bno Hawaiian term.

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baamāʻāʻā.

babblingnāwā,hauwalaʻau,hauwalawalaʻau,haukaʻe,namunamu.

BabelPapela.

baboonmāpū,papuna.

babykeiki, pēpē, kama.fig.:lei,hāpuʻu. premature baby,keiki ʻaluʻalu. suckling baby,keiki ʻai waiū. baby so young that it lies on its back.keiki huli i luna ke alo (seehuli). to act like a baby,hoʻopēpē.

baby bottleʻōmoleomowaiū,ʻōmolewaiū.

baby carriagekaʻapēpē.seecrib.

baby rattleʻulīkeke.seetambourine.

baccalaureateseebachelor's.

bachelorwahine ʻole,kanaka i male ʻole;haʻaiwi (rare).

bachelorhoodnoho maleʻole.

bachelor'sas a degree at a university; baccalaureate.laepua,ba ( pronouncedbēʻā),bs ( pronouncedbēsā).seeundergraduate,graduate,master's,doctorate. bachelor's degree.kēkelēlaepua,palapalalaepua.

back₁anatomy.kua.seetaboo. back of the neck,hono. to cling to the back,pili kua. to go behind one's back,hele i hope o ke kua,kō i kua. to call from behind one's back,kāhea kua. to turn the back on,huli kua (insult). back wall of a house,paia o hope,huli kua. stiff-backed,nanai,lanai. burning back taboo,kuaʻā,kua liholiho,kualoi,kualoiloi.

back₂behind.hope,muli. at the back,i hope,mahope. to back up or away,peki,emi hope,neʻe hope,hoʻoneʻe hope,koene. back and forth,i mua i hope,haʻakuʻe,helo. to back water with a canoe,hoʻēmi hope i ka waʻa, backed up against the wall (hard-pressed),pili pū i ka paia.

backof seat.kuanoho. of tongue.kūʻaualelo.seetongue. back vowel.woelakauhope.seevowel.

backdefensive corner back, in footballʻāʻiwa. running back, general term.meaholo.

back hoekopalā ikehu

back hoekopalā ikehu

back packpāisi hāʻawe

back packpāisi hāʻawe

back setto make a back set, in volleyball.hānaiihope,hānaikīkala.

back strokealso to swim the back stroke.ʻaukua.seestroke.

back uppēki (ihope).

backacheʻeha o ke kua;māʻīʻī (rare).

backbiterʻalapahi,mea paokeʻe,ʻaki.

backboardin basketball.papahīnaʻi,papahupa,papa.

backboneiwikuamoʻo,kuamoʻo.

backbonespine.iwikuamoʻo.seevertebra.

backbreakingkuapaʻa.

backcourt violationin basketball.ʻaʻenalainakūwaena.seeviolation.

back-door passin basketball; to throw such a pass.kīloipalemo.

backgroundkahua. one without background,kahua ʻole. background in quilt design,honua.

backgroundas in a photo, movie, or video scene, or on a computer screen.kāʻeikua.seeforeground.

backpackʻawe,ʻaweʻawe.

backpackknapsack.pāikihāʻawe,pāisihāʻawe,ʻawe.

backslashin printing (\).kahahiōiho.seeslash.

backslidehoʻi hope.

backspaceto backspace, as on an IBM computer.holoiihope.seedelete.

backuparchive, as in a computer program.papaʻa. backup copy.kopepapaʻa. backup file.waihonapapaʻa. to backup, as a file.hoʻopapaʻa.

backward₁rearward.i hope. to go backward,emi hope,emi kua,peki,neʻe hope,emiemi. to fall backward,wala.

backward₂stupid.lohi,lolohi,lohiʻau. backward in learning,lolohi ke aʻo ʻana.

backwardwith palms facing backward.pohokua.seechin-up,forward,hit.

backwoodsmankuaʻāina,kaikua. to act like a backwoodsman,hoʻokuaʻāina.

baconʻiʻo puaʻa uahi.

baconpekona.

bacteriakoʻohune.seeazobacter. mesophilic bacteria.koʻohuneolamehana. thermophilic bacteria.koʻohuneolawela.

baculuma slender bone reinforcing the penis in many mammals.iwiule.

badmaikaʻi ʻole,ʻino,kolohe.seebreath,smell,temper. Too bad!Minamina nohoʻi! Aloha ʻino. Auē! bad debt,ʻaiʻē pohō,ʻaiʻē uku ʻole,ʻaiʻē pono ʻole. bad luck,poʻino,pakalaki.

badgepihi,hōʻailona. police badge,pihi mākaʻi.

badgegeneral term.pihihōʻailona (preceded byke). police badge.pihimākaʻi.

badgerkehaka.

badmintonkenikamanu.

BaffinPapine,Bafine. Baffin Bay,ke kai kūʻono o Papine.

baffledkeʻa,hoʻopohihihi,hoka.

bagʻeke,ʻekeʻeke.also:ʻaʻa,kīʻeke,pūkaula,hakai. netted sennit bag,kōkō pūʻalu. bag for carrying birds,ʻaʻa manu. bag for carrying fire-making implements,ʻaahi.

bagpūʻolo;ʻeke (preceded byke).seeinsect bag net. guessing bag.pūʻolokohokoho. paper bag.pūʻolopepa. plastic bag.ʻekeʻea. sleeping bag.ʻekemoe,ʻekehiamoe.

bag netseenet.

bag of fruitpūʻolo huaʻai

bag of fruitpūʻolo huaʻai

bagasseʻaina kō,laina.

BagdadPakekaka,Bagedada.

baggageukana,ʻopeʻope. baggage car,kaʻa ukana. to carry baggage,hali ukana.

baggyʻopeʻalu,kūʻolo.

bagpipeʻūpoho,kukima(RSV).

bagpipepilaʻūpoho,ʻūpoho.

BahamaPahama,Bahama.

Bahamasalso Bahamian.Pahama,Bahama.

BahrainBaharaina.

bail₁as a canoe.kā. to bail a canoe,kā waʻa.

bail₂legal.pela.

bailmoney a defendant gives a court as a promise to return for trial.pēla.

bailerkā,oʻoʻo. canoe bailer,kā waʻa.

bailerkaliu

bailerkaliu

baitmaunu.also:palu;pilipili heʻe (octopus or squid ink sac molded around a fishhook for bait);hiʻukā (rare). leftover bait,poʻo maunu. bait container,ipu holoholona. canoe bait carrier,malau. bait stick,lāʻau melomelo. to makepalu bait,kuʻi palu. the bait is pulverized,paluhē ka palu (of one meek, humble, abused).

bait-casting reelas for fishing.wiliahohekaumaunu.seereel.

bakekālua,hoʻomoʻa,ʻoma,hoʻoʻoma,puhi,hoʻolua,kāō. baked pumpkin or squash,ipu kālua. to bake in ground oven,kālua. to bake whole, as a pig,kālua paʻa.

bakerkanaka puhi palaoa,puhi palaoa.

bakerkanaka puhi palaoa

bakermea puhi palaoa

bakerkanaka puhi palaoa

Baker Islandnear the Phoenix Islands in the Pacific Ocean.Puakaʻilima.

bakeryhale puhi palaoa,hale kūʻai palaoa.

baking panpāʻoma (preceded byke).

baking powderhoʻohū.

baking powderhū.seebaking soda.

baking sodapaukakoka.seebaking powder.

balance₁weigh.kaulike,ana paona,paona,paona kaulike.seekūlike. to balance evenly,hoʻokaulike.

balance₂remainder.koena,koehonua,hakina.

balanceto balance something.hoʻokaualewa.see entries below andscales.

balance beamlāʻaukaukahi.seeparallel bars.

balance sheeta listing of assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.moʻokūlanawaiwai.

balancedas equal distribution of weight.kaualewa. also evenly balanced, in science; fair, just, equitable.kaulike. balanced chemical equation.haʻihelukemikalakaulike. balanced force.manehukaulike.

balanceschecks and balances, as in government.hoʻokuʻia.

balancing mechanismin biology.ʻōnaehanahoʻokauapono.

balconylānai.

baldʻōhule.also:poʻo nia,nia,mole,molemole,molea,pahu,pahu kani,kamani ke poʻo,konekonea.see sayings,goat,moon. Bald spot,pōhaka.

bald"balahead/bolohead," as a tire.nemonemo.seetread.

bald eagleʻāekopoʻohina,ʻāetopoʻohina.

balepūʻolo nui,pela. bale of hay,pūʻā,pela mauʻu maloʻo.

Balearic IslandsPae Moku Balearika

balknuha,nuhanuha,nunuha,hoʻopupū.

BalkansPalekana,Balekana.

ball₁sphere.kinipōpō.also:pōpō,pōkaʻa,pōkā. ball of poi or food,pōpō ʻai. ball for bowling,ʻulu maika. tapa-covered ball (insignia of taboo),pūloʻuloʻu. ball game,pāʻani kinipōpō;kiniholo (rare). cannon ball,pōkā pū kuni ahi. ball bat,lāʻau paʻi kinipōpō,lāʻau kinipōpō. ball and socket joint,ʻami hoʻokuina lewa. ball of the foot,mānea o ka wāwae. to play ball,kinipōpō,pāʻani kinipōpō. to shape or wad into a ball,hoʻopōpō.

ball₂dance.ʻAha hulahula,anaina hulahula,hulahula.

ballkinipōpō.seeair ball,glass ball;baseball,basketball,football,volleyball, etc. aloha ball, in volleyball.kinipōpōaloha. Christmas ball, the tree ornament.pōpōwehilāʻauKalikimaka.

ballastpalaki,mea hoʻokaumaha moku.

ballerinapelalina

ballerinapelalina

ballethulahula Palani

ballethulahulapālē,pālē,bālē.

ballethulahula Palani

balloonpāluna.

balloon fishʻoʻopu hue.

balloon vinepōniu,hale-a-ka-iʻa,ʻinalua.

ballotpāloka. to cast a ballot,koho pāloka. to count ballots,helu pāloka.

ballroomlumi hulahula.

ballusterrailing support.ʻūlili,hūlili.seeballustrade.

ballustraderailing.paehumu.seeballuster.

balmlāʻau hamo,pāma;nini (rare).

balsahaulāpa.

balsampalakama,palekama,balesama,ʻōlepe.

BalticPalakika,Balatika. Baltic Sea,Kai Balakika.

Balticbalatika. Baltic Sea.kekaiʻoBalatika.

BaltimorePalakimoa,Balatimoa.

bambooʻohe (various kinds,seeʻohe);ʻualalehu. bamboo musical pipes,kāʻekeʻeke,pahūpahū. bamboo rattles,pūʻili. bamboo fire-blowing tube,ʻohe puhi ahi,ʻūlili. bamboo water container,ʻohe wai. bamboo stamp for marking tapa,lāʻau kāpalapala.

bananamaiʻa (for various kinds and unfavorable connotations,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it).also:aʻeaʻe,āewa,ʻeka,hualau,lahi,maoli-ʻili-lahilahi,pākanaloa,nuʻuhiwa;lohelohe i honua (poetic),kahiki,kahiki hae,kahiki mauki,kahiki puhu,kūkanaloasee ex.,ʻeʻa₂,ripe. banana blossoms and sheath,pola. dry banana leaf,lauhulu. banana bunch,ʻāhui maiʻa. hand, as of banana,ʻekā,keʻa. banana bark,weo. banana stalk,pū maiʻa. mountain banana patch,ʻeʻa. unhealthy condition of banana fruit,hākonakona. mashed ripe bananas and water,poi maiʻa. banana pudding,pepeieʻe,paipaieʻe,piele. a banana tree, hollow inside,he pū maiʻa,he ʻolohaka o loko (of a weakling). big as a banana stalk,nui pū maiʻa (of a weakling).

banana pokapokamaiʻa.

band₁Span.apo. iron band,apo hao. gold band,apo kula. yellow band (as on a fish),haili.

band₂music.pāna puhi ʻohe,hui puhi ʻohe. band leader,alakaʻi pāna.

band₃group.hui,poʻe

bandor gradient, as of colors.ʻauina. color band.ʻauinakala. metal band or strap, as for banding around metal boxes, water tanks, etc.kalapuhao.seebanding tool.

bandkalapu₄

bandkalapu₄

band (musical)kalapu hīmeni

band (musical)kalapu hīmeni

band aidwahīʻeha.

Bandabanada. Banda Sea.kekaiʻoBanada.

bandagewahīʻeha;kāpola (rare). To bandage,wahī.

banding toolas for putting metal bands on boxes, water tanks, etc.wilihoʻomālō.seeband.

bandmaster's batonmailepana.

bandstandʻaleʻo puhi ʻohe.

bangpohā (as a gun);kanono (blow).also:haluku,ʻaʻina;kani kanono;kani kohā (as of a gun);ūpā (as of a door);kau ʻino (as of a telephone receiver).

BangkokPanekoka,Banekoka.

BangladeshBanagaladesa.

BangorPanekola,Banegora.

banishkipaku,hoʻokuke,wailana.

banishedkipakuʻia,wailana.

banishmentkipaku i nā ʻāina ʻē.

banjopanakiō.

banjolelepanakiōlele.

bank₁border.kapa,kaʻe. earth bank,āhua lepo,pūʻulaʻula. bank of a taro patch,kuaauna,kuāuna,kaikā. bank between fields,kuaio.

bank₂finance.panakō. bank check,kīkoʻo panakō. bank savings book,puke hoʻāhu. bank discount,hoʻēmi panakō.

bankpanakō.seeATM,account,check. bank check.pilakīkoʻo. bank draft.pilakīkoʻopanakō. piggy bank.panakōhale.

bank machinemīkini kālā

bank machinemīkini kālā

bank shotin basketball; to make such a shot.kīpapa.

banked curvealso banked turn.uakeʻehiō.

bankruptpanakalupa,panekalupa.

bannerkīlepalepa.seeflag.

bannerpana₆

bannerbāna

bannisterpaehumu.

banquetʻahaʻaina.

banquetʻahaʻaina. welcome banquet.ʻahaʻainahoʻokipa. closing banquet.ʻahaʻainapanina.

bantammoa haʻa.

banterʻōlelo pāʻani,wahapaʻa,hoʻohenehene,hoʻopāpā,kīkēʻōlelo.

banyanpaniana,baniana.

baptismpapakema,bapatema;papekema,bapetema;hānau hou.

baptismalpapekiko,bapetiso.seebaptism.

BaptistPapekike,Papekiko.

baptizepapekema,papekiko,hoʻohānau hou.seebaptism.

bar₁barrier.kaola,lāʻau kī,lāʻau keʻa,paukū,pale. to bar,ālai,pale,hoʻokaʻawale.seesand bar.

bar₂long object.ʻaukā. soap bar,ʻaukā kopa. gold bar,ʻaukā kula.

bar₃for drinking.wahi inu lama,pākaukau.

bar₄music.pale,pale lua,pale nui ʻeleʻele.

bar₅punctuation.palehui.

bar₆legal.papa loio.

barseebars. bar graph.pakuhiʻaukā.seehistogram. double bar graph.pakuhipaʻaʻaukā. fill bar, in a computer program.ʻaukāholomua. menu bar, on a computer screen.papakoho. space bar, on a typewriter or computer keyboard.pihihoʻokōā,pihikaʻahua (preceded byke).

barbkukū (thorn);lala,kohe,ʻieʻiea (of a fishhook).seefishhook.

BarbadosPalepakoa,Barebadoa;Papekoka,Babedosa.

barbariankanaka naʻaupō.

barbaroushana lokoʻino.

barbecuekōʻala;ʻahaʻaina me ka pipi kōʻalaʻia.

barbecue grillhao kōʻala

barbecue grillhao kōʻala

barbedkukū,ʻieʻiea. barbed-wire fence,pā uea kukū. barbed spear,ihe laumeki.

barbelʻumiʻumi.

barberkanakaʻako lauoho,kahi ʻumiʻumi.

barbermea ʻako lauoho

barbermea ʻako lauoho

barber shophale ʻoki lauoho

barber shophale ʻako lauoho

barber shophale ʻoki lauoho

barbituratelāʻauhoʻomālū.

BarcelonaPakelona,Baselona.

bare₁without covering.kohana; bare of leaves,launea,ananea.also:neo,nea,ʻōnea,mōnea,ānea,ʻōlohe,ʻōlohelohe,mānienie.seebarren,naked.

bare₂mere.wale nō.

bareas a tree without leaves.launea.

barefootkāmaʻa ʻole. to go barefoot,hele wāwae.

barelywale nō;māhune (rare).

Barentsbaleneta. Barents Sea.kekaiʻoBaleneta.

bargainmakepono,hoʻēmiemi i ke kumu kūʻai; bad bargain,makehewa,pohō.

bargainplea bargain, as in the negotiation of an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant.kūkāhoʻēmiemi.

bargainingcollective bargaining.kūkaʻiʻaelikeʻuniona.

bargepāki,pāki lawe ukana.

baritoneleo uō.

baritonehāʻoi. baritone ʻukulele.ʻukulelehāʻoi.

bariumbariuma.

bark₁of a tree.ʻIli,ʻili lāʻau;pāpaʻa (rare);hili (for dyeing);hāʻanaʻana (wauke);pāʻē (olonā);weo (banana). outer bark,ʻili luna. new bark,ʻili hou,ʻili lua.

bark₂of an animal.hae,haehae,ʻaoa; seal bark,umō.

bark₃ship.moku kia kolu,kiapā.

barkof a plant.ʻili,ʻaluʻalu. inner bark.ʻiliiho. outer bark.ʻiliowaho.

bark clothseetapa.

bark clothtapa.paʻūpaʻū.

barkeeperpākipa.

barkinghaena.

barleypalaoa huluhulu,huapale,pale.

barleybale

barleybale

barnhale holoholona,hale lio.

barnaclepīʻoe,pīʻoeʻoe,ʻōkohekohe (see saying,pīʻoeʻoe).cf.shell.

barnaclegeneral term.pīʻoe. acorn barnacle.pīʻoeʻōkuʻekuʻe. gooseneck barnacle.pīʻoeʻōhākai.

barometerpalomeka.

barometeranamīkāea. aneroid barometer.anamīkāeakuhikuhi.

baronpālona.

barrackshale koa,pā koa.

barracudakākū,kūpala (Sphyraena barracuda, up to nearly 2 m long);kaweleʻā (S. helleri, up to 0.6 m long).

barredapo,ʻaukā.

barrelpahu,palala,palela. small barrel,palela liʻiliʻi,pahu poʻo liʻiliʻi. water barrel,pahu wai.

barrela unit of measurement.palela.abb..pll.

barrel cactuspāninipalala.

barren₁bare.panoa,anoa,ʻōlohe,ʻōlohelohe,kōʻā,mānienie,kaʻo,pōkaʻokaʻo,pōkaʻo,neo,neoneo,pōneoneo,māneoneo.seebare.

barren₂without offspring.kamaʻole,pā,lolena,hoki.

barrettehairclip.pinelauoho.

barrierpale,keʻa,mea keʻakeʻa,kaupale,kāpeʻapeʻa.

barriersound barrier.palenaholokani.

barsparallel bars.lāʻaukaulua. even parallel bars.lāʻaukauluakaulike. uneven parallel bars.lāʻaukauluakaulikeʻole.seebalance beam. monkey bars, as playground equipment.haokeko.seejungle gym.

barterkūʻai.rare:hailawe,make.

barterhailawe. barter system.kahailaweana.

Bartlett pearpea pakaleke

Bartlett pearpea pakaleke

basaltpōhaku paʻa; waterworn basalt,ʻalā,pōhaku lūʻau; coarse vesicularbasalt,ʻelekū,māono,kuanuʻu.

base₁foundation.kumu,kahua,kū. base of a breaker,honua nalu. base or butt end of a leaf,poʻo lau;peʻa (rare). base of sky,kumulani. base, as of a triangle,ʻaoʻao moe.

base₂vile.haumia.

base₃Mole (word root).

-basekuapapa. water-base paint.penakuapapawai.

basekahua.see entries below. military base.kahuapūʻalikoa. navy base.kahuapūʻalikauamoana. of a leaf, ashala.poʻo (preceded byke).

baseas on a baseball diamond.pahu.seehome plate. first base.pahuʻekahi. second base.pahuʻelua. third base.pahuʻekolu.

basein math.kumuhoʻohui.seebase five,binary. in exponential notation.kumupāhoʻonui. as of a triangle.ʻaoʻaokau.abb.ʻak.

base fivein math.kumuhoʻohuipālima,kumupālima. base five counting piece.kōkuahelukumuhoʻohuipālima.

base lineend line, as on a basketball court.lainakumu.seeline, as on a basketball court.

baseballkinipōpō. to play baseball,pāʻani kinipōpō.

baseballthe sport.pōhili. the ball.kinipōpōpōhili. baseball glove or mitt.mikilimapōhili. baseball field.kahuapōhili. baseball diamond, infield.kaimanapōhili. baseball inning.palepōhili. American baseball league.kuʻikahipōhiliʻAmelika. National Baseball League.Kuʻikahipōhiliaupuni.

baseball passin basketball; to throw such a pass.nou.

basementseecellar.

base-ten grid paperin math.pepamakaʻahakumuhoʻohuipāʻumi.

bashfulhilahila,maka hilahila,wiwo,ūpē,hoʻopalai,palai.

bashfulnesshilahila.

basickumu,honua. Basic knowledge,ʻike kumu.

basicsimple, uncomplicated.nōhie.see entries below and complex.

basic anhydridea metallic oxide that forms a base when added to water.ʻanahaidarasidekuapapa.seeanhydride.

basic counting principlein math.kulehananokaheluʻana.

basin₁container.ipu,poʻi;pā (flat);kīpoho,ipu holoi,poʻi wai,pā holoi,pā kini.seewashbasin.

basin₂land.poho ʻāina,kīpoho;kuaʻau (inside reef).

basiskumu. basis for work,kahua hana.

basklalala,lala.

basketʻeke,ʻie,hīnaʻi,hīnaʻi poepoe.also:kīhene,hene,pai,hopai,pūhene,kīʻeke,kīkī,ʻapi.

basketʻie (preceded byke). as on a bicycle.ʻekeukana (preceded byke).

basketin basketball.hīnaʻi,hupa.seebackboard,rim,shoot,three-point shot. a score.ʻaihīnaʻi. to make or sink a basket.hoʻokomoikekinipōpō. made a basket.komohia.

basket grasshonohono,honohono kukui.

basketballkinipōpō hīnaʻi.

basketballthe sport.pōhīnaʻi. the ball.kinipōpōpōhīnaʻi. basketball net.hīnaʻi. basketball court.kahuapōhīnaʻi,kahua. basketball camp.ʻāpoʻepōhīnaʻi.

bass₁music.leo kāne,leo uō,pako. bass fiddle,waiolina kū nui.

bass₂fishʻOʻopu haole (black).

bass clefin music.hōʻailonameleleokāne,leokāne.seetreble clef.

bass violwaiolina kū nui.

bass violalsostring bass.pilakūnui,pilanui.

bastkae.

bastardkeiki manuahi.rare:keiki poʻo ʻole,hua hāʻule,kāmehaʻi.

baste₁sewing.hoʻoholoholo,kāholo,ʻōmau.

baste₂cookery.hoʻomaʻū.

bastingholoholo,humu hoʻoholoholo,kāholo. basting thread,lopi kāholo,lopi hoʻoholoholo.

bat₁mammal.ʻŌpeʻapeʻa,peʻa,peʻapeʻa,ʻāpeʻapeʻa. to fly like a bat,lele ʻōpeʻapeʻa.

bat₂to strike.hili,hahau.

bat₃bat for ball.lāʻau kinipōpō,lāʻau paʻi kinipōpō.

batalsoclub,racket.ʻūhili. at bat, up (to bat ), in baseball.manawahili.

BataviaPakawia,Batavia.

batchas of cookies or recruits.ʻōhui.

bathʻauʻau. steam bath,pūloʻuloʻu. to take a bath,ʻauʻau. to give a bath,hōʻauʻau. It is bath water for him,He wai ʻauʻau nona (of a hero who enjoys war or spear dodging).

batheʻauʻau. sea bathing,ʻauʻau kai.

batheseeshower.

bathhousehaleʻauʻau.

bathing suitloleʻauʻau.

bathroomlumi ʻauʻau,lua.seetoilet.

bathroomlua,lumihoʻopaupilikia,lumiʻauʻau. bathroom scales.anapaonahome,usu.anapaona.

bathtubkapu ʻauʻau.

bathtubkapuʻauʻau.

bathyspherepalemīkā

bathyspherepalemīkā

batonmaile,ʻaukaʻi. bandmaster's baton.mailepana. baton used in a relay race.mailehoʻoili. baton for twirling.ʻaukaʻiwili. signal baton, as used by a marching bandleader.ʻaukaʻipāna.

batonlāʻau alakaʻi

batonlāʻau alakaʻi

Baton RougePakona Luka,Batona Rusa.

battalionpakaliona.

battenʻaho lolo.

batter₁as in baseball.mea hili kinipōpō,uhau hili kinipōpō.

batter₂cookery.mea ʻono moʻa ʻole. to mix batter,hoʻohuihui mea ʻono moʻa ʻole.

batteras when making pancakes.kalepalaoa.

battering ramhipa kāne wāwahi.

battery₁artillery.huina pū kuni ahi.

battery₂electric.pākali,iho uila.

battery₃assault.hōʻeha ʻana.seeassault.

batteryiho kaʻa

batteryiho,pakalē.see entries below. button-shape battery.ihopihi. for flashlight, radio, etc.ihopoke. six-volt battery.ihoʻeono. twelve-volt battery.ihoʻumikūmālua.

batteryiho kaʻa

battery jara large cylindrical container of heavy glass with an open top as used in laboratories.ʻōmoleihouila.

battery testera machine.mīkinihoʻāʻoiho. not a machine.hāmeʻahoʻāʻoiho.

battlekaua,hoʻouka kaua,paio.see sayings,pūliki₁,wanawana. formal battle lines,kūkulu. sham battle,kānekupua,pahukala,kaua kio. type of battle formation,kahului. battle unit,huna kaua. battle song,mele kaʻi kaua.

battle-axekoʻi pāhoa (stone).

battlefieldkahua kaua.

battlegroundkahua hoʻouka kaua.

battleshipmoku kaua,pāpū lewa,manuā.

BavariaPawalia,Bavaria.

bawlʻalalā,uē leo nui.

bay₁geographic.kūʻono,kai kūʻono;Hono-,Hana- (only in place names).

bay₂color.ʻUlaʻula,hulupala,apowai.

baypayload bay, the part of a spacecraft where scientific instruments and passengers are carried.ʻonekihana.

Bay of BengalKai Kūʻono o Benegala

bayonetʻelau waiki,ʻekī,ʻēlau.

ba    bb    bc    bd    be    bh    bi    bl    bo    br    bu    by       -top-  

BBSbulletin board service, on computer programs.PLH (papalawelawehoʻolaha).

ba    bb    bc    bd    be    bh    bi    bl    bo    br    bu    by       -top-  

BCBC

B-complex vitaminkauwikaminaB.

ba    bb    bc    bd    be    bh    bi    bl    bo    br    bu    by       -top-  

bdelliumkeliuma.

ba    bb    bc    bd    be    bh    bi    bl    bo    br    bu    by       -top-  

bethere is no verb to be in Hawaiian. The copula may be entirely omitted, or represented by verb markers (ua,e ... ana,ke ... nei,i,e) or byhe. I am well,ua maikaʻi au. I was well,ua maikaʻi au. I will be well,e maikaʻi ana au. You are happy,hauʻoli ʻoe. You were happy,hauʻoli ʻoe. He is going,e hele anaʻoia,ke hele nei ʻoia. to be with (accompany),ʻalo. to be happy,noho me ka hauʻoli. to be chief,noho aliʻi. to be in a state of,hele ā,kaʻa. She is a teacher,he kumu ʻoia.

beachkahakai,kahaone,papa kea,makālae.

beachʻaekahakai

beachʻaekahakai

beach bagʻeke kahakai

beach bagʻeke kahakai

beach chairnoho kahakai

beach chairnoho kahakai

beach cricketʻūhininēnēkahakai.

beach poppypua kala,pōkalakala;naule (rare).

beach towelkāwele kahakai

beach towelkāwele kahakai

beach umbrellamāmalu kahakai

beach umbrellamāmalu kahakai

beach vitexkolokolo kahakai,māwanawana,pōhinahina,hinahina kolo.

beachcomberʻaeʻa haukaʻe.seevagabond.

beaconlama kuhikuhi.

Beacon HillPikina Hila,Bikina Hila.

beadpūpū lei. glass bead,hua aniani;olo (rare). prayer beads,lei kolona. string of beads,akalei.

beadolopī.

beaknuku,ihu;nū (rare).

beakerkānuku,nuku (of a pitcher).

beakerhanokānuku.

beam₁bar.kaola,kuku,kua,kua lāʻau;kī kaola (to close a door).

beam₂ray.kukuna.

beambalance beam.lāʻaukaukahi.seeparallel bars. laser beam.kukunawanaʻā. beam of a boat.kuauma.

beam reach (port)beam reach on the port side, i.e. sailing at a 90° angle from the direction of the wind, with the port side windward.keleamakāmoe.seebeam reach (starboard),broad reach (port),broad reach (starboard),close hauled (port),close hauled (starboard),downwind.

beam reach (starboard)beam reach on the starboard side, i.e. sailing at a 90° angle from the direction of the wind, with the starboard side windward.keleʻākeakāmoe.seebeam reach (port),broad reach (port),broad reach (starboard),close hauled (port),close hauled (starboard),downwind.

beanpāpapa,pī.seesea bean.

beanpāpapa.see entries below and pea. bush bean.pāpapahaʻa. honey locust bean.pāpapaʻūhinihone. jelly bean.pāpapakele. lima bean.pāpapalaima. long bean.pāpapaloloa. mung bean.pāpapamunukō. soya bean.pāpapakoiū. string bean.pāpapahihi.

bean curdalso tofu.tōfū.

bean sproutkawowopāpapa.

beanspini

beanspini

bear₁carry.hāpai,hiʻi,hali,paʻa;hāʻawe (on the back); bear down,kaomi,kōmi.

bear₂reproduce.hānau,hāpai,hua,hoʻohua. bear fruit or seed,hoʻohua.

bear₃seeturn.

bear₄seeendure.

bear₅animal.pea. bear baiting,hoʻohaehae pea.

bearmea pāʻani pea

bearpea. polar bear.peaʻālika. teddy bear.peakiʻi,peapāʻani.seepanda.

bearmea pāʻani pea

beardʻumiʻumi;hulu weuweu (poetic);hulu puaʻa (of male turkeys).

beardexcluding the moustache.ʻumiʻumiʻauae, usu.ʻumiʻumi.seemoustache.

beardlessheu ʻole,ʻumiʻumi ʻole. beardless youth,wā heuʻole.

bearerpaʻa,mea lawe,lawe,māmaka. bearer of a feather standard,paʻa kāhili;lawe kāhili;haʻakoni (rare). spittoon bearer,paʻa ipu kuha. bearer of canoe bow,pale mua. bearer of canoe stern,pale hope.

bearing₁carrying.hapaina.

bearing₂Mien.ʻAno,hālina. noble bearing,kohu aliʻi.

bearing₃position.kūlana o ka moku (of a ship).

beastholoholona.

beat₁strike.pepehi,kuʻi,paʻi,hahau,uhau,hau,hauhia,pākuʻi,pā,hākuʻi.also:ʻuīʻuī,koni,lawelawe lima,limanui,kākā,hoʻohāhā,ʻulupā,pāluku,pūkē,pana; beat, as the heart or pulse,pana,ʻapi,ʻūpā,lelele; to beat, as tapa,kuku,ʻakuku; to beat, as water in fishing,pākuʻikuʻi,ʻōlāʻau; to beat, as paddle on canoe side,homa,kāpapa; to beat, as lumpy poi,pākuʻikuʻi,pāʻuluʻā.seedrum. to beat to death,pepehi ā make. to beat to a pulp,kuʻi palu. to beat flat,kuʻi pē.

beat₂in music.pana.

beat₃defeat.make,eo,lanakila,hoʻopio. You beat me,make au iāʻoe;eo au iāʻoe.

beat₄sail to windward.hoʻopiʻipiʻi;hoʻopahuʻa (rare).

beatas in music or linguistics.pana.

beaten₁hit.pepehi ʻia. beaten down,meheu,loha,hoʻomāui,ʻoupē,noiele.

beaten₂defeated.make.

beaterhohoa,hoahoa.seetapa for tapa beater. knee-drum beater,kā.

beauticianmea ʻako lauoho

beauticianmea ʻako lauoho

beautifulnani,uʻi,maikaʻi.also:makalapua,pōlani,nonohe,hiluhilu,luhiehu;mikihilina (as dress, finery, ornaments);paʻanehe (as work). supremely beautiful,keu ā ka uʻi;nani kōkī.

beautifyhoʻonani,hoʻonaninani,hoʻouʻi,hoʻouʻiuʻi,hoʻowehi,hoʻohiehie,hoʻohilu,hoʻohiluhilu,hoʻomāhilu,pūhano.

beautynani;uʻi (youthful);piuke (rare). beauty-loving,puni nani. poetic tributes to beauty:ʻai ka manu i luna;pali ke kua,mahina ke alo;ʻaʻohe puʻu,ʻaʻohe keʻe;ke kumu lehua muimuia a ka manu;hāʻale i ka wai o ka manu.see alsokīʻililī,lāʻaeʻoia,manu,ʻōhiʻaʻai,mulberry. In poetry, beauty is shown by references to nature, especially to the sea and rain.

beauty shophale hoʻonani

beauty shophale hoʻonani

beaverʻīlio hulu pāpale,piwa. beaver hat,pāpale piwa,piwa haka.

beaverpeawa. mountain beaver.peawakuahiwi.

becalmedlululu,lilo i ka pohu,laʻikū.

becauseno,no ka mea,ma,i,ma o,muli,mamuli.also:nani,hoʻohua,kū.

beche-de-merloli (for various kinds,see Haw.-Eng. entry and below).seesea cucumber.

beckonani,-ali,peʻahi,hoʻāni; beckon with the hand,ani peʻahi; beckon with the head,kūlou,kūnou.

becomelilo,hele ... ā,ua ((Gram. 5.2)),lawe. He will become a doctor,e lilo ana ʻoia i kauka. He has become angry,ua hele ʻoia ā huhū. He has become tired,ua māluhiluhi ʻoia.

becoming₁attractive.kohukohu,hiehie,mīkohu.seeattractive.

becoming₂befitting.kūpono.

bedmoe,moena,moekū,kahi moe,wahi moe.seecot,sheet. temporary leaf and grass bed,pihaweuweu. bed in a grass house,kaʻanuʻa. to go to bed,moe. to make a bed,uhi i ka moe. stream bed,kahua,kahena wai papakū.

bedsee entries below andmattress,riverbed,streambed.

bed bugʻuku lio.

bed coveringkīhei,kīhei pili,kuʻinakapa.seebedspread.

bed sheetuhi pela.

bedaubedkāpala,palaheʻa,loli,ʻīloli.seedaub.

bedeckhoʻouluwehi,hoʻouluwehiwehi,hoʻomāhilu,hoʻohiluhilu; bedeck with leis,ʻohuʻohu.

bedfellowhoa moe.

bedframehaopela.seeheadboard.

bedpanalsourinal.ipumimi.seetoilet bowl,urinal.

bedpostpoumoe.

bedriddenmoe maʻi,kaʻikōkō,waiho i kahi moe,kaʻa moena.

bedrockkūpapakū.

bedrockkūpapakū.

bedroomlumi moe.

bedroomlumimoe. master bedroom.lumimoehaku. guest room.lumimoemalihini.

bedsheethāliʻimoe,hāliʻipela.

bedside tablealsonightstand.pākaukaumoe.

bedspreadkapa moe (general name);hāliʻi moe,uhi moe.

bedspreaduhimoe.

bedspringspilina moe,pela uea.

bedspringspilinamoe.

bedsteadkūmoe;lāʻau moekū (wooden).

bedtimewā hiamoe,manawa moe.

beemeli,nalo meli (honey bee). queen bee,nalo meli mōʻī wahine. drone bee,nalo meli noho hale. worker bee,nalo meli paʻahana.

beefpipi. beef meat,ʻiʻo pipi. beef stew,pipi kū. roast beef,pipi loke. dried or jerked beef,pipi kaula. beefsteak,pipi palai,pipi kōʻala.

beefseecorned beef.

beehivepahu meli,pūnana meli.

beepas a sound effect on a computer.pīpa.

beeperkeleʻō

beerpia,bia. lager beer,bia nui. weiss beer,bia wei. sweet potato beer,ʻuala ʻawaʻawa.

beersix-pack of beer.ʻekeʻekepia. twelve-pack of beer.pūʻolopia. case of beer.pahupia.

beer parlorhale inu pia.

beeswaxkūkaenalo,leponalo.

beetpika.

beetpike.

beetlepuʻu,ane,ʻūhini lele,mū. rose beetle,puʻu ʻai loke. flour beetle,mū ʻai palaoa. wood boring beetle,ʻuku lāʻau. Olinda beetle,puʻu.

beetleponu. larder beetle, dermestid.ponuʻili.

befallloʻohia,hekau.

befitkohu pono.

befoggednoenoe,pululuhi.

beforemua,ʻē,alia,i ka wā mamua. ten minutes before five,ʻumi minuke i koe,kani ka hola ʻelima.

Before ChristBC

Before common eraBCE

beforehandmua,ʻe. to show beforehand,hoʻokūʻike,hōʻikeʻē.

beforehandearly, as registration for a conference.hikimua.seeearly,late.

befoulhoʻopaumāʻele,hoʻopelapela,hoʻohaumia.

befriendhoʻomakamaka,hoʻohoaloha,hoʻāikāne.

befuddledkūpouli.

begmākilo; humbly beg,noi haʻahaʻa.seebeggar,entreat. to beg from place to place,noi hele.

begetloaʻa. Jacob begot Joseph,na Iakopa ʻo Iokepa.

beggarmākilo,ʻai pala maunu,ʻauhaupuka,pani puka,kanaka kau-i-ka-puka-hale.

beggar tickspoʻolānui;koʻokoʻolau (all kinds).

beginhoʻomaka,hoʻokumu;ʻoia (as a race). to begin again,hoʻomaka hou. to begin work, as a job,komo i ka hana.

beginto start, as a computer program.hoʻomaka.seequit.

beginnermea hoʻomaka.also:ʻakahi akahi,hōlona.

beginninghoʻomaka ʻana,maka,maka mua,kinohi,kinohou,kumu,kumu kahi,ʻōmaka,māʻana;kāhoa (as of a chant). the very beginning,kinohi loa. beginning of the world,kumu honua.

beginning levelalsointroductory level.paehoʻomaka.

begonehele pēlā,hele i kahi ʻē.

begoniaakaʻakaʻawa,pua maka nui,pīkonia.

begoniapīkōnia.

begrudgeʻauʻa wale.

beguilinghoʻowalewale,hoʻohei manaʻo,kāpehe.

behalfma,no,pono. In your behalf,no kou pono.

behavehana,noho. behave well,noho pono,hilu. behave wickedly,kolohe,ʻeu,lapuwale,hana ʻino,hana pono ʻole. behave reasonably,aokanaka.

behaviorhana.

behavioras the way people or animals act.lawena. instinctive behavior.lawenaʻikehānau. learned behavior.lawenaʻapo.

behavioral sciencekālailawena.

beheadʻoki ā lele ke poʻo,ʻoki poʻo.

behemothpehemo.

behindhope,muli,ma ke kua;mahope (referring to both time and place);i hope (does not refer to time). to fall behind (as in learning),hāʻule hope.

behind-the-back passin basketball; to throw such a pass.kīloikua.

beholdaia hoʻi,eia hoʻi.seesee.

beingmea (person, thing); kanaka (human).seelegendary being.

Belarusbelarusa.

belchkīhā,ʻopuʻopu,pīhā,pūhā.

BelfastPelepake,Belefase.

belfryhale pele,pūʻoʻa pele.

Belgian. BelgiumPelekiuma,Belegiuma.

BelgiumalsoBelgian.Pelekiuma,Belegiuma.

beliefmanaʻo.

believemanaʻoʻiʻo,hilinaʻi,piliwi; believe implicitly,paulele. He believes in God,ua manaʻoʻiʻo ʻoia i ke Akua.

belittlehoʻohaʻahaʻa.also:hoʻoūpē,huahua,hoʻopuʻukahua,hoʻohenehene,pāhenehene,hoʻopāhenehene,nemanema.

Belizealso Belizean.Belize.

bellpele.seescrotum. dinner bell,pele ʻaina. bell clapper,ʻulu,ʻulu kani.

bellpele. alarm bell, as on a clock or fire alarm.oeoe,pele.

bell peppernīoi pūhaʻuhaʻu,nīoi pūʻaluʻalu,nīoi ʻaluʻalu.

Bellatrixa star.Kaluakoke.

bellboypoe pele.

bellowuō,wōwō,kūō,umō.

bellowsʻūpā,ʻupā makani,ʻōpū makani.

bellows nozzlenukuʻūpāmakani.

bellyʻōpū,hakualo;alopiko,alapiko (of fish).seekōheoheo₁. to belly out, as clothes on a line or a sail,poho.

belongno,na. This belongs to me,naʻu kēia,noʻu kēia.

belongingkō,kā,no,na. belonging to that place,no laila. The hat belonging to Pua,kō Pua pāpale.

belongingspono.

belovedaloha ʻia,mea aloha,milimili,milia,mili,maka,hiwahiwa,nēnē hiwa,ʻōmea,ʻanoʻi,mea nui,hiwa lani,kaupili.fig.:lauaʻe,lei,pākau,ʻōnohi kau maka,kiʻiʻōnohi.

belowlalo,i lalo,malalo,iho.

beltkuapo,ʻili kuapo,kuapo ʻōpū,apo,kāʻai,kāʻei.also:kama ʻaha,kāmakaʻaha,ʻaʻa,ʻaʻa pūhaka. to belt on,kākua,kaʻakoʻo.

beltasteroid belt.kāʻeihōkūnaʻi.

belt buckleʻūmiʻiʻilikuapo,ʻūmiʻi.

belt loopas on a pair of pants.apoʻilikuapo.

bemoankaniʻuhū i ka pōpilikia.

BenaresPenale,Benare.

benchnoho,noho lōʻihi,papa noho. workbench,papa hana. judge's bench,noho hoʻokolokolo.

benchseefirst off the bench.

bench viseʻūmiʻi hoʻopaʻa

bench viseʻūmiʻi hoʻopaʻa

benchmarkin math.kahaana.

bendpelu;peʻu (Molokaʻi),hoʻopiʻo,hoʻokeʻe,hoʻokekeʻe.also:ʻalu,hōʻalu,nīnole,ʻaʻapu,kāluli,haʻi,hoʻoholu,nape,nolu pē,ʻupaʻi,hoʻopepeʻe,kīkeʻe,uakeʻe,kōkeʻe,ʻopi; bend down,ʻaui,ʻauina; bend over,loʻu,ʻekepue,lōpiʻo,haʻaloʻu; bend low,hālala; bend forward,kimo,kūpou; bend the neck,kūlou; bend the head,kimo poʻo,kikiwi,haʻinau,hakinau.seebent,curved. to bend, as a bow,lena. to sit on bended knees,noho kukuli.

bendsholoā iʻa (caisson disease).

beneathlalo,malalo,i lalo.

benedictionpule hoʻomaikaʻi.

benefactormea kōkua.

beneficentlokomaikaʻi,manawaleʻa,naʻau aloha,naʻau aliʻi.

beneficialpono,pōmaikaʻi.

beneficiaryka mea i hoʻopōmaikaʻi ʻia,mea hoʻokahu ʻia.

benefitpono,maikaʻi,waiwai.

benefitfringe benefit, as any employee benefit other than salary, such as medical insurance, etc.ponokeu.

benevolentseebeneficent.

BengalPenekala,Benegala.

benightednaʻaupō,pō,pōʻele.

bentpiʻo,pelu ʻia,keʻe,lākeʻe,lāpeʻe,kapakahi,kiwi,kikiwi,kākiwi,paʻewa;luʻuluʻu (as in grief);ʻanakeʻe,palakāhela;manawai (rare): bent out,lanahua; bent over,lāpuʻu,ʻōnaha,loʻu,poʻokaʻeo;hanunu (rare); out of shape,nenehū,nanahū; bent, as with age,ʻoʻohu; bent, as as bow,lena,kakaka.also:napa,nāpai,kanahua,hoʻokanahua,pāuma,naha,kīʻōnaha,pei,pākauākeʻe,peʻu,lāpuʻu,napuʻu.

bent grassheʻupueo.

benumbedlōlō,māʻeʻele.also.huehu,hauʻoki,makaʻeleʻele.

benzenebenezene.

benzinepenekine.

benzoina resin used in perfume and cosmetics.penekui.

bequeathhoʻīli,hoʻoili,kauoha.

bequestkauoha,hoʻoilina.

bereavedluʻuluʻu,kaumaha no ka mea i hala aku,ʻoā.

BeringPēlina,Berina.

Beringberina. Bering Sea.kekaiʻoBerina.

Bering StraitsKe kōwā o Pēlina,ke kai kōwā o Pēlina.

BerlinPelelina,Berelina.

Bermuda grassMānienie haole.

Bernoulli's principlein science.kekulehanaaPenuli.

berryhua liʻiliʻi.

berrypīʻai.see Hawaiian entries underpīʻai.

berylpelulo.

besethoʻopilikia,hoʻohei;hoʻokē (fig.).

besidema,ma ka ʻaoʻao.

besideskoe,hoʻi,kekahi,kahi,laʻa. besides this,aia kēia. besides that,koe kēlā,e laʻa me kēlā,hoʻoiho,hoʻīho.

besiegepōʻai puni,hoʻopuni;ūkūkua (as with problems);pūʻā (rare).

besmearhāpala,hoʻopala,kaʻe,hoʻokaʻe,hoʻohaukaʻe,hamo,hoʻowiʻu.

besmirchhoʻohaukaʻe,hoʻohaumia,hoʻopōneko.

bestʻoi,ʻoi loa,maikaʻi aʻe,poʻokela,kilohana,hōʻoi,ʻī,helu ʻekahi,heke,paua.Maui is the best,Maui nō ka ʻoi (no ka ʻoi without a preceding noun would mean ‘for the best person’ but would be rarely if ever said).

best boyan assistant gaffer.hopelunauila.seegaffer.

best mankūʻaoʻao o ke kāne (at a wedding).

be-still treenohomālie.

bestirhōʻoni,hōʻeuʻeu,hoʻoui.

betpili,piliwaiwai. to bet disastrously,pili hihia,pili pohō. to raise a bet,hōʻoi i ka pili,kaleʻoa.

betkumu pili

betkumu pili

beta particlea negatively charged electron moving at high speed.hunabeta.seealpha particle.

betel nutnīoi pekela.

BetelgeuseʻAua,Kaulua-koko,Koko;Kāʻelo (possibly).

BethanyPekania,Betania.

BethelPekela,Betela.

BethlehemPekelehema,Betelehema.

BethsaidaPekekaika,Betesaida.

betraykumakaia.also:paokeʻe;paokoke (one's relatives or those close to one);ʻōpeʻa.

betrayermākaia.

betrothhoʻopalau.

betrothalpalau,hoʻopalau.

betrothedpalau,hoʻopalau ʻia.

bettermaikaʻi aʻe,aho,ahona,hoʻokāʻoi. Better not,ʻaʻole make. That is better,e aho ia.

bettingpiliwaiwai,pili.

betweenwaena,mawaena,i waena.

beveragemea inu. cold beverage,mea inu hoʻohuʻihuʻi.

beveragedrink.meainu.

bewailkūmākena,auē,uē,kanikau,uē helu.

bewareakahele,mālama,ao.

bewilderhoʻopohihihi,hoʻopōnaʻanaʻa,hoʻopāhaʻohaʻo.

bewilderedpohihihi,kūnānā,pōnaʻanaʻa.also.naʻanaʻa,lihili,hihipeʻa.

bewitchedmea i hoʻohei ʻia ka noʻonoʻo,hana ʻia e ke kahuna;pilihua (rare).

beyondwaho,ʻō. far beyond,maʻō loa aku. the dark, invisible beyond,polikua,pōliukua.

beyondʻō aku

beyondʻō aku

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Bhutanalso Bhutanese.Butana.

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biasalsobiased.pāʻewaʻewa. systematic error in gathering data, in math.paʻewa.

biasedseepartial.

bibpale,pale hānai.

BiblePaipala,Baibala. Holy Bible,Paipala Hemolele.

BiblicalPaipala;Baibala.

bibliographypapa kuhikuhi o nā puke i heluhelu ʻia.

bicameralas a legislature.ʻeluahale.

bicentennialka puni ʻana o ʻelua haneli makahiki.

bicepsthe muscle of the front of the upper arm.mākalaʻuala.

brachiiʻuala.

bickeringkūʻēʻē,hoʻopaʻapaʻa. bickering relationship,pili hukihuki.

bicuspid valveof the heart.pepeiaopālua.seevalve.

bicyclepaikikala,kaʻa paikikala,kaʻa hehi wāwae.

bicyclepaikikala.seebasket,bike. bicycle chain.kaulahaopaikikala. bicycle chain cog.pānihonihookekaulahaopaikikala. bicycle crossbar.kuahaopaikikala. bicycle handlebars.kalaiwapaikikala,ʻaupaikikala (preceded byke). bicycle mud guard.palelepopaikikala. bicycle seat.nohopaikikala. bicycle tire.kaeapaikikala,taeapaikikala.

bicycle shophale paikikala

bicycle shophale paikikala

bidkoho (as at an auction);kauoha,kēnā (command). bid good-by,hāʻawi i ke aloha.

biddermea koho. highest bidder,mea koho kiʻekiʻe loa.

biddingkoho,kauoha. do one's bidding,hoʻokō kauoha.

biennialkēlā me kēia lua makahiki. biennial report,hōʻike no ʻelua makahiki.

biermānele. to carry on a bier,mānele.

bignui,nunui,hālala,māhuahua; impressivelybig,kaʻapeha.

Big BangPahū Nui

Big DipperNā-hiku,Kiʻaha.

Big DipperNāhiku.

Big Fivethe Big Five, the five corporations that controlled most of the sugar industry in hawaiʻi.Nāhuinuiʻelima.

bigamymale punalua.

big-belliedʻōpū nui,kēkē,ʻākēkē.

bigeye tunaʻāweoweo;ʻalauā,ʻalalauā (young stage).

biggernui aʻe,kāʻeuʻeu.

bikedirt bike.mokokaikalahololepo. mountain bike.paikikalaholokuahiwi.seebicycle.

bike shophale paikikala

bike shophale paikikala

bileau,lena,wailena.

bilgeliu. bilge pump,omo liu.

biliousnesspuʻu makani;puʻupoʻolā (rare).

bill₁document.pila;kāki (charge);palapala (document);pila kīkoʻo (draft). bill of exchange,kīkoʻo pānaʻi. bill of health,palapala hōʻike no ke ola. bill of lading,palapala hōʻike ukana o ka moku. bill of sale,palapala kūʻai. bill of fare,papa kuhikuhi mea ʻai. to bill,hoʻouku.

bill₂seebeak.

billa piece of paper money.pepakālā.seecoin. one-dollar bill.pepapākahi. five-dollar bill.pepapālima. ten-dollar bill.pepapāʻumi.

billa draft of a law presented to a legislature.pila. division of a legislative bill, larger than a section or article.mokuna.see Hawaiian entries underkānāwai andtitle.

Bill of RightsPalapalaponokanaka.

billboardpapa hoʻolaha.

billetpalapala lima.

billfoldʻekeʻeke kālā.

billiard cuelāʻau pahupahu,kuʻi pahupahu.

billiardspahupahu,pilioki. to play billiards,pahupahu.

billionpiliona.

billionseegiga-,nano-.

billowʻale,ʻaui,ʻaui ʻale;nīʻau (rare);ʻōhuku ʻale (rising); billow out,puhaʻu,pōʻolopū,pūnohu;ʻolopū,poholua (as sails);kōwehe (as a dress).

billowyhoʻomākōmakō,hoʻopehupehu (as a cloud);newe (rare).seebillow.

billylāʻau mākaʻi.

binarya base-two system of numeration, in math.kumuhoʻohuipālua. binary compound.pūhuikumumealua.

binary compoundpūhuikumumealua.

bindseetie.also:pūʻā,kāoʻo,hoʻohīpuʻu,hauhoa,hauhō,hāwele,nīpeʻa,awaiāulu,puʻaka,kāpola; bind tightly,lawa lua,kama ʻaha,pūlawa,pōlena,puaniki; bind up,nunu; bind on,ʻōmau,hume; bind beforehand,hele honua; bind the hands,ʻōpeʻa; bind together, as bones of a chief for preservation,pokipaʻa; bind, as a sarong,kākua; bind, as with a sash or belt,kākoʻo; bind, as a book,humu,humuhumu.

bindhelea₂

bindhelea₂

binderhoʻohui,pūʻā,hoʻopaʻa. metal binder,kui ʻūmiʻi. machine binder,mīkini hoʻopaʻa. tight waist binder,kāliki.

binderring binder.pukelinakui.seenotebook,ring.

bindingʻili (as a book cover);hīkiʻi,hoana.

bingoname of Hawaiian language version.keola.

binnaclepahu,pahu pānānā.

binocularspaʻaʻohenānā.

biochemistrykemikameaola.

biodegradablepēhāpopopo.

biofilterfor a fish tank, in aquaculture.huilamūhune,hōkele mūhune (slang).

biographicalalsobiography.piliolana.seeautobiographical. biographical novel.nōwelapiliolana.

biologicalsee entries below. biological community.kaiameaola. natural biological community.kaiameaolakūlohelohe. biological control.kāohimeaola. biological family.ʻohanakālaimeaola. to be biological ly adapted to.liliuwelo.

biologistkanakakālaimeaola,meakālaimeaola.

biologyʻike noʻeau e pili ana no nā mea ola.

biologykālaimeaola.seebiological,cell,microbiology.

bioluminescencemāʻamaola.

biomasskōpūmeaola.

biomekaiawao.

biospherekāʻei ola honua

birchpūkowi.

birdmanu (fig., people; for various kinds and sayings,see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it). migratory birds,manu pae,manu o kahiki. native birds,manu kamaʻāina. introduced birds,manu lawe ʻia mai,manu malihini,manu mai nā ʻāina ʻē. legendary birds:ʻā ʻaia,halulu. bird islet,moku manu,koʻo manu. plains with birds,kula manu. birds whose feathers were used in leis:mamo,ʻōʻō,ʻiʻiwi,ʻapapane,ʻōʻū. When even the birds of Kaʻula are wild, a day of storm,ʻāhē nō ka manu o Kaʻula,he lā ʻino (trouble).

birdsee Hawaiian entries undermanu.

bird cagepahu manu

bird cagepahu manu

bird catcherkia manu,kia,kono manu,kolokio,lawaiʻamanu. god of bird catchers,Haʻina-kolo.

bird dogʻīlio hahai manu.

bird feederipu hānai manu

bird feederipu hānai manu

bird nestpūnana manu

bird nestpūnana manu

bird of paradisethe bird.manupalekaiko. the flower.puamanu.

birdbathʻauʻaunamanu.seefeeder.

birdcatchingkia manu,kaumanu,kāpili manu,kono manu,ʻōkuʻu,kahekahe,lawaiʻamanu,kolokio. birdcatching pole,lāʻau kia,kia,alakō,ʻaukuʻu,hāpapa,pokia.

birdhousehale manu.

birdlimepīlali.

bird's-eye viewkiʻi maka manu.

bird's-nest fernʻēkaha,ʻēkahakaha,ʻākaha.

BirminghamPaminahama,Baminahama;Peleminahama,Bereminahama.

birthhānau,hanauna,hoʻohānau;kiʻo (often sarcastic). premature birth,hānau ēwe. peculiar or unusual birth,hānau ʻeʻepa. quintuplet birth,hānau pālima.

birth certificatepalapala hānau.

birth controlkaupalena hānau.

birth pebblesʻiliʻili hānau.

birth stonespōhaku hānau.

birthdaylā hānau,lā piha makahiki. Happy Birthday,hauʻoli lā hānau,hānau.

birthday cardkālekalāhānau,kālekapihamakahiki.seeanniversary card.

birthday partypāʻina lā hānau

birthday partypāʻina lā hānau

birthmarkila. kinds of birthmarks:humuhumu,moi,ʻōkole,ʻōhiʻa;uhi.

birthplaceʻāina hānau,one hānau.also:ēwe,kulaiwi,ōpū ʻahuʻawa hānau.seeresidence.

biscuitpelena; ship biscuit,ʻao.

biscuitpalaoapikeke,pikeke.

bisectʻoki ā kaʻawale,pālua,pahupū.

bisectto bisect, in math.ʻokihapalua.abb.ʻo2.seebisector.

bisectorin math.kahaʻokihapalua.seebisect. perpendicular bisector.kahaʻokihapaluakūpono.

bishoppīhopa,luna kiaʻi,ʻepikopo.

Bishop MuseumHale Hōʻikeʻike o Ka-mehameha.

bisonpipi kuapuʻu.

Bissausee Guinea-Bissau.

bisulfatebisulafahate. sodium bisulfate.sodiumabisulafahate.

bit₁small amount.wahi,hunahuna,mahele liʻiliʻi,ʻōniki.

bit₂tool.wili,wili kāhei,nao wili.

bit₃part of a bridle.hao,hao waha,hao kaula waha.

bita computer unit of information.huna.seebyte. as for a drill.makawili.seedrill.

bitchʻīlio wahine.seeson of a bitch.

bitenahu,nanahu,ʻaki,ʻaʻaki,ʻakina; bite on a hook,ʻai,ʻaʻai; bite sideways,kīkepa; bite with relish,nahunahupū; bite with the teeth and peel off, as bark,ʻaki.

bite moldʻomoʻomo nahu

bite moldʻomoʻomo nahu

BithyniaPikunia,Bitunia.

bitingʻakina,niho.

bitmapto bitmap, a style of printing a graphic image as on a computer printer.kākiko. a bitmap ped graphic image.kiʻikiko. precision bitmap ping.kākikomiomio.

bitsliʻiliʻi,oka,hunahuna,hunehune, bits of news,nā hunehune mea hou.

bitterʻawa,ʻawaʻawa.also:waiʻawa,ʻawaʻawahia,ʻawaʻawahua,muʻe,muʻemuʻe,muʻamuʻa,ʻōmuʻe,ʻōmuʻemuʻe,mule,mulemule,haoa,hauaʻīliki,malailena,ʻōlaelae;pēkaʻa (very bitter),halahala,pūʻawa. These words mean bitter to the taste, and figuratively of disposition. other words for bitter disposition:keʻemoa,naʻinaʻi;nanau,lanau (rare). bitter cold, bitter to taste,ʻāmuʻemuʻe. bitter rain,ka ua ʻawa (of disaster, hardship).kī-lau-ea overturned, darkened with smoke, lost in bitterness, ((PH 197)),hulihia Kī-lau-ea,pō i ka uahi,nalowale i keʻawa (disaster).

bitter gourdhue ʻawaʻawa.

bitter yamhoi.

bitternkipoka,puaʻa ʻili ʻoʻoi(KJV).

bitternessʻawaʻawa,ʻawaʻawaina,ʻawaʻawahia,koʻana ʻawa,nanahua. Remove the bitterness,hulialana.

bituminouspikimana. bituminous coal,lānahu pikimana.

bivalveʻōlepe (for various types,see entry, Haw.-Eng.),ʻowāʻowaka,kupekala,ʻōkupe,papaua,papaua momi,pahikaua. muscle attaching a bivalve to rock,hulu.

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blabber-mouthʻeleʻelepī ka waha.

black₁color.ʻeleʻele,ʻele,pōʻele,pāʻele,ʻeneʻene;uliuli (sometimes pejorative);hiwa,hiwa paʻa (usually desirable);ʻele hiwa,ʻelekū (all black);pano,hākuma,hoʻokokōhi,polohiwa (as clouds). grayish black,ʻeleuli. blue-black,ʻeleʻī. glossy black,pano paʻū, very black,pau pāʻele.also:ʻeʻele,palaki,nika,polina. black dye for tapa was obtained fromkukui nuts, bark, and roots.

black₂person.pāʻele,nekelo,nika;pōpolo (slang).

blacklolelipo

black coral.ʻekaha kū moana.

black dwarfhōkū pukupio

black eyemaka uli.

black magicseesorcery.

black marketmakeke mawaho o ke kānāwai. to buy, as on a black market,kūʻai malū.

Black SeaKai-ʻeleʻele.

Black SeakekaiʻEle.

black widowa kind of spider.nanananaheseʻeleʻele,nananaheseʻeleʻele.

black-and-blueuli;kuhe,kuhekuhe,kukuhe (as after a bruise).

blackberryʻōheloʻeleʻele.

blackboardpapa ʻeleʻele.

blackenhōʻeleʻele,pāʻele,hoʻopāʻele.

blackened.hōʻeleʻeleʻia,hoʻopāʻeleʻia,ʻelekū.

black-eyed Susanpūkiawe.

blackishhāʻeleʻele,hāuli,hāuliuli.

blackouthoʻopōuliuli.

blacksmithkuʻi hao,ʻāmala.

blacksmith shophale kuʻi hao,hale ʻāmala,hale kākia kāmaʻa lio.

bladderʻōpū mimi,ʻōpū hanawai,puʻumimi,koʻana,koʻala.

bladderʻekemimi (preceded byke).

blade₁of grass.lau.

blade₂of instrument. no general name.seepaddle. sharp edge of blade,nīʻau. tip of blade,maka.

bladeof tongue.laualelo.seetongue.

blameʻāhewa,ʻimi hala,hoʻāhewa,hoʻohewa,kāpili.

blandhūkākai,koʻekoʻe.

blankhakahaka;paʻi hakahaka (as on a questionnaire).

blankkoʻi hapa paʻa

blank footageas of video tape.līpinemaʻemaʻe.seefootage.

blanketkapa moe,huluhulu,kapa huluhulu. saddle blanket,pale lio. to cover with a blanket,ʻaʻahu.

blanketkapa,kapamoe.seequilt,shawl. electric blanket.kapauila. heavy or woolen blanket.kapahuluhulu,huluhulu.

blasphemekūamuamu,hāʻiliʻili,hoʻohikiʻino.

blastpahū.

blast offto blast off, as a rocket.ʻōlapa. to cause to blast off.hoʻōlapa.

blastedpahūpahū;maʻalili,mālili,lili (as fruit).

Blattella germanicaGerman cockroach.ʻelelūlaʻaloa.

blaze₁fire.lalapa,lapalapa;ʻā,ʻaʻā,ula,hulili,ʻulili,haulalapa; sudden blaze,ʻōlapa. Eyes blazing with wrath,hulili ka maka i ka huhū.

blaze₂mark.kīkoni,kuni,māka,kahakuhi.

bleachhoʻokeʻokeʻo,pūkai,kuakea,hoʻokuakea,loloʻa;hālena (as tapa).

bleachedkuakea. bleached muslin,keʻokeʻo wai;keʻokeʻo maoli (good quality);keʻokeʻo pia (inferior quality).

bleachersʻōmoʻonoho.

blearyʻōleha,ʻōlehaleha,ʻōhewahewa.seeblurred.

bleatʻalalā,ʻalalāna,pūʻalalā,heehe,māʻāʻā.

bleedkahe koko.

bleedingkahe koko,kokona. bleeding heart,hōʻeha puʻuwai. bone instrument for bleeding, lancing,ā,ā ʻōʻō.

blemishkīnā,kīnaʻu,kīnaʻunaʻu,ʻālina,kīkohu.

blendhui pū,kāwili.

blendermīkini kāwili

blendermīkini kāwili

blennypāoʻo (pānoʻo).

blesshoʻomaikaʻi,hoʻopōmaikaʻi,mōlia. The Lord bless you and keep you(Nah. 6:24),na Iēhowa ʻoe e hoʻomaikaʻi mai,ā e mālama mai.

blessedpōmaikaʻi.see ex.,spirit.

blessingpōmaikaʻi,pule,pule hoʻopōmaikaʻi,haʻawina. blessing of a house,hoʻolaʻa hale. blessing of a canoe,hoʻolaʻa waʻa. to ask a blessing,hoʻopōmaikaʻi.

blightʻeleao.also:kakane,pōnalo,kīnā,aʻe,kūmīmī,mālili,mōlili,makika,meʻeau,mino,mimino,paʻi.

blightpōnalo₃

blightpōnalo₃

blindmakapō,makaʻalā; blind in one eye,makapaʻa; partially blind,hāpōpō,moʻowini. to pretend to be blind,hoʻomakapō.

blind passalsono-look pass, in basketball; to throw such a pass.kīloihoʻopalai.

blindfoldhoʻomakapō.

blindfoldpale maka

blindfoldpale maka

blindman's buffpōʻai puni makapō.

blindspālulu pukaaniani,ʻōpeʻapeʻa,ʻōlepelepe.

blindsVenetian blinds.palepukaanianiʻōlepelepe.

blinkʻiʻimo,ʻōnini,hoʻolili,haʻalili.

blisterpōʻolopū,hōʻolopū,ʻolopū,ʻōwela.

blizzardpāhilihau,makanipāhilihau.

bloatedʻalakai,ʻuʻulukai,hūkākai,kēkewe,pūhalalū,ʻūpehupehu,hoʻoʻihaʻiha;kiʻimanana (as a corpse);hakakai (rare).

block₁obstruct.ʻĀkeʻakeʻa,keʻakeʻa,keʻa,paʻa,ālai,ānai,ʻāpani,papani a paʻa,kualo,pupū,kūpalaka.

block₂piece of wood.palaka; block in hat plaiting,iho; block to support canoe or outrigger float,paepae,lona. block-print cloth,palaka. children's blocks,huinahā pāʻani.

blocka child's toy.palaka. adobe block.uinihapaʻakopie. city block.pōlaka. pier block, in construction.palakakimeki. termite block.palakakimekipalemū.

blockto block or highlight text, as in a computer program.kahiāuli.seeshade.

blockto block (a shot), in basketball.paku.seeroof. to block out or screen.ākeʻa. to block (the ball), in volleyball.paku,pālulu. to pass through the block.halakapālulu. blocker.meapaku,paku. point from block.ʻaihelewale.

blockālailai

blockālailai

block and tacklean arrangement of pulleys and rope or cable used to lift or haul.hāmeʻapokakaʻa.

blockadepani,kaupaleʻana,ālai,ānai.

blockagepani paʻa.

blocking foulin basketball.kuʻiaʻākeʻa.seefoul.

blockspalaka pipili

blockspalaka pipili

blocks (toy)palaka

blocks (toy)palaka

blondeoho hākeakea,lauoho melemele. platinum blonde,poʻo keʻokeʻo.

bloodkoko; blood red,heʻa.also:wai,wai ʻula,ʻula,ʻulaʻula. royal blood,koko aliʻi. flow of blood,kahe koko,heʻe koko. blood clot,puʻu koko,koko paʻakūkū. menstrual blood,hanawai;waimaka o lehua,onehahi (rare). sacred blood,wai ʻihi,wāʻihi. shedder of blood,lima koko. blood relative,ʻiʻo pono,pili koko. mixed blood,hapa,hapa haole,koko ʻānoni,koko ʻāwili. high blood pressure,koko piʻi,koko lana. to shed blood,hoʻokahe koko. My blood pressure is high,he koko piʻi koʻu.seeʻea kū manawa.

bloodkoko.see entries below. blood cell.hunaolakoko. blood glucose.monakōkoko. blood pressure.mīkākoko. bloodstream.kahenakoko. blood type.hulukoko. white blood cell.hunaolakokokeʻokeʻo. red blood cell.hunaolakokoʻulaʻula. cold-blooded.kokohuʻihuʻi. warm-blooded.kokomehana.

blood alcohol levelnuilamakoko.seebreathalyzer.

blood clotlapakoko.seecoagulated.

blood pressure cuffʻili ana koko

blood pressure cuffana mīkā koko

blood pressure cuffana mīkā koko

blood vesselaʻa koko.

bloodhoundʻīlio hanu kanaka.

bloodshedhoʻokahe koko. to cause bloodshed,hoʻokoko.

bloodshotmākole,makou,maka ʻulaʻula.

bloodsuckeromo koko,mākoko.

bloodthirstypuni koko,haekoko.

bloodyʻākokoko,kokoko,kāheʻa.

bloompua,moano,mōhala.

bloomerslole wāwae pūhaʻuhaʻu.

bloomingalsoblossoming,unfolded, as a flower;spread open.mohala.

blossompua. cherished blossom,pua lei. to blossom forth,makalapua,ʻōmeʻo,mōhala,mohahala,mōhalahala,mōhola.

blossomingseeblooming.

blothāpala,kāpala,pala,kohu. ink blot,kohu ʻīnika. to blot,pāʻele,hoʻopāʻele,hōkaʻe,hoʻomaloʻo;holoi ā nalo (remove blot); blot out,ʻānai;hoʻohōkai (memory).

blotchkīnā.

blotterpepa hoʻomaloʻo ʻīnika,pepa ʻomo ʻīnika,mea penu ʻīnika.

blousepalauki,lakeke,pākana.

blouselakeke,palauki.seejacket.

blow₁as air current.puhi,pā,papā,pā makani,ulu,unu (wind);pūhihio,makani,pua; blow softly,ani,aniani,ʻōaniani,māaniani,hiohio,ʻōnini,pua aheahe,ahe,kōaheahe,ʻōaheahe,papaiāulu; blow in gusts,hio,kākala; blow strongly or in a gale,pāhili,loku,kuke kū; blow in a straight course,hina; blow at an angle,pā lala; blow favorably,hinaleʻa; blow away,puhi pau,pupuhi,luehu,hoʻopuehu; blow, as a cool breeze,hau; blow spray or dust,pua ehu,pulelehua,laumāewa; blow smoke,pūkoʻa; blow aKona wind,Kona; blow in a current or draft,āmio; blow helter-skelter,pūlunaluna; blow up,pākākā (as a balloon);pahūpahū,pahū,hoʻopahūpahū (explode); blow from the mouth,kī,puhi; blow sonorously,ʻūhīʻūhā (as accompanying volcanic surging).cf.ulu₁,wind₁. blow the nose,hoʻokē ihu.

blow₂strike.haua,hāuna,hahau,hauhāuna,uhau,kuʻia,kuʻina,lāʻau; undercut blow,poholalo; underhanded blow,huʻalepo; glancing blow,kā kīkepa; blow of fist,puʻupuʻu lima; blow of a club,lāʻau. to hurl a blow by swinging from the shoulders,hahau kākua. to deliver a blow of the fist,hao mai i ka puʻupuʻu;hāneoʻo (rare). to receive a resounding blow,kanono. loud sound, as of a blow,kani kanono. A single blow of the youth,hoʻokahi lāʻau o ka uʻi (boast of a fighter who fells a foe with a single blow).

blowas the wind.seewind. to blow one's nose.hūkē,hoʻokē.

blowholelua puhi,puhi,puhi kai,puhina.

blowtorchpuhiahi

blowtorchpuhiahi

blueno exact equivalent;uli,uliuli (of deep sea);polū (of clothes, eyes); dark blue,hāuliuli; blue black,ʻeleʻī; deep blue black,lipo; purplish blue,pōpolohua (as the sea or a bruise).seeblack-and-blue. blue eyes,maka ʻālohilohi,maka polū. A pale blue dye for tapa was obtained fromʻukiʻuki berries.

blue jaymanukēuli,kēuli.

blue jeansʻahina,ʻāhinahina.

blue shiftʻauinahiki

bluebottle flynalo pilau.

blue-buttona kind of jellyfish.paʻipihi.seeby-the-wind-sailor,Portuguese man-of-war.

bluefishiʻauli.

blueprintkiʻikūkulu,kiʻikūkuluhale. to draft or draw blueprint s;alsodraftsman ordrafter.kahakiʻikūkulu.

bluff₁height.kiʻekiʻena,ʻoiʻoina.

bluff₂pretense.hōʻaʻano,hoʻomeamea.also:pūlapu (as in card game);noho niʻo,poupou noho niʻo;hāwale (rare).

bluingkolū (used in laundering).

blunderlalau,hewa,kīnaʻunaʻu,kinanaʻu.also:hōʻāʻā,nāhili,hoʻonāhili,kūhili,naʻau kūhili,hāwāwā,hōkai,manukā,manuea,pālola,pololoa,kākākiʻi.

blunderbusspū pōkole.

bluntkūmūmū.also:mūmū,ʻamumū,ʻakumu,ʻōkumu,ʻoi ʻole,manumanu,mūʻouʻou,mene,kūmene,meu,nukunuku,pahupahu,pekekue,pihi,peue. blunt in speech,hoʻopuka kū,ʻōlelo hoʻoponopono ʻole,ʻōkalakala,paopao.