kaaaniu.

ʻaʻano₁ vs.overbearing, arrogant, bold, defiant, daring; bully.cf.ʻaʻa.

hōʻaʻanoto act the bully, bluff, defy, boast of courage that may be lacking; to challenge, take risks, act bold or defiant, dare

ʻaʻano₂ gram. stative verb.abb.ʻaʻ.(PHG)

aano v.The 7th conj. ofano. Hoo. To change one's form; to become another in appearance; uahooano no oukou he poe akamai; to feign; to pretend to be something one is not.

ʻaʻao₁ vs.greedy, voracious.

aao adj.Greedy, as dogs; always ready to eat, or seize food.

ʻaʻao₂ n.uncultivated bananas.(rare.) BAN

aao adj.A species of tall, wild banana, he maiaaao.

ʻaʻao hoʻokahi [ʻaʻaohoʻo·kahi] same asʻao kahi, one remaining leaf (ʻao) on an oldtaro stalk, said of an old taro about to die...TAR

Ehelekekaloāʻaʻaohoʻokahi.The taro grew until there was only one leaf left.

aaokoko adj.Aa, vein or artery, andkoko, blood. Epithet of any substance red hot, as fire, iron, stone, &c.; probably from the raging or rapid flow of blood.

ʻaʻapa rare redup. ofʻapa, delay, waste time...cf.ʻapaʻapa, procrastinate...

aapa adj.Presumptuous, as when a drunken man lies down on a precipice.

aʻapau [aʻa·pau] n.valve of a vein.BOD

ʻaʻapehihi [ʻaʻape·hihi] n.pothos [plant].PLA

ʻaʻapehihilauliʻiphilodendron

ʻaʻā pele nvs.ʻaʻā lava or flow, volcanic.VOL

ʻaʻapi vs.warped, curved.

aapi v.5th conj. ofapi. To bend, as the gills of a fish; to spring or warp, as a board.

ʻaʻapo vt.to learn quickly, to catch the meaning quickly, apt.cf.ʻapo,ʻapoʻapo.[Paʻa koke o ka ʻike i nā mea hou.]₁₄

aapo v.5th conj. ofapo, to catch. To snatch, as several persons at once; to catch at, as several hands at the same thing.To receive readily in the mind; to grasp mentally, as a truth; keaapo nei makou a malama.adj.Ready, quick to receive knowledge; quick at apprehension; heaapo ka naau o na kamalii.s.One who snatches.One who learns quickly; a ready scholar.

ʻāʻapo [ʻā·ʻapo] n.flanker, in football.SPO

aapoo s.The skin, flesh and sinews on the back of the neck; heaapoo ka mea ma ka ai heaapoo bipi.Kam.

aʻapū,ʻaʻapu [aʻa·pu] same asaʻapau, valve of a vein...BOD

pepeiaoʻaʻapusemilunar valve, of the heart

aapu A valve of a vein.Anat. 45.

ʻaʻapu var. spelling ofaʻapū, valve of a vein...AltSpel BOD

ʻaʻapu₁ nvs.coconut-shell cup; cuplike.alsoʻapu.CN

hōʻaʻaputo form a cup of the hollow of the hand; to fold a leaf into a cup

aapu s.seeapu, a cup. A thin piece of wood, such as will bend up.A concave vessel.Hoo. To turn the hollow of the hand upward; ehooaapu ae i kou poho lima.

ʻaʻapu₂ vi.to warp, bend, ruffle.

aapu v.To warp or bend, as a board in the sun.To wrinkle or ruffle, as cloth; mimino.seeaapi.

ʻaʻa pua n.arrow case, quiver.

aapua s.Aa, bag, andpua, an arrow. An arrow case; a quiver.Iob. 39:23;Kin. 27:3.

aʻa pūhaka,ʻaʻa pūhaka [aʻapū·haka] n.girdle, belt.lit., loin belt.

ʻaʻa pūhaka n.var. spelling ofaʻa pūhaka, girdle, belt.lit., loin belt.AltSpel

aʻa puʻupuʻu₁ [aʻapuʻu·puʻu] n.capsular ligament.BOD

aapuupuu s.A capsular ligament.Dr. J.

aʻa puʻupuʻu₂ [aʻapuʻu·puʻu] n.knots in a fish net.NET

ʻaʻā puʻupuʻu [ʻaʻāpuʻu·puʻu] n.sharp or waterworn, coarse gravel or rock.STO

aʻapuʻuwai [aʻapuʻu·wai] n.artery.alsoaʻakokopuʻuwai.cf.aʻa kino.BOD

aʻapuʻuwaiʻāʻī [aʻapuʻu·waiʻā·ʻī] n.carotid artery.lit., neck artery.seeʻāʻī,neck...BOD

aʻapuʻuwaiakemāmā [aʻapuʻu·waiake·mā·mā] n.pulmonary artery.lit., lung artery.BOD

aʻapuʻuwaihakuʻala [aʻapuʻu·waihaku·ʻala] n.renal artery.lit., kidney artery.BOD

aʻapuʻuwaihilo [aʻapuʻu·waihilo] n.femoral artery.BOD

aʻapuʻuwaikā [aʻapuʻu·waikā] n.iliac artery.lit., pelvic-bone artery.BOD

aʻapuʻuwaikūwāwae [aʻapuʻu·waikūwā·wae] n.tibial artery.BOD

ʻaʻapuwai [ʻaʻapu·wai] same asʻapuwai, a variety oftaro.TAR

ʻaʻau₁ vi.to move here and there, wander, rove; to ripple, as the sea.[Ka holo ʻana ma ʻō a ma ʻaneʻi ma ka lalau ʻana.]₇BIR

kaleleʻaʻauokamanuthe flight here and there [as in fright] of the bird

aau s.seeau. To swim dispersedly; a flock, as of birds when frightened; a school, as of fish as they come together and frightened; suddenly separate.A slight ripple on the surface of calm water by a light breeze.v.To ripple mildly, as a calm sea, by a slight wind.To separate, as a flock of birds when frightened, or a school of fish.Ka leleaau o ka manu o Kiwaa,The frightened flight of the birds of Kiwaa.Kaaau mai Kukona ke koae,The flock from Kukona, the koae.Ke koae nui hulu meamea,The great feathered koae.

ʻaʻau₂ redup. ofʻau, stalk.[PPn *kau,stalk, stem, handle]

ʻaʻauloalong stalks;fig., long-suffering and patient, as of a chief who cared for his people,(Malo 59, 63)

aaua adj.Strong scented, as the skin of a hog in dressing.

ʻāʻaua vs.coarse, as wrinkled or blotched skin; lean, as fish.alsoʻaua,māʻaua.FIS BOD

puaʻaʻāʻauaold tough pig

aaua s.Epithet of a woman as she begins to advance in age, has wrinkles about the eyes, &c.

ʻaʻawa₁ n.wrasse fishes, Hawaiian hogfish (Bodianus bilunulatus), consideredʻaumākua by some. The nameʻaʻawa may be qualified by the termsʻeʻa,hai ʻeʻa,lelo,ule holu (pliable penis).alsopoʻou.[(CP) PPn *kawa,a fish: Kawa(kawa)]FIS

aawa s.seeawa. Name of a species of fish, reddish and striped; he ia kokoke like ke ano me ko ka ea.

ʻaʻawa₂ same asʻaʻawa hua kukui, a native tree (Pittosporum hosmeri and its varieties)...TRE

aawa Also the name of a tree.

ʻaʻawa₃ name given for an insect that destroys potatoes.(And.)INS

aawa Name of an insect that destroys sweet potatoes; ua make ka mala uala i ka hoopalu, i ke pai. i ka peelua a me kaaawa.

ʻAʻawa₄ placename.ancient surfing area nearWaiehu, WestMaui.(Finney-Houston 28)

ʻaʻawa hua kukui n.a native tree (Pittosporum hosmeriand its varieties), about 6 m high, with leaves 10 to 25 cm by 1.5 to 6 cm, shiny and wrinkled above, brown-wooly beneath; small, clustered, cream-colored flowers; ovoid fruits about 5 cm long, each with two to four thick valves containing orange pulp and black oily seeds.alsohōʻawa,hāʻawa.(Neal 382–4)PLA TRE FLO

ʻAʻawa Iki placename.small island (0.35 acres, 40 feet elevation),Kahakuloa qd.,Maui.lit., smallʻAʻawa.

ʻAʻawa Nui placename.small island (0.09 acres, 40 feet elevation),Kahakuloa qd.,Maui.lit., largeʻAʻawa.

ʻaʻawe same asʻawe, to carry.

aawe v.5th conj. ofawe. Used imperatively withmai, bring here; withaku, take away.

ʻAʻāwela [ʻAʻā-wela] placename.mountain,Hanalei district,Kauaʻi.lit., hot clinkery lava.

Aba var. spelling ofʻApa₃, Abba...

aba s.Heb Father; he makuakane.

Abiba var. spelling ofʻApipa, Abib...

abiba s. Heb. Name of a month.Puk. 13:4.

acida nvs.acid.var. spelling ofʻakika;Eng.

acida s.Eng An acid; he mea omo i ka puna.Anat. 2.

AD Abb.abbreviation for Anno Domini (Latin - in the year of the Lord). (pronounced ʻādē.)[+]

adama vs.adamant.var. spelling ofʻakama;Eng.

adama s.Eng Adamant.Zek. 7:12.

Adamu var. spelling ofʻAkamu, Adam...

ʻadenosineposapahatekolu [ʻade·nosineposa·pahate·kolu] n.adenosine triphosphate, ATP.Eng.[+]SCI

adimarala var. spelling ofʻakimalala, admiral...

Adiriatika var. spelling ofʻAkiliakika, Adriatic...

Adironadaka var. spelling ofʻAkilonakaka, Adirondack...

adobie [ʻako·pie] nvs.adobe.var. spelling ofʻakopie;Eng.

adobie s.Sp A species of brick made of earth and water mixed with grass or straw and dried in the sun.

aduletere var. spelling ofʻakulekele, adultery...

aʻe₁ n.several native trees, the soapberry (Sapindus saponaria f. inaequalis), and all species of Zanthoxylum (also known as Fagara, Zanthoxylum having yellowish wood formerly used for digging sticks and spears); seeds of all (largest in the soapberry) are black, round, and used forleis.alsomānele.bc[PPn *ake,tree sp]TRE LEI

Aʻe₂ n.northeast tradewind.cf.Aʻe Loa,Moaʻe,naʻe.WIN

ae s.Name of an east wind.

aʻe₃ n.blight.(Malo 199)bc

aʻe₄ directional.upward, sideways, nearby, contiguous, adjoining, next, approaching (often expresses space and time near the addressee).aʻe also commonly expresses the comparative degree:maikaʻiaʻe,better. Followed bynei,aʻe indicates recent past;aʻe + demon.lā is pronounced and written as a single word,aʻela.cf.aku₂.(Gram. 7.2, table 2) bc[(OC) PPn *hake,upwards]

Āheahaaʻe?And what next?

heleaʻeto go up, sideways

ʻĪaʻelaʻoia,He said to someone nearby.

ialāaʻefrom day to day

kanakaʻēaʻedifferent person

kēiapuleaʻenext week

koʻumuaaʻethe one born just before me[older sibling, the one before me]

ʻOāukeikiaʻekēia.Here come your children.

ʻOwaihouaʻe?Who will be the next?

UaheleaʻeneinoMaui,[He] has just gone to Maui.

ae verbal.directive. Gram. § 234, 4. Implies an oblique motion of the verb, either up, down, or sideways. It often follows after nouns, also adjectives, as aohe kanaka eae, there is noother man.

aʻe₅ replacement ofe in songs (commonly writtena e, but a glottal stop is pronounced beforeʻe).bcMUS

ʻAʻolemākouaʻeminaminaikapuʻukālāakeaupuni.We do not care about the government's sum of money. (song)

aʻe₆ n.Maui name formaua₂, trees.bcTRE

ʻae₁ interj., nvt.yes; to say yes, consent, conform, grant, agree, approve, let, confirm, admit, permit, allow, accept, yield; approval, admission, permission.cf.aʻe nei.bc[Pn(NP) *ae,yes: *a(a)e]

ʻaewahaoral agreement

ʻaewaleto agree easily; pliable

hōʻae₃to yield, as in traffic

Uaʻaemaiʻoiaikoʻuhele.He consented to my going.

ʻae n.general term for a permit or pass to enter a room, building, or area;ʻae can be used in conjunction with modifying terms to produce terms related to “pass.”[+]

ae To permit, grant permission for a thing to be done; he meaae ia, a thing permitted or allowed.s.Assent, expressed by one person to the thought or opinion of another; approval of the conduct or opinion of another; consent; agreement.adj.Consenting; agreeing; he oleloae like, an agreement.adv.see verb 2. Yes; the expression of affirmation, approbation or consent; opposed toaole, oraohe. Withpaha, asaepaha, a polite way of assenting when full belief is withheld;ae ka paha. even so, be it so.

ʻae₂ n.
  • sap wrung from seaweed or leaves of plants such astaro;
  • liquid remaining after dregs have settled, as ofpia, arrowroot starch;
  • saliva, drooling of the mouth.bcFIS SWD PLA TAR

ʻaelimujuice remaining on the pounding board after seaweed (limu) is pounded; mixed with salt it is used to flavor sauce forʻōʻio or other fish

Kahekaʻaeokawaha.Mouth saliva flows [mouth waters; fig., to desire avidly].

ae s.The water or liquid as wrung from the leaves of vegetables, as kalo. &c.; heae kalo, heae wauki, he ohi.

ʻae₃ vs.
  • fine, mashed, comminuted, as dust or powder;
  • silky soft, as down;
  • smooth, as well-mixedpoi or bread dough.bcPOI TII

ʻaekīfine portions ofti root baked in the oven; to breakti root so cooked into fine bits

ʻaemoadowny chicken feathers

heahiʻānopuhōʻaea hot glowing fire that pulverizes

hōʻaeto make fine, pulverize, refine, soften

ʻae₄ vi.to rise, of the tide.bc

hōʻaecaus/sim.

ae s.An irregular movement of the ocean; he wahi ano ia ma ka moana, a ma kaae kai, a ma ka aina.The coming in and receding of the sea upon the shore; the flux and reflux of the tide.seeaekai.

ʻae₅ n.a native fern (Polypodium pellucidum) commonly seen atKīlauea Volcano. It has oblong fronds 15 to 40 cm long, once divided into about fifteen or more pairs of oblong segments, each of which bears many round fruit dots.cf.ʻae lau nui.(Neal 25)bcFER PLA

ʻae₆ same asʻaʻae, second or third crop...bc

ʻae₇ n.shoots from main root portion of thewauke plant.seeohi₃.bcPLA

ʻae₈ seeʻae kai, water's edge.bc

ʻae₉ vt.to lend, not to borrow.

Eʻoluʻolueʻaemaiikāupeni.Please lend me your pen; may I borrow your pen?

ʻaʻe nvt.
  • to step over, get on top of, tread upon,
  • trespass;
  • to get into by stepping up, as into a car; step.
  • to raise;
  • to massage the back with the feet;
  • to break a taboo or violate a law;
  • counter sorcery; to inflict sorcery on a sorcerer;
  •fig., oppressed.
 [PPn *kake,climb]LAW

ʻaʻekū,ʻaʻekaputo trespass, break a law or taboo deliberately; disrespectful of taboo

ʻaʻeloalong step, long journey

ʻaʻoheiʻaʻeikawelaakalānot oppressed by the heat of the sun

hōʻaʻecaus/sim

Uaʻaʻelākouilunaokahilaʻa.They trespassed on a taboo place; they broke an agreement, law, taboo.

ae v.To pass, physically or mentally, from one state, condition, or place, to another.Specifically, to break a kapu, uaae lakou iluna o kahi laa; to violate a law or agreement, i. e., to transgress, as a law, to break a covenant.Ios. 7.11;Hal. 89:34.To pass over, as the mind, i. e., to yield assent to the thought or opinion of another; to assent to the request of another; to say yes to a request or to an affirmation.To pass physically from one place to another, from one situation to another, as from land on board a ship; uaae aku lakou iluna o ka moku, iluna o ka lio, toembark, tomount a horse.Hoo., conj. 3. To cause to pass from one place to another, from one person to another; to transfer.To raise or lift up, as the head, with joy, eae ko oukou poo no ka olioli.To mount, as a horse or a mule. 2Sam. 13:29.

ae To be sea-sick; to throw up from the the mouth; to vomit; he mea luai ka moku, o kaae wale aku no;

ae A species of sea moss.

aea vi.to rise up; to raise the head; to come up from under water.cf.ea₃, to rise, go up, raise...

Luʻuakuaaeamai.Dive down and come up. (song)

aea To toss or throw back the head, as a person with pride, as a horse on putting on a bridle; eaea ae ke poo o ka lio i ke kaulawaha.

ʻaea n.cord, as used in joining two or more nets into a larger one.(rare.) NET

aea The name of the rope connecting two fish nets.seekukai.

ʻaeʻa nvi.
  • wandering, to wander,
  • shiftless,
  • unstable;
  • stray;
  • tramp.
 .cf.hōkū ʻaeʻa.bc[ʻAuana, ʻaʻole noho paʻa ma hoʻokahi wahi.]₁₂

ʻaeʻahaukaʻevagrant person, tramp, beachcomber, trespasser; to trespass (lit., defiled wanderer)

hōʻaeʻato cause to wander; to wander

kanakaʻaeʻawanderer, drifter, tramp (less pejorative thanʻaeʻa haukaʻe)

Nakekaumahaihōʻaeʻaiāiamaikeonehānaumai.It was grief that caused him to wander from his homeland.

oneʻaeʻashifting sands

aea v.To wander away from a place; mai ko'u alo aku, aole oe eaea, from my presence, do not wander away; to wander from place to place.Nah,. 14:33.To wander; go astray morally.Hal. 58:3.To remove; to be removed; to go to another place.Ier. 4:1.To live unsteadily; as, i kona wa i ona ai, nui konaaea ana, in his seasons of drunkenness, he lived principally here and there.s.A vagabond; an outcast.Isa. 11:12. Hepoe aea, fugitives.Lunk. 12:4.adj.Wandering; unstable; shifting a place; he oneaea ke one o Hoohila; unsettled, as kanakaaea; a vagabond; wandering about.Kin. 4:12.adj.Wanderingly, in a loose unstable manner.

ʻaʻea pas/imp. ofʻaʻe, to step over, get on top of, tread upon, trespass; to raise...

aeae₁ [ae·ae] nvi.
  • a prolonged sound,
  • wail;
  • to prolong,
  • stretch.MUS

hoʻāeaea style of chanting with prolonged vowels and fairly short phrases, much used in love chants; to chant in this fashion; to read or recite Bible passages or multiplication tables

aeae₂ [ae·ae] n.andante.MUS

aeae To interrupt one in his speech.

aʻeaʻe₁ [aʻe·aʻe] vt.mixing of a dark or brilliant color with a lighter one, as feathers in alei; of dark hair of a young person with streaks of gray; to mix, as drinks.TRE COL LEI

Aʻeaʻemohalailunaokekukui.Streaks of silvery gray showing on the candlenut tree. [said of a graying person](ON 5)

aeae Dark, obscure, as a vision, indistinctly seen; poaeae, a night of indistinct vision, not totally dark, i. e., light and darkness mixed.

aʻeaʻe₂ [aʻe·aʻe] n.a kind of banana with green and white striped leaves and fruits.alsokoaʻe,manini.(Neal 249)[Pn(MQ) *ake,banana variety]BAN

aʻeaʻe₃ [aʻe·aʻe] n.a fish (no data).FIS

ʻaeʻae₁ redup. ofʻae₃, fine, mashed, soft...seelole,mehelu.[Ka lahilahi me ka palupalu hoʻi. He mau ʻāpanapana liʻiliʻi loa. Kalakala a puʻupuʻu ʻole; māmā ke ʻano.]₉_,₇_,₁₄POI

hōʻaeʻaeto make soft, fine, etc

huluʻaeʻaedowny feathers

kaʻaiʻaeʻaesoft food orpoi

ʻaeʻae [ʻae·ʻae] vs.fine, as sand.Niʻihau.cf.mānoanoa.

aeae To work over and over, as in pounding poi, until very fine.To be or become very small or fine, as dust. 2Nal 23:6.adj.Comminuted; small or fine, as dust; fine, as poi well pounded; he poiaeae, he poi uouo, he wali.

ʻaeʻae₂ n.a small native shrub (Lycium sandwicense) growing near salt marshes and among rocks near the sea. It has light-colored bark; succulent, narrow pale-green leaves about 2.6 cm long; small white to blue-tinted flowers; and small red berries.alsoʻākulikuli ʻaeʻae,ʻākulikuli ʻōhelo,ʻōhelo kai.(Neal 740)PLA FLO

ʻaeʻae₃ n.water hyssop, a succulent herb (Bacopa monnieria).Niʻihau cf.(Neal 759).PLA

ʻaeʻae₄ redup. ofʻae₄, to rise, of the tide...

ʻaeʻaekairaise of the tide; froth of the sea

ʻaʻeʻaʻe redup. ofʻaʻe, to step over, get on top of, tread upon, trespass; to raise...

aeae v.Conj. 13 ofae, 4. To be a frequent transgressor, heaeae oe maluna o kahi kapu.To step over a thing often.

aeāea [ae·ā·ea] n.a small green fish resembling thehīnālea, used aspani (food or drink taken to finish a medical treatment) for certain diseases of children of theʻea type.FIS

ʻAeʻaeahiwa [ʻaeʻae·a·hiwa] n.name of a star (no data).STA

aeaekai v.seeae, before. The ebbing and flowing of the sea.

ʻaeʻahaukaʻe n.var. spelling ofʻaeʻa haukaʻe₂, a variety of wild sweet potato, good only as pig food.AltSpel SWP

ʻaeʻa haukaʻe₁ [ʻaeʻahau·kaʻe] seeʻaeʻa, vagrant person, tramp...

ʻaeʻa haukaʻe₂,ʻaeʻahaukaʻe [ʻaeʻahau·kaʻe] n.a variety of wild sweet potato, good only as pig food.SWP

ʻaʻehi vi.to cross, as a street.seeʻaʻehina,crosswalk...

ʻaʻehina [ʻaʻe·hina] n.crosswalk.seeʻaʻehi,to cross, as a street...CAR

kukuiʻaʻehinacrosswalk light

ʻaehoʻokūkaʻa [ʻaehoʻo·kūkaʻa] n.parking permit.seeʻae,consent, allow, permit...[+]CAR

āēī refrain (song).(EH)

ʻaʻei n.fine net, as used forʻōpelu andmaomao fish; it was held open at the mouth bykuku, stretching poles.NET

aei s.Name of the net used in catching the opelu and the maomao.

aei A kind of rope, of the medium size.s.seeaai, before. Oia ka malama e kalai ai i ka kukuaei o Pelu.

ʻaeʻia confirmed.(EH)

āēīē [ā·ē·ī·ē] interj.chant refrain.MUS

āēī eia [ā·ē·īeia] interj.chant ending.MUS

aeiole s.seeaaiole. Bread-fruit, ripe and fallen down, he ulu haule wale.

ʻaʻe kaʻa n.a step, as on a carriage; running board of an automobile.

ʻaekahakai {ʻae₈kahakai}n.shore, edge of the beach(Aniani 57)

ʻae kai n.place where sea and land meet; water's edge.

aekai s.The name of the place in the sea where the surf breaks; o kahi o ke kai i poi iho ai, heaekai ka inoa.

ʻaekai mokiha [ʻae·kaimokiha] n.ancient type oftapa (no data).TAP

ʻaʻekānāwai [ʻaʻekā·nā·wai] vt.to break the law.alsohaʻihaʻikānāwai.cf.pale kānāwai,to break laws...LAW

ʻAekeana [ʻae·keana] n.Aegean.Eng.G

KekaiʻoʻAekeanaAegean Sea

ʻaekelona,aeselona [ʻaeke·lona] n.falcon, vulture.BIR

ʻaeko₁,aeto n.eagle.Gr. aetos.BIR

liohuluʻaekodark-gray horse; lit., eagle-feather horse

ʻaeko₂,aeto n.alto.seeʻaleko, altoEng.MUS

ʻaeko kula n.golden eagle.BIR

ʻaekomo n.pass, as a pass to enter a room, building, or area.lit., entry pass.seeʻae.[+]

ʻāekopoʻohina S  n.bald eagle.lit., white-haired eagle.alsoʻāetopoʻohinaBIR

aʻela directional part.aʻe + demon.lā.seeaʻe₄.bc

ʻĪaʻelaʻoia,He said to someone nearby.

ʻae lau nui same asʻae₅, with large leaves.PLA

ʻaelike [ʻae·like] nvi.agreement, contract, truce, accord, deal; to come to an agreement; contracted.[1. hoʻoholo e hana e like me ka mea āu me kekahi i ʻāpono like ai no ʻolua. 2. ka ʻōlelo i ʻaelike ʻia; ʻōlelo hoʻopaʻa.]₁₄

ʻaelikehoʻokuʻumakahicompromise, one side gives up

hoʻokuʻuʻaeliketo cede, as land or territory

kūkaʻiʻaelikeʻunionacollective bargaining

nāmeaʻaeliketerms or conditions of agreement

palapalaʻaelikecontract

ʻaelikehanahaihoʻokuʻukuleana n.work made for hire contract.see hana haihoʻokuʻu kuleana.,also ʻaelikehana hai.,lit. work made for hire contract.[+]

Uapūlimaaneinālimahanaikaʻaelikehanahaihoʻokuʻukuleana?Have the employees signed the work made for hire contract? (add3)

ʻaelikehoʻōki [ʻae·likehoʻōki] n.cloture, i.e. a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken.lit., agreement (to) terminate (debate).GOV

Kehāpaimailakalunahoʻomaluokaʻahakenekoaekomoikaʻaelikehoʻōkiihikikehoʻopauikapaiokālaimanaʻoahoʻoholoikapila.The senate leader is proposing that the session enter into cloture so that the debate can end and the bill be decided.

ʻaelikemālamakānāwai [ʻae·likemā·lamakā·nā·wai] n.compact, i.e. a written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group.lit., agreement (to) maintain laws.LAW

āelo [ā·elo] vs.rotten, of eggs that do not hatch due to infertility.fig., spoiled, worthless.PPN *ʻelo.

Emālamahoʻiohuaāelokaluhiokahoʻoikaikaʻana.Be careful, lest the wearisomeness of the effort be in vain.

huaāelorotten egg; fig., in vain, worthless

aelo adj.Rotten; applied to eggs.fig. Ua like makou me na huaaelo.

Aʻe Loa n.name for the trade wind.see ex.,kiʻekiʻe.cf.Aʻe₂,Moaʻe,welo₁.WIN

aeloa s.The north-east trade wind on the ocean; same asmoae.

ʻaʻena n.violation, as in basketball.SPO BSK

ʻaʻenaʻekolukekonathree-second violation

ʻaʻenalainakūwaenabackcourt violation

ʻaʻenaʻumikekonaten-second violation

ʻOkekakeikiakulanōiaoNiu,ahoʻōhomailakaʻuaoikaʻaʻenaʻekolukekona.Niu just shifted a little, and the official called him on the three-second violation.

n.violation, as in volleyball.seelaina ʻekolu mika,laina ʻumi kapuaʻi.VLB SPO

ʻaʻenaʻekolumikathree-meter line violation

ʻaʻenahāpaicarrying violation

ʻaʻenakukunaantenna violation

ʻaʻenapaʻiluadouble-hit violation

ʻaʻenapaʻiuleleservice violation

ʻaʻenaʻumikapuaʻiten-foot line violation

ʻaʻenaʻupenanet violation

aʻe nei just now, lately; nearby, not far; ordinary, insignificant.

Elikemekaʻuiʻōleloaʻenei.Just what I just said.

Kahiʻehaaʻeneinō.Just a minor pain.

Kahiʻikeaʻeneinō.Nothing outstanding about the knowledge.

Maʻōaʻeneinō.Just over there, not far.

Uaheleaʻenei.Just now gone.

aenei v.To be here; to be present; to be in existence.Mat. 2:18. NOTE.— This word seems to be compounded ofae, No. 4, expressive of a passing or transfer, andnei, which refers to present time or present place; something not fixed or exactly defined, but near by, either in time or place, asat this present.adv.Now, i. e., about this time, just now, within a short time past or future.Here; hereabouts; near by; not far off; ua holoaenei, he has just now sailed; ua oleloaenei, he has lately spoken; ua makeaenei no ke alii, the king died a short time ago; ua heleaenei no kahi i noho ai, he is gone a little ways to his place of residence.

aenei s.Bread-fruit.seeaainei.

aeʻo₁ n.stilts.

aeʻo₂ n.Hawaiian stilt bird (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), an endemic subspecies of stilt, formerly common on the main Hawaiian Islands, endangered.alsokukuluaeʻo.BIR

aeʻo₃ n.same askīholo₁, wood fishhook.KauaʻiFIS

ʻae o hope n.train of a dress (origin uncertain).(Kam. 76:99)

ʻaeʻoia vi.to be well supplied with comforts and necessities.[Ka noho ʻana me ka lako ma nā mea a pau e pono ai ka noho ʻana me ka ʻoluʻolu,]₇

henohonaʻaeʻoiaa well-supplied way of life

Uaʻaeʻoiaaʻelakaʻohana.The family has all it needs.

ʻaeokahaloa [ʻae·o·kaha·loa] n.a kind of finetapa, used inkuni and other ceremonies, as for divining with pebbles.alsokahaloa,pālauanahu.TAP

aeokahaloa s.A kind of kapa made of wauke, and colored with charcoal, kuinaaeokahaloa.

aeʻolele [aeʻo·lele] n.pogo stick.lit., stilt (for) jumping.SPO

ʻaeomowaho [ʻaeomo·waho] n.solvent front, i.e. the leading edge of a moving solvent as in a developing chromatogram.lit., adsorbing edge.cf.ʻae kai.SCI

ʻae one n.sandy beach.[Ke kahakai one.]₇

ʻaʻepalena vt.to go out of bounds, in sports.lit., trespass (a) boundary.SPO

aeselona s.Heb Name of an unclean bird, so translated inKanl. 14:13.

ʻaeselona [ʻaese·lona] n.falcon, vulture.var. spelling ofʻaekelona;BIR

ʻāeto seeʻāeko poʻo hina,bald eagleBIR

aeto s.Gr An eagle.Puk. 19:4;Hoik. 12:14.

aeto₁ n.eagle.var. spelling ofʻaeko₁;Gr. aetos.BIR

aeto₂ n.alto.var. spelling ofʻaeko₂;.seeʻaleko, altoEng.MUS

āewa₁ [ā·ewa] vi.
  • thin, tall spindly;
  • to weave to and fro, as seaweed;
  • to sway, as a branch or sea eddy.
 .cf.ewa,māewa.[PPn *ʻaʻewa,walk about: *(q)aqewa]SWD BAN

ulumaikaʻiaāewahuaʻolegrowing well but spindly and fruitless [of bananas](Kep. 159)

āewa₂ [ā·ewa] vi.possessing a family or lineage.cf.ēwe₁.

Hānaukahuelomāewa,heāewakona.Born [those of] tail-end [junior] rank, they have their lineage.(KL. line 525)