n pronounced asnū, for the single letter, as when spelling a word.seepīʻāpā.

n-₁ [n·-] initial inno,na,noʻu,naʻu,nou,nāu,nona,nāna with meanings 'for', 'by', 'of'.(Gram. 9.11) PCP *n-.

n-₂ [n·-] initial of words for soft sounds and movements. cf.nākuʻi, to rumble;nakulu, to patter;naue, to vibrate;nē, to murmur;nehe, to rustle;nei, to rumble;nēnē, to chip;nenene, to flutter;nū, to roar. cf. Rennelleseng-.PPN *ng-.

n the tenth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet. It represents the same liquid in Hawaiian as in most European languages. It is often commuted forl (see the letter L); as,nanai, lanai; nanahu, lanahu, &c.

-na₂ rare pas/imp.; suffix.seeʻaina,haʻina,kiʻina.(Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-na.

na prep.by, for, belonging to (a-form; seeno).(Gram. 9.11) PCP *na(a).

AlohaʻoluanaKawai.Greetings to you both from Kawai. [close of a letter]

hepukenaPuaa book for Pua; a book by Pua [ambiguous]

Nawaiʻoe?Who was your parent? (Lit., by who you?).(FS 117)

na-,nā- prefixes indicating a quality or state.seenāhili,naholo,nakele,nākiʻi,nakulu, and others.(Gram. 6.3.2) PPN *nga(a)-.

na simp.prep Of; for; belonging to. Placed before nouns or pronouns, it conveys the idea of possession, property or duty. It has the relation tono thata has to o, orka toko. Gram. § 69, 1, 2, 3.

-na₁ common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with shortening of a long vowel in the base.seehaʻi,haʻina,hāpai,hapaina,kālai,kalaina,ʻohi,ʻohina,piʻi,piʻina, and others..(Gram. 6.6.2) [(OC) PPn *-ŋa,gerundive suffix]

-na₃ his, her (in poss.kāna,kona).(Gram. 8.2) [PPn *-na,third person singular possessive marker]

nā- var. spelling ofna-, prefixes indicating a quality or state...

nā₁ vs.calmed, quieted, pacified, assuaged, soothed; settled, as a claim.[PPn *naʻa,become quiet (of a crying child); pacified]MUS

Ehoʻi,ēPele,ikekuahiwi,uanākōlili,kōinaina.Return, O Pele, to the mountain; your jealousy, your rage are pacified. (chant)

hoʻonāto relieve pain, soothe, comfort, quiet, appease, lull, placate, make calm, pacify, console, find solace; to end, as a taboo; to settle a claim

hoʻonāwaleto attempt to pacify without effect; to try vainly to assuage, allay pain, grief

KomikinaHoʻonāʻĀinaLand commissioners who settle land claims

PoʻehoʻonakuleanaʻāinaBoard of commissioners to quiet land titles

na v.To be quiet; to be pacified, as a child; uana ke keiki, the child isquiet; to be comforted, as one in affliction.Ier. 31:15.To enjoy respite from pain; a pau kana heluhelu ana, noho iho la ia ena aku i ka mea manao ole.Hoo. The same; also, in alegal sense, to settle difficulties; to decide between different claimants; as, ehoona kumu kuleana aina, tosettle land claims.adj.Quiet; pacified, as an aggrieved child; calmed; quieted, as one's passions.

nā₂ vi.to moan, groan, wail.[(EO) PPn *ŋaa,breathe, pant]

nākaihuto snore with prolonged sounds

na To gasp or half breathe, as a dying person.

nā₃ plural definite article.(Gram. 10.2) [PPn *ŋaa,plural marker preposed to definite or specific nouns]

nālanithe chiefs

na art.standing before nouns, represents the plural number; as,ke alii, the chief;na alii, chiefs orthe chiefs. Na often answers the double purpose of a plural article (that is, a plural for all the other articles which are singular), and the sign of the plural number of the noun. As an article, it is both definite and indefinite.Gram. § 67; also, § 83. 86 and 87.

nā₄ demonstrative part.indicating the addressee, sometimes said disrespectfully and translated 'you'.cf.kēnā.(Gram. 8.3.2) [(EO) PPn *na,there (near addressee): *na(a)]

Ēnākeikilapuwale.O you worthless children.

na A particle somewhat frequent, adding strength to an expression either positive or negative; aolena he wahine e, o ka moopunana a Waka, she is notcertainly any other woman, she iscertainly the grandchild of Waka.Laieik. 128;

naʻa vs.firmly seated.

Aiaākīkoʻononāwāwaemaʻōāmaʻaneʻi,ālailanaʻa.If the feet are stretched here and there, then [one is] firmly seated.

nāʻā vs.covered with ashes, as a fire.(rare.) 

Nāahiʻenaʻena [Nā-ahi-ʻenaʻena] placename.building for primary students, Kamehameha Schools,Honolulu, built in 1954 and named for the daughter of Kamehameha I by Keōpūolani (the cluster of royal chiefs); usually spelledNahienaena.lit.: the burning fires.

Nāʻai [Nā-ʻai] placename.street,Kalihi Uka,Honolulu, named for a chief.lit.: the food.

Nāʻalae [Nā-ʻalae] placename.gulch,Puʻuokali qd.,Maui.lit.: the mudhens.

Nāʻale [Nā-ʻale] placename.street,Papakōlea,Honolulu.(TM).lit.: the billows (the sea can be seen from this street).

Nāʻālehu [Nā-ʻā-lehu] placename.land section, village, and elementary school,Honuʻapo qd.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: the volcanic ashes.

Nā Aliʻi Kings (Bibl.)(EH)

Nā aliʻi o ka hale ʻa haʻōlelo House of Nobles(EH)

nāʻana [nā·ʻana] n.review, checkpoint.sh.nānā +ʻana.

naʻanaʻa₁ [naʻa·naʻa] vs.potbellied, protruding.MUS

hoʻonaʻanaʻato protrude

IPōkiʻikekiʻi,hoʻokīkiʻikekiʻi,hoʻonaʻanaʻakekiʻi.The image is at Pōkiʻi, the image leans back, the image protrudes its belly. (chant)

naanaa Round and hard, as pills, or as goat's dung; poepoe me he lepo kao la.

naʻanaʻa₂ [naʻa·naʻa] vs.confused, bewildered.cf.pōna ʻanaʻa.

naanaa s.A sour disposition; unsociability; ignorance.adj.Unsocial; crabbed; sour; unlovely in temper and life.

naʻanaʻau [naʻa·naʻau] n.small intestine.BOD

naanaau s.The stomach; the small intestines; the receptacle of food-after it is eaten; kahi e waiho ai ka ai maloko o ke kino.

Nāānuenueʻewalu [Nā-ā·nue·nue-ʻewalu] n.stroke inlua fighting.lit., the eight rainbows.WIN LUA

naʻau n.
  • intestines, bowels, guts;
  • mind, heart, affections; of the heart or mind;
  • mood, temper, feelings.
  •fig., child.
 .cf.naʻau aliʻi,naʻau ʻino,naʻaupō.bc[PPn *ŋaakau,intestines]BOD

helunaʻaumental counting (name of an arithmetic book)

helunaʻaumental math

hoʻopaʻanaʻauto memorize

makemakikanaʻaumental math

naʻaupōkoleshort-tempered; lit., short intestine

pōʻainaʻauaffective domain, as relating to the learning process

pōkolekanaʻaushort-tempered, cross

naau s.The small intestines of men or animals, which the Hawaiians suppose to be the seat of thought, of intellect and the affections.The internal parts, i. e., the inwards of animals.Oihk. 1:13. The bowels. 2Oihl. 21:15. Alua ano o nanaau, o ka mea nui ame ka mea liilii, theintestines are of two kinds, the large and the small.Anat. 51. Hence,The affections; the mind; the moral nature; the heart; the seat of the moral powers.Mat. 22:37. Synonymous in many cases withuhane. the soul. NOTE.—Thenaau of animals were formerly used by Hawaiians as strings for various purposes; kanaau i mea aha moa, theintestines for strings to tie fowls.see the compounds ofnaau below.

Naʻauakeʻaihaku [Naʻau-ake-ʻai-haku] n.name of a star.lit., heart eager to rule as a lord.STA

naʻau aliʻi nvs.kind, thoughtful, forgiving, loving, possessed ofaloha, beneficent, benevolent, loving heart.

naʻau aloha nvs.filled with aloha, beneficent, benevolent (similar to meanings ofaloha).

naʻauao [naʻau·ao] nvs.learned, enlightened, intelligent, wise; learning, knowledge, wisdom, science.lit., daylight mind.bc

HoʻomanaNaʻauao.Christian Science.

hoʻonaʻauaoto educate, instruct; educational, instructive, civilized

kanaʻauaoloaʻanathe instruction, education

Kuʻuhomehoʻonaʻauao.My home of learning.

naʻauaoʻikemuaforesight

Uahoʻonaʻauaoʻiaʻoia.He was educated.

naauao s.Naau, the mind, andao, instructed. An enlightened mind.Instruction; knowledge; learning; wisdom.Kanl. 4:6. He ike, he noonoo, he noiau.adj.Naau andao, to teach. Wise; knowing; learned; enlightened; having the skill or art of thinking and planning well.v.see the noun. To be learned; to be wise; to be intelligent, &c.Hoo. To enlighten, as the mind; to instruct; to be instructed.To instruct, i. e., to convince; to be advised; to be warned.Hal. 2:10.To attend to that which is right; to give heed to truth and duty.

naauau remission of a taboo.(And.)

naauau s.A remission of the strictness of a kapu; used in the phrasekau naauau; the suspension of a kapu so far that the people might eat certain kinds of food, thatch houses, &c.

naʻauʻau same asnaʻauʻauā.

naʻauauā nvi.var. spelling ofnaʻauʻauā, intense grief; anguish so great that it may lead to suicide; to mourn, grieve.AltSpel

naʻauʻauā,naʻauauā nvi.intense grief; anguish so great that it may lead to suicide; to mourn, grieve.[Ke kaumaha nui loa i mea e manaʻo ai kekahi poʻe e make ana ʻo ia no ka nui o kona kaumaha. Ke kaumaha nui loa; no ka nui loa o kēia kaumaha, e makemake ana paha ke kanaka e pepehi iā ia iho a make.]₇_,₁₃

Naʻauʻauāhele.To wander about in grief.

naauaua,naauauwa v.Naau andaua, selfish desire. To kill one's self; to commit suicide on account of the death of a friend, or from the feeling that nothing remained worth living for.s.The desire to commit suicide on account of the death of a friend; self murder through grief or disappointment; nui na hewa o ka wa kahiko, o kanaauaua, many were the sins of ancient times,suicide.

naauauwa To mourn for the loss of a friend; to grieve.To be weak; to be bent over, as one in sadness.Anguish; sympathy with one; sorrow for the loss of one dear.Strong desire for the good of one.Depression of spirits; grief.Real sorrow of heart.

naʻau ʻawaʻawa sour disposition(EH)

naʻau hoʻokiʻekiʻe [naʻauhoʻo·kiʻe·kiʻe] nvs.conceited, proud, willful; proud heart.

naʻau hoʻomaikaʻi grateful heart,(EH)

naʻau ʻino evil-hearted, malevolent(EH)

naʻau ʻinoʻino nvs.malicious, malevolent; evil or nasty heart, misanthrope.alsonaʻau ʻino.

Naʻaukāhihi [Naʻau-kāhihi] placename.coastal land section, Airport qd., northMolokaʻi.lit.: entangled intestine.

naʻaukake₁ [naʻau·kake] n.sausage, wiener.lit., sausage(Eng.) intestines.FOO

naaukake s.A sausage.

naʻaukake₂ [naʻau·kake] n.same asuahiapele₁, a variety of sugar cane.SUG

naʻaukakeʻAmelika [naʻau·kakeʻame·lika] n.hot dog.lit., American sausage.FOO

naʻau kaumahaʻole lighthearted(EH)

naʻau keʻemoa [naʻaukeʻe·moa] vs.evil-hearted.

naaukeemoa s.Naau andkee, crooked, andmoa, cooked, i. e., hardened in any shape. An evil disposition; perverseness; a general disposition to wickedness.seeopukeemoa.

naʻau kōkua ʻole [naʻaukō·kuaʻole] vs.uncooperative, unaccommodating

naʻau kopekope [naʻaukope·kope] nvs.of hateful or nasty nature, spiteful, surly, malevolent; sour or surly disposition, misanthrope.

naaukopekope s.Naau andkopekope, morose. Perverseness; a bad disposition; surliness.seenaaukeemoa.

naʻau kūhili [naʻaukū·hili] vs.blundering, careless, thoughtless.

naaukuhili s.Naau andkuhili, blundering. Carelessness; indifference; a disposition to carelessness; inattention.

naʻau lauwili [naʻaulau·wili] n.name of an introduced flower (no data).FLO

naʻau lua vs.doubtful, two-minded, undecided, indecisive.

naʻaumoa [naʻau·moa] n.appendix.lit., chicken intestines.

ʻOkiʻiakanaʻaumoa.The appendix was removed.

naʻau moekolohe whorish heart,(EH)

naʻau palupalu [naʻaupalu·palu] vs.soft- or tender-hearted.

naʻau pē modest(EH)

naʻau pēpē [naʻaupē·pē] S  nvi.modest heart; to have such; unpretentious.

naʻaupō [naʻau·pō] nvs.ignorant, unenlightened, uncivilized, benighted; ignorance, ignoramus.lit., night mind.cf.naʻauao.bc

holonaʻaupōrun pellmell, wildly

hoʻonaʻaupōto cause or feign ignorance; ignorant

inunaʻaupōto drink foolishly and to excess

Naʻaupōʻoukouinākūpunaokākou.You are ignorant about our ancestors.(1-Kor. 101)

naaupo s.Naau andpo, night. Ignorance; darkness of mind; without intelligence or instruction; a cloudy mind; awkwardness.adj.Dark-hearted; ignorant; unenlightened; dark-minded.v.To be dark-hearted; to be ignorant; to be awkward; to be brutish.Hoo. To be willingly ignorant; to remain ignorant while possessing the means of knowledge.

naʻau pōkole [naʻaupō·kole] short-tempered;lit., short intestine.

pōkolekanaʻauquick-tempered

naʻau pono nvs.upright, just; right-minded; upright heart.

naaupono v.Naau andpono, right. To be upright; to be just.Hoo. To be staid in mind; to be fixed; to be sober.Tit. 2:6.

Nā Aupuni Huiʻia League of Nations(EH)

naʻauwili [naʻau·wili] same asnaʻaumoa, appendix...BOD

nae₁ nvi.shortness of breath; to pant or puff for breath, as a result of overexercise or asthma.[PPn *ŋahe-ŋahe,out of breath, exhausted]ILL

Enohoikiihoakuʻukanae.Stay a bit until the puffing for breath is over. [i.e., rest a bit]

hoʻonaeto cause shortness of breath

Kenaeikineinō.Some breath remains. [as of a dying person]

nae v.To breathe hard; to pant, as one laboring or exercising severely.To pant for breath, as one with the phthisic.s.A sickness which occasions hard breathing.The blowing of one's breath when fatigued on stopping to rest.fig. Applied to the strong affections of the heart.Laicik. 142.The phthisic.seenaenae.

nae₂ nvs.fragrant, sweet-smelling; fragrance.FER

Heʻalakanaeokapalai.The perfume of the palai fern is sweet. (song)

nae₃ n.fishing net with small meshes; net structure to which feathers were attached for feather capes.alsonaepuni,puni,ʻupena ʻōhua palemo.FIS NET

nae The name of a species of fish net with small meshes.

nae₄ to give or parcel out equally, as food.(And.)FOO

nae To give liberally; to distribute; to be liberal, as a landlord to his people.seenai below.

naʻe₁ loc.n.easterly, windward (used in some localities only, as onMolokaʻi).seeaʻe₂,₄.bc[Pn(CE) *ŋake,east]

Mainaʻealalofrom east to west(For. 5:665)

naʻe₂ conj.but, yet, furthermore, still, nevertheless.(Gram. 11.1) bc

Alohamailanaʻehoʻikoipo.But your sweetheart did indeed send greetings.(Gram. 7.5)

ʻAʻolenaʻeiaihikimai.He hasn't come yet.(Gram. 7)

nae adv.An elegant expletive, but difficult to define. Truly; indeed; but; however, &c. A mildbut is perhaps the best definition, though it does not express strong opposition like the Englishbut. Aohe alii au, he kanakanae, I am not a chief,but I am a man.

nae The upper regions of the air in distinction from the lower; ua lohe o uka a me kai, a menae a me lalo.The place whence the wind comes; a ihea o mea? Aia manae.

naeʻāʻīkū [naeʻāʻī·kū] n.croup.lit., gasping croup.ILL

naeele adj.Open; loose; full of holes, as open sleazy cloth; perhaps better spellednaele, the same as the following.

nāeheehe [nā·eheehe] vs.soft, thin.

nāʻehu [nā-ʻehu] the late(EH)

Nāʻehu [Nā-ʻehu] placename.peak,Kamalō qd.,Molokaʻi.lit.: the red-heads.

nā nāʻehu i make aku nei the late(EH)

naeiki adj.Nae andiki, little. Breathing a little, i. e., almost exhausted; near dead.Nearly out of patience or courage.

nae kuku n.bag nets of fine-meshednae (netting) consisting of rectangular pieces joined together; a stick (kuku) was used at each end of the foot or lower rope.NET

naele₁ n.
  • rock crevice, as in the sea;
  • full of holes, chinks.
 [He māwae a i ʻole he ʻalu o lalo o ke kai; he mea i piha ka pukapuka. He mau lua liʻiliʻi ma ke alo o ka pali, he mau māwae pōhaku, i lawa paha ka nui no ke komo ʻana o ka māiʻuʻu lima i loko, a piʻi ke kanaka i luna. He ana liʻiliʻi i loko o ke kai; he wahi pōhaku pukapuka.]₇_,₁₇_,₁₉

Kaulanohoikanaele.The lobster living in the crevices.(FS 49)

naele adj.Full of holes, cracks or chinks.v.To scatter, as men who do not abide by their work; to be distributed by littles; to be dissipated or scattered.

naele₂ vs.
  • stretched out of shape;
  • yielding, soft, miry, spongy; misshapen;
  • swamp, mire, bog;
  • to stretch.
 [PPn *ŋahele,soft]PLA

hoʻonaelecaus/sim.; to soften, as earth for planting

nāele n.bog, with no trees and soft ground.seeālialia,ʻolokele.GEO

naele s.Mire; deep mud.seenakele, boggy, andnaka.To get into a slough or into the mud; to sink down.fig. To get into difficulty; aia ka kakou e malama ai, onaele auanei kakou, it is for us to take heed, lest weget into the mud, i. e., into difficulty; onaele auanei kakou, a pahemo, a haule ilalo.

nāʻele same asnāʻeleʻele₁, weeds...[He wahi i ulu nui ʻia e ka nāhelehele.]₁₀

naeleele redup. ofnaele, crevice(And.)

naelele adj.Full of holes, cracks or chinks.

nāʻeleʻele₁ var. ofnāhelehele, weeds...

nāʻeleʻele [nā·ʻele·ʻele] n.weed.Maui.PLA

nāʻeleʻele₂ vs.rotten, as timber.(rare.) 

naelele Rotten, as timber.

naelele Moist; damp; applied to that kind of soil which retains moisture and is always rich and good.

naelona [nae·lona] n.nylon.Eng.

naemai s.Hard breathing; wheezing mixed with cough.

naenae [nae·nae] redup. ofnae₁, shortness of breath...PEP *ngaengae.[ʻAʻole hiki ke hanu maikaʻi loa ma muli o ka hoʻoikaika nui ʻana ma kekahi hana a i ʻole ma muli o ka maʻi. Paupauaho.]₁₄_,₁₉ILL

Uanaenaekoʻunaʻau.My heart pants.(Hal. 38.10)

naenae v.seenae. To breathe like one out of breath by hard exercise; to be out of breath; to pant for breath; to sigh.Hal. 38:10.s.Difficult breathing; the phthisic; the asthma.

naenae An offering made to the gods to appease their anger; a sacrifice.seekanaenae.

naʻenaʻe₁ [naʻe·naʻe] n.all species of native genus in the daisy family (Dubautia), which are shrubs or small trees with narrow leaves and small yellow, orange, purple, or white flower heads borne in large cone-shaped clusters.alsohanupaoa,hinaʻaikamalama,neʻineʻi.(Neal 845)PLA TRE FLO

naenae s.The name of a shrub bearing sweet flowers.

naʻenaʻe₂ [naʻe·naʻe] vs.fragrant, as thenaʻenaʻe bloom. (But cf.nae, fragrant.)

naenae adj.Sweet-scented, as some herbs; he aku puanaenae o Waialoha.

naʻenaʻe₃ [naʻe·naʻe] n.design on outer sheet of a sleepingtapa.TAP

naʻenaʻe₄ [naʻe·naʻe] n.fish of surgeon family (Acanthurus olivaceus).FIS

naenae The name of a species of fish; he mahamea.

naʻenaʻe₅ [naʻe·naʻe] vs.quick, alert.

naenaele [nae·naele] redup. ofnaele₂.

naʻenaʻe pua kea [naʻe·naʻepuakea] n.a kind ofnaʻenaʻe (Dubautia paleata), fromKauaʻi, with large round flower heads, each head with 25 or more light yellow becoming purplish florets.lit., white-flowerednaʻenaʻe.FLO

naʻenaʻe pua melemele [naʻe·naʻepuamele·mele] n.a kind ofnaʻenaʻe (Dubautia laxa).lit., yellow-flowerednaʻenaʻe.FLO

naʻenaʻe ʻula [naʻe·naʻeʻula] n.a kind ofnaʻenaʻe (Dubautia raillardioides) fromKauaʻi, with white to purplish flowers.lit., rednaʻenaʻe.FLO

naeʻoaikū [naeʻoai·kū] n.severe asthma.ILL

naeoaiku s.Nae, hard breathing,a-i, the neck, andku, to stand. A disease where hard breathing causes one to stretch out the neck; a disease of the throat; the croup. NOTE.—The first orthography is the correct one.

Naeʻole [Nae-ʻole] placename.walk, Sheridan Tract,Honolulu, named for theKohala chief Naeʻole who snatched the child Kamehameha when he was born in about 1753(RC 66-67) and is said to have taken him toʻĀwini,Kohala,Hawaiʻi, to be reared.(TM).lit.: without gasping.

naeʻōpuakau [naeʻō·pua·kau] n.a disease, accompanied by shortness of breath (nae).cf.waiʻōpua.

naeʻowaikū [naeʻowai·kū] var. spelling ofnae ʻoaikū, severe asthma...ILL

naeowaiku s.Nae, hard breathing,a-i, the neck, andku, to stand. A disease where hard breathing causes one to stretch out the neck; a disease of the throat; the croup. NOTE.—The first orthography is the correct one.

naepuni [nae·puni] same asnae₃, fishing net with small meshes; net structure to which feathers were attached for feather capes...

nae waikū [naewai·kū] same asnae ʻoaikū, asthma...

naha₁ vs.bent, curved, bowlegged.[(FJ) PPn *nasa,??]

naha₂ nvi.union of a chief with his half-sister; their offspring was entitled to thekapu noho; to take part in such a marriage.(Malo 55),(Kam. 64:9–10, 22) Laternaha was changed to mean what(Malo) callshoʻi₄.[1. he ʻano kūlana aliʻi, ʻo ia hoʻi, he keiki mai loko mai o ka moe ʻana o ka makua hanauna me ke keiki hanauna no läua ʻelua ke kūlana nīʻaupiʻo. 2. ke kūlana kapu o ke aliʻi naha.]₁₄

Naha placename.valley

nahā₁ vs.
  • cracked, broken, as a dish;
  • smashed to bits, as masonry;
  • to act as a purgative;
  • to split;
  • loss of virginity.
 bc[Pn(EP) *ŋa-faʻa,burst, break, split open]

ʻailanahā,ʻailahoʻonahācastor oil

Hewaʻanahāikoʻokākōkāne.A smashed canoe that has been buffeted by your husband.[overindulgence in sex leads to impotence].

hoʻonahāto smash, shatter, crack, split; to take a purgative

lāʻaunahāpurgative(FS 129)

umaumanahāhunger(FS 195)

naha v.To split, crack or open, as the ground.Nah. 16:31.To break up or break open, as a house.To be split, cracked or broken, as a dish or any kind of crockery, glass, boards, slates, &c.Puk. 32:19.To crack or break, as mason work. 1Nal. 13:3.To break or burst open.To break in pieces.Nonoi ae la ka lani iluna.Naha mai la Kulanihakoi,Kulukulu ka uaKapakapa e Kane,Akahi akua i nana—Ke haupu wale nei ka lani Kau o Hiiaka.Wahi ka lani, uli ka lani eleele,Ka lau ka hoalii,Ka pohaku koii ka hooilo,Naha mai Kulanihakoi,Ke haaloloku nei ka ua,Ke neinei ke olai.adj.Bent; broken; separated; scattered.Pierced; opened.

nahā₂ vi.to blot out from sight.bc

HoloakulalākouānahānāmokuoHawaiʻinei,ānalowalekaʻāina.They sailed on until the islands of Hawaiʻi here were blotted out of sight and the land disappeared.(For. 4:161 - Kila)

naha To operate, as an emetic or cathartic.

nahae₁ {na-hae₃}S  vt.
  • torn, rent; tear; to rip or tear
  • (said figuratively of emotions).
 .seehae₃.bc[Pn(NP) *ŋa-sae,torn, rent]

nahae v.seehae, to tear in pieces. To rend; to tear; to burst.To break, as the heart with sadness.Ier. 23:9.To rend, as a garment. 1Sam. 15:27.To tear away; to separate, as a people. 2Nal. 17:21.Fracta pudenda sicut virginis coitio prima.s.A rent; a torn place; meanahaeia, that which is torn.Oihk. 22:8. A piece broken off.adj.Rent; torn; broken off.

nahae₂ vs.branching out, as a family.bc

Henahaealiʻikēia.This is a royal branch.

nāhaehae [nā·hae·hae] S  redup. ofnahae, torn, rentPCP *ngasaesae.[Weluwelu loa o ka pepa, lau, a mea like paha ma ke ʻano ua ʻano moku kekahi mau ʻāpana o ia mea a kaʻawale hapa a kaʻawale piha paha.]₁₄

nāhaehaeʻanaokaʻuhanevexation of spirit(Isa. 65.14)

nahaehae adj.Torn in pieces, as a welu or rag; broken, as the heart.Isa. 65:14.

nāhāhā [nā·hā·hā] redup. ofnahā, cracked, broken...bc[Ka hoʻopuehu liʻiliʻi ʻana, e like hoʻi me ka pūʻulu kaua. Ka nahā, ka poloke.]₁₄_,₁₇

Nāhāhāikeaniaekamakani.Broken by the blowing by the wind.

nāhāhā [nā·hā·hā] vs.crumbled.

nahaha v.Frequentative ofnaha. To break, as a hammer breaks a rock.Ier. 23:29. To be dashed or broken in pieces.Kanl. 9:17.To divide up; to separate in pieces.adj.Broken; cracked; broken in pieces; separated.Nahaha i ke ania e ka makani he puulena,He makani kahiko ia no Puna,No Puna ka hala me ka lehua,Ke kui ana e ke ani lehua,Ke kaoo la ia ka moani.

nahaiʻa n.small school of reef fish, such asmanini.alsonaho iʻa .cf.kumu iʻa.FIS

Nā-haku [Nā-haku] placename.Place,Ala Wai section,Honolulu, named for Nāhakuʻeluapua (the weaving [of ] two flowers), mother of Kealiʻimahiʻai.seeMahiʻai.lit.: the lords.

Nāhaleokoʻo [Nā-hale-o-Koʻo] placename.land section (800 feet elevation) nearWaimea Canyon,Kauaʻi.lit.: the houses of Koʻo.

nahanaha [naha·naha] redup. ofnaha₁, bent, curved...

nāhanahā [nāha·nahā] redup. ofnahā, cracked, broken...

nahanaha v.Frequentative ofnaha. To break up; to break fine.

nahanahae [naha·nahae] S  redup. ofnahae, torn, rent; tear; to rip or tear...

nahanawale s.The name of a small fish.

nahanawele [nahana·wele] rare var. ofnahawele₁, bivalve...FIS

nahau n.arrow, an indicator; arrowhead.seepua,ihe.seepihi nahau.PPN *ngāsau..CMP

hakukānahauMesolithic, in anthropology

keauhakukānahauMesolithic age, period

nahauʻiolemouse arrow, pointer, or cursor, as in a computer program.usu.nahau.cf.kahaʻimo

nahāwale vs.fragile, as glass.lit., easily broken.cf.haki wale,pāloli.

nahawele₁ [naha·wele] n.a bivalve of the familyIsognomonidae. OnOʻahu, thePerna costellata,Atrina sp.FIS

nahawele s.The muscle shell-fish; he wahi ano pioeoe.

nahawele₂ [naha·wele] same ashulu ʻīlio, (Chaetomorpha antennina), a seaweed.SWD

nahawele liʻiliʻi [naha·weleliʻi·liʻi] n.a shell (Brachidontes crebristriatus).lit., smallnahawele.FIS

nahe rare var. ofnahenahe, soft, sweet...

nahe adj.Soft; slow; gentle, as the voice of music.seeunahe. He leonahe, a melodious voice; he makaninahenahe, a gentle wind; thin; soft, as fine kapa or soft cloth.v.To blow softly, as a gentle breeze; stronger thanaheahe, which is stronger thananiani.seekolonahe.

naheka,nahesa n.snake.Heb. nahas.ANI

nahekawelafiery serpent(Kanl. 8.15)

naheka huelo kani,nahesa huelo kani n.rattlesnake.lit., tail-sounding snake.

nahele n.forest, grove, wilderness, bush; trees, shrubs, vegetation, weeds.cf.hoʻomakanahele.bc[Pn(CE) *ŋasere,forest]PLA TRE

ʻUpumaianakealohaikaukanaheleoPuna.Loving memory returns of the forest uplands of Puna.(ON 2883)

nahele s.That which grows; the verdure of bushes or trees; the leaves of bushes or thick trees;nahele ooi, thorns; brambles. 2Sam. 23:6.adj.Pertaining to a thicket or grove; launahele, green leaves; herbs.

nāhelehele [nā·hele·hele] redup. ofnahele,
  • forest, grove, wilderness, bush;
  • trees, shrubs, vegetation,
  • weeds, undergrowth.
 bcPCP *ngaa(f,s)ele(f,s)ele.[1. nā meakanu lapuwale e ulu wale ana i loko o ka māla pua, pā hale, a pēlā aku me ka makemake ʻole ʻia. 2. he ulu lāʻau liʻiliʻi o nā kumulāʻau. He meakanu kupu wale ma kahi i makemake ʻole ʻia ai e kupu.]₁₄_,₁₉PLA

Pihakēiamālaikanāhelehele.This patch is full of weeds.

nāhelehele [nā·hele·hele] n.weed.alsonāʻeleʻele.seelāʻau make nāhelehele.PLA

nahelehele s.The grass, trees, shrubs, &c., of a wilderness; a wilderness.adj.Wild; uncultivated, as land.v.To become wild, as land that has once been tilled; to be overgrown with vegetation.Puk. 23:29.Hoo. To allow or cause land to be overgrown.E kokomo aku ai mauaI ka pea i Kahiki,I ka ukauka laau nahele waokanaka,Henahelehele okoa hoi ke kanaka,Ulu nahele ka oa nahele hiki ke koa,Ulu wehiwehi i ka niu po i ke kou,Oia uka nahele loloa, a ka puni—e—O kou puni iho la ia, ua hala kamalii,Kau ka naha ia.

nāhelehesa [nā·hele·hesa] n.snakeweed. Sh.nāhelehele + nahesa.PLA

nahele maneʻo n.nettle.lit., itching plant.(Isa. 34.13)PLA

nahelemaneo s.Nahele, a plant, andmaneo, stinging. A nettle.Isa. 34:13.

nahelemaʻukele [nahelemaʻu·kele] S  n.rain forest.lit., rain-forest area forest.

nahenahe [nahe·nahe] vs.
  • soft, sweet, melodious, as music or a gentle voice;
  • soft, as fine cloth;
  • softly blowing, as a gentle breeze;
  • gentle-mannered, soft-spoken, suave.
 [(OC) PPn *ŋase-ŋase,weak, feeble][Ka ʻoluʻolu a haʻahaʻa o ke ʻano; ke ʻano kilakila a nani hoʻi.]₉WIN MUS

nahenahe adj.Soft; slow; gentle, as the voice of music.seeunahe. He leonahe, a melodious voice; he makaninahenahe, a gentle wind; thin; soft, as fine kapa or soft cloth.v.To blow softly, as a gentle breeze; stronger thanaheahe, which is stronger thananiani.seekolonahe.To be soft, as the voice.To be thin and soft, as fine cloth or kapa.adj.seenahe. Thin; soft; fine.

nahenahe Empty, as the bowels from fasting or sickness.

nahesa n.snake.seenaheka.bcANI

nahesa s.Heb A serpent.Kin. 3:1.syn. with moolele.Kin. 49:17. Hoowalewale i nanahesa, a snake charmer.Kanl. 18:11.seemooomole andmookahiko.

nahesa huelo kani var. spelling ofnaheka huelo kani, rattlesnake...

nāhesapulu [nā·hesapulu] n.bullsnake.ANI

nahi₁ var. oflahi, thin, frail, delicate...

nahi₂ n.lichen, general term.PLA

nāhi₁ paucal article.Some, few, the, the little (contraction ofnā, the, andwahi, little).see ex.pōkaʻakaʻa₂.(Gram. 10.4) PPN *ngaafi.

ʻAuheaakulanāhikeiki?Where are the boys?

nāhi₂ n.the fires (contraction ofnāahi, as in the name Nāhi-ʻenaʻena).

nahi seenahe andlahi.

Nahienaena placename.seeNāahiʻenaʻena

Nāhiku [Nā-hiku] n.constellation of the Big Dipper.lit., the seven.STA

Nāhiku [nā·hiku] n.Big Dipper.STA

Nāhiku [Nā-hiku] placename.village, ditch, homesteads, landing, and quadrangle, EastMaui.(RC 80).lit.: the sevens (districts of this area).

nāhili [nā·hili] {nā-hili₂}vs.blundering, confused, perplexed, wandering off the course; careless, awkward.CAN

hoʻonāhilito cause a blundering, wandering, as by misdirecting; to procrastinate, waste time through blundering

Iheaakuneilāināhiliaikaʻauwaʻa?Where did the canoe fleet wander off to?

nahili v.seehili. To act awkwardly; to blunder in doing a thing; to be slow; to lag behind; e lalau, e manuka.s.A mistake; a blunder the effect of carelessness; slowness; want of energy; ka lalau, ke kiipua, ka hanamanuia.adj.Slow; lagging behind; awkward; blundering.Onahili ka pololoa ia manu,O kapu kau kama ia kea a Kiha.

nahinahi [nahi·nahi] var. oflahilahi, weak, flimsy...

nahinahi adj.seenahe andlahilahi, soft; thin. Very small or fine; kapanahinahi orlahilahi, thin cloth; applied to words or manner of speaking, soft; mild; gentle; soothing; he olelo akahai. NOTE. The orthography ofnahinahi andnahenahe is used; the meaning is the same, and the pronunciation but slightly varied.

nahiolea [nahio·lea] n.a variety oftaro.TAR

naho nvs.
  • hollow, as a cleft where fish hide;
  • deepset, as eyes of a starving person;
  • eye sockets.
 [Pn(CE) *naho,[hollow...] *na(f,s)o][He kumu iʻa e holo like ana me he pōʻai nui lā. He hakahaka; wahi a ka iʻa e peʻe ai.]₁₄_,₁₉FIS BOD

naho v.To overflow; to be deep, as water.s.Depth; an overflowing with water; he manini ku, he manini kai.

nahoa₁ vs.bold, defiant, daring.cf.uahoa.CAN

ʻAʻohewaʻahoʻonahoaokalāʻino.No canoe defies a storm; lit., no canoe defiant of a stormy day. [do not venture in the face of danger](ON 216)

hoʻonahoacaus/sim.; to challenge

nahoa v.To be bold; to dare.To be strong; to feel one's self to be strong.Hoo. To provoke; to be impudent to one.seenehoa,hoo.

nahoa₂ nvi.head wound; intense headache; mental agony; hit or wounded in the head.cf.hoa, mallet, club.[Pn(CE) *ŋa-foa,headache]ILL

poʻonahoafractured skull

nāhoahoa [nā·hoa·hoa] redup. ofnahoa₁, bold,nahoa₂, head wound...[Pn(CE) *ŋa-foa,headache]ILL

nahoahoa v.To strike one on the head; to break one's head.To strike the head, as the rays of the sun.To give pain; to wound the feelings.s.A wound on the head and the pain connected with it.The effect of a sun-stroke on the head.Applied to the heart when the mind is in great distress.syn. with walania and ehaeha.

nahoiʻa n.small school of reef fish, such asmanini.alsonaha iʻa.cf.kumu iʻa,large school of fish...FIS

Nāhoko [Nā-hoko] placename.coastal area, eastLānaʻi.lit.: the fleshy body parts.

Nāhōkūmāhana [Nā-hō·kū-mā·hana] seeMāhana, Castor or Pollux. The two together are calledKamāhana,Nāhōkūmāhana,Nāmāhoe...STA

Nāhōkūpā [Nā-hō·kū-pā] n.constellation of five stars forming a circle; they are said to be nearNāhiku, the Big Dipper.lit., enclosure stars.STA

naholo,nāholo {na-holo₁}vi.
  • to flee, of several;
  • to run away;
  • gone away.
 (2 Sam. 23.9)[PPn *ŋaasolo,move swiftly forward]

hoʻonaholoto chase, cause to run

Paunuinākoaikanaholo.Every last one of the soldiers fled.

naholo v.Na andholo, to run. To run along on the ground.Puk. 9:23.To run at random, here and there; to run away from, through fear.Luk. 8:34.To be absent; to be gone away. 2Sam. 23:9.To flee away from, as from an enemy in battle. 2Sam. 23:11.To run along together, as a company of people desirous of doing something;naholo mai la lakou ma keia kapa, they ran along on this side (of the stream.)Naholo i ka laula o Puna,Ka luhi a ke kalukalu,Ku moena a ipo,Moku mahole i ka hoa mauu.s.A running; a fleeing; a retreat; a flight.

nāholo {na-holo₁}vi.var. spelling ofnaholo, to flee, of several; to run away; gone away.AltSpel

nāholoholo₁ [nā·holo·holo] redup. ofnaholo, flee...PNP *ngaasolosolo.

naholoholo v.seenaholo. To run along: to move rapidly; to pass along by something else.

Nāholoholo₂ [nā·holo·holo] n.name of a star, perhaps Venus.STA

Naholoholo s.The Hawaiian name of the planet Saturn.

nahonaho [naho·naho] redup. ofnaho, hollow...

nahonaho adj.seenaho. Deep or fistulous, as a sore; deep, as a pit; far down in the earth.

nahu₁ nvt.
  • to bite; to have a tendency to bite, as a dog; bite.
  • to sting, as beating rain;
  • pain, as of stomachache or of childbirth;
 bc[Pn(CE) *ŋasu,bite]WIN ILL

hoʻonahuto bite, cause a stomachache; to pretend to bite

nahu v.To bite; to gripe with the teeth; e hoopohole i ka ili me ka niho, to tear up the skin with the teeth.To bite, as a dog; to snatch at; to seize.To bite; to gnaw.Mik. 3:5. To gnash the teeth, as in pain; enahu i ke elelo, tognaw the tongue.Hoik. 16:10.To bite, as a serpent.Nah. 21:6.To bear the short sharp internal pains of colic or of child-birth.To bite off, as a shark;nahu mai la ka mano i kona waa a mumuku o hope, a sharkbit his canoe short off behind.To file; to rasp; e apuapu.s.The pain of biting; the colic; sudden internal pains.adj.Biting; writhing in pain.

nahu₂ n.inexplicable bruise seen on the body, believed caused by the ghost of a living person who was about to die.alsonahuakua.(Nānā 156–7)bc[Ka hoʻi ʻana mai o kekahi hana maikaʻi ʻole āu i hana ai iā ʻoe.]₁₄ILL

nahua₁ pas/imp. ofnahu, to bite, to sting, as beating rain, pain, as of stomachache or of childbirth...

Loaʻaakulaikanahuaakaʻino.Caught by the pelting of the storm.

Uaʻapoaekauanahuaonāpali.Caught by the pelting rain of the cliffs.

Nahua₂ n.wind associated withKāʻanapali, Maui.(Nak. 68)WIN

Nahua s.The name of a wind which often blows at Kaanapali.

nahua The fine rain with the north-east trade winds on the northern part of Maui.

Nāhua [Nā-hua] placename.street,Waikīkī,Honolulu, named for a Hawaiian chiefess who owned property between the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and theHalekūlani.lit.: the fruits.

Nāhuihui [Nā-hui·hui] n.the Pleiades. alsoNāhuihuiamakaliʻi, the clusters of Pleiades.STA

NāHuiNuiʻElima n.The Big Five, i.e. the five corporations that controlled most of the sugar industry in Hawaiʻi.lit., the five big corporations.

nahu ka ʻōpū indigestion, upset stomach(EH)

Nāhuku [Nā-huku] placename.lava tube nearKīlauea Crater,Hawaiʻi, now called Thurston Lava Tube.lit.: the protuberances.

nahu kuakoko [nahukua·koko] n.labor pains.(Mika 4.9)BOD

nahukuakoko adj.Nahu, pain,kua, back, andkoko, blood. Suffering pain, as a travailing woman.Mik. 4:9.seekuakoko.

Nahumāʻalo [Nahu-māʻalo] placename.point,Kōloa district,Kauaʻi.lit.: bite [in] passing.

nahumaka [nahu·maka] n.fattened, as a dog for offering.

nahuna n.bite.

nahunahu [nahu·nahu] to suffer pangs of childbirth.redup. ofnahu;WIN BOD

kauanahunahuthe pelting rain

palanahunahupartially ripe, of a fruit that can be bitten into, as a mountain apple(Kep. 93)

nahunahu v.seenahu. To bite often.To suffer frequent pains; to writhe in pain; to feel the first pains of child-birth; ia ia nei enahunahu ana hele aku la.Laieik. 11 [2].To bite, as a serpent or centipede.To be in, or to suffer the pains of childbirth. 1Sam. 4:19.s.The birth pains of females.Iob. 29:3.

nahunahuihu [nahu·nahu·ihu] n.family discord, quarrel.lit., nose biting.

nahunahuihu v.To quarrel, as two brothers; to fight or dispute, as an older with a younger brother.

nahunahupū [nahu·nahu·pū] vt.to bite into with relish.FIS

Nahunahupūikealopiko.Bite the belly [of the fish] with relish.

-naʻi a rare transitivizer. cf.hili, to wander, andhilinaʻi, to believe;pī, to sprinkle, andpīnaʻi, to fill a crack;(Gram. 6.6.4) PPN *-naki.

naʻi₁ nvt.to conquer, take by force; conqueror.[Pn(CE) *ŋaki,avenge, conquer][Lanakila ma luna a lawe lilo i ka ʻāina.]₁₄

ʻOKamehamehakanaʻiaupuni.Kamehameha, the conqueror of the nation.

naʻi₂ vt.to strive to obtain, endeavor to examine or understand.

Uanaʻiʻoiaikaponoonākeiki.He does all he can for the well-being of the children.

nai v.To strive hard to excel another; to urge on; to go ahead.To finish; to make an end.

nai To give or parcel out alike; na ia keiki enai na moku e pau ai.Laieik. 10.

naia vs.insecurely tied.(rare.) 

na ia same as the poss.nāna, but rare.see ex.kāpeʻa.(Gram. 9.11) (rare.) 

naiʻa n.porpoise, dolphin.(KL. line 138)FIS

naia s.A species of black fish; the porpoise. NOTE.—Thenaia was forbidden to women to eat, under the kapu system, under pain of death;A kind of sandal-wood.seenaio.

Naʻiakaʻūlili [Naʻi-a-ka-ʻūlili] placename.a spring onNiʻihau believed discovered by tattler birds.lit.: sought for by the tattler.

naʻiau [naʻi·au] vt.to add to, join to.(rare.) 

naʻiau [naʻi·au] vs.to have special effects, be enhanced.seehiʻohiʻonanaʻiau,hoʻonaʻiau.

nāʻīāʻumi [nā·ʻī·āʻumi] vt.to boycott, i.e. abstain from buying from or dealing with (a company) as a means of coercion.

KehōʻeuʻeumaineināʻahahuihenuienāʻīāʻumiināhuahanaoPalaninokahoʻāʻohoʻopahūnukeleamakaPākīpika.Many organizations are encouraging that French products be boycotted due to nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific.

Naigera [nai·gera] n.Niger; Nigerien.Eng.G

Naigeria [nai·geria] n.Nigeria; Nigerian.Eng.G

nāiʻi [nā·iʻi] vt.to remove, take out.(rare.) 

nāʻīʻike vt.to refuse to see, especially a relative or friend; to disown.

naiike v.To be angry; to take in dudgeon; to set off in anger to take revenge.seehoomaau.

naika,naita n.knight.Eng.

nāʻike same asnāʻīʻike.

naike s.Anger; a repelling from one; aole ike hou aku.

naikokene [naiko·kene] n.nitrogen; nitric.Eng.SCI

ʻakikanaikokenenitric acid.alsoʻakikanikiriku

koʻohunenaikokeneazobacter, a type of bacteria containing nitrogen

naikokenediokesasidenitrogen dioxide

naikokeneʻokikeneluanitrogen dioxide

pōʻaiapuninaikokenenitrogen cycle

pūhuinaikokenekaʻawalefree nitrogen compound

naikola [nai·kola] similar toʻaikola, interj. of scorn or derision, especially rejoicing over others' misfortunes...,hoʻonaʻaikola, same ashōʻaikola, contemptuous, contemptuousness...

ʻAʻohekoeikahoʻonaikolaʻiaekamakani.Nothing survived the contemptuous destruction by the wind.(For. 4:476)

hoʻonaikolato show contempt, as by destruction

naikola v.To boast or glory over one.Hoo. The same.seeakola,aikola andhoaikola.

Nāʻiliakaʻauea [Nā-ʻili-a-Kaʻauea] placename.lookout point,Kālepa Ridge Trail, Kālepa Forest Reserve,Līhuʻe district,Kauaʻi. (This name is sometimes spelledNailiakuea.).lit.: the pebbles of Kaʻauea.

Nāimukāluaua [Nā-imu-kālua-ua] placename.same asImukāluaua.lit.: the rain-baking ovens.

naʻina n.conquering, endeavoring, etc.cf.naʻi₁,₂.

nainai [nai·nai] rare var. ofnanai, difficult to climb, as a cliff, stiff-backed...,nānai,same aspānānai, shallow...

naʻinaʻi₁ [naʻi·naʻi] redup. ofnaʻi₁, to conquer, take by force...,naʻi₂, to strive to obtain, endeavor to examine or understand...

naʻinaʻi₂ [naʻi·naʻi] vs.crabbed, bitter, cross, of sour disposition; morose; ill-disposed; opposing.(rare.) 

nainai v.seenai. To exercise or cherish bad feelings; to be sour or crabbed towards others; to be evilly disposed; to struggle against opposition; to hop.adj.Sour; crabbed, as one's disposition; contentious; envious.

naʻinaʻi₃ [naʻi·naʻi] vi.to shorten, to make short.(rare.) 

nainai Short; low; pokole, haahaa.

naʻinaʻi₄ [naʻi·naʻi] similar topīnaʻi₁, again and again, repeatedly... (rare.) 

naʻinaʻi₅ [naʻi·naʻi] n.variety of fish (no data).FIS

naʻinaʻi₆ [naʻi·naʻi] vs.lower case, small.cf.maʻaka, upper case, capital...seehua naʻinaʻi,lower case (small) letter...Tah.small.LNG PRF

naʻinaʻi mimi [naʻi·naʻimimi] S  n.contest in urinating by small boys.lit., urine striving.

naʻinaʻina mimi [naʻi·naʻinamimi] same asnaʻinaʻi mimi, contest in urinating by small boys...

nainainamimi s.Living in a state of dissatisfaction; a persevering in and cherishing of bad feelings.adj.Unfriendly; unsocial; displeased with everybody and everything; changeable.

naio₁ n.pinworm, as in the rectum; white specks in feces; larvae, as of mosquitos; worm in dung or intaro.seepala naio.[Pn(CE) *ŋaio,threadworm, grub]TAR ILL INS

naio The name of the worm often found in horse dung and in that of other animals; the pin worm.Small white specks in the fæces.

naio₂ n.inferiortaro left in the field after the crop is removed.TAR

naio₃ n.the bastard sandal-wood (Myoporum sandwicense), a native tree, with hard, dark yellow-green wood, scented like sandal-wood. Leaves are narrow-oblong, pointed, grouped at branch ends; flowers are small, pink or white; fruit, small, white, round.cf.ʻaʻaka.(Neal 791)[Pn(CE) *ŋaio,a tree (Myoporum sp.)]PLA TRE FLO

naio s.A species of sandal-wood; the bastard sandal-wood.

naio₄ n.name of a seaweed.SWD

Naio placename.gulch, northeastLānaʻi. Street,ʻĀlewa Heights,Honolulu.lit.: bastard sandalwood.

naio ʻai kae n.dung-eating pinworm, said contemptuously of slanderers.INS

naioaikae s.The name of a famine in former times.seekaiolekaa.(Naio, pin worm,ai, to eat, andkae, the anus.lit. That which causes itching in the anus.) A slanderer; a backbiter; a detractor.

naioea [naio·ea] n.a native variety oftaro, with long, blackish leaf stem; blades large, dark-green; grown in uplands, valued for its redpoi.alsoʻeleʻele and also qualified by the colorsʻeleʻele andʻulaʻula.(Whitney 48),(HP 25).TAR POI

naio makika n.mosquito larvae.

naita var. spelling ofnaika, knight...

naiu s.Name of a kind of bush or small tree somewhat odoriferous.

Nāʻiwa [Nā-ʻiwa] placename.three land divisions,Kaunakakai qd.,Molokaʻi.lit., the frigate birds (perhaps named for the beauty of the birds).

Nāiwiopele [Nā-iwi-o-Pele] placename.hill nearHāna,Maui.lit.: Pele's bones (Pele fought here with her sister NāmakaoKahaʻi; Pele escaped but left some of her bones).

naka₁ nvi.
  • to quiver, quake, tremble,
  • shake, as jello or as with cold or fear;
  • shaky, unsteady, shivering, shaking.
 [Ka haʻalulu ʻana. Ka haʻalulu ʻana me ka naue nō hoʻi.]₇_,₉

kanakaonākulithe shaking of the knees(Kel. 82)

naka v.To tremble; to shake; to be loose.To be fearful; to be afraid; to tremble, as the joints with fear.Dan. 5:6.To tremble, as ground not solid.Ier. 4:24. To shake, as a quagmire.adj.Trembling; shaking; unsteady; shaky, as a quagmire, in distinction from solid ground; full of cracks; not solid.

naka₂ vi.to crack open, as earth from the heat; cracked and peeling, as the skin of one who has drunkkava to excess.[Pn(CE) *ŋata,??]KAV

naka To crack; to split; to break open, as the ground sometimes in a drought.

naka₃ n.a land shell (Thaumatodon nesophila).[Pn(CE) *ŋata,sea-slug, slug etc]ANI

naka₄ n.a sea creature.[Pn(CE) *ŋata,sea-slug, slug etc]FIS

naka s.Name of a species of fish.

Nākāamakaliʻi [Nā-kā-a-Maka·liʻi] n.Pleiades.lit., the bailers ofMakaliʻi.(Kep. 79)STA

Na Kai ʻEwalu The Eight Seas (seas about the Hawaiian Islands, poetic)(EH)

nakaka redup. ofnaka₂, crack open...[Ka haʻalulu nui ʻana a i ʻole ka hemo ʻana mai o kahi māwae. Ka ʻoniʻoni ʻana o kekahi mea e like me ka meaʻono i kapa ʻia he kelo, akā ma muli o ke anuanu a i ʻole ka makaʻu kēia ʻoniʻoni, kēia nakaka. Hele a maloʻo loa a ʻoā.]₈_,₁₃_,₁₉

hoʻonakakacaus/sim

nakaka v.seenaka. To break; to shatter; to shake; to be full of cracks.adj.Split; shattered; full of cracks; split open, as parched grain.Ier. 14:4. Cracked and scaling off, as the skin of one after drinking awa; inu i ke awa; mahope, mahuna ka ili,nakaka puehuehu, inoino loa.

nakakaka [naka·kaka] redup. ofnaka₂, crack open...

nakakaka v.Frequentative and intensive ofnaka. To be trembling; to be shaking; to be full of broken places or cracks; to be unsound.

naka kāniʻo [nakakā·niʻo] n.a land shell (Nesophila thaanumi).lit., streakednaka.

naka kua mauna n.a land shell (Nesophila thaanumi,N. nesodonta).lit., mountain-ridgenaka.

naka kua poʻi same asʻopihi kapuaʻi lio, limpet, umbrella shell...FIS

Nākalaloa [Nā-kala-loa] placename.stream,Wailuku qd.,Maui.lit.: the long [house] gables.

Nākālele [Nā-kālele] placename.point,Lahaina qd.,Maui.lit.: the leaning.

Nakalike,Nazarite [naka·like] n.Nazarite. (Bib.)Eng.

Nākaloaola [Nā-kalo-a-Ola] placename.small mountain area aboveHanalei,Kauaʻi.lit.: the taros of [Chief ] Ola.

nakanaka [naka·naka] redup. ofnaka₁, to quiver, quake, tremble, shake...,naka₂, to crack open, as earth from the heat...

Nākao [Nā-kao] n.belt and sword in the constellation of Orion.lit., the darts.STA

Nakaohu placename.land section and point,Lualaʻilua Hills qd.,Maui.

naka ʻōniʻoniʻo [nakaʻō·niʻo·niʻo] n.a marine mollusk (Pleurobranchus).lit., mottlednaka.FIS

nakapa,natapa n.stacte [sweet spice used in ancient Hebrew incense].Heb. nataph.(Puk. 30.34)

Nakauilaniʻelua [Na-ka-ui·lani-ʻelua] n.star name (no data).(Kuhelani)STA

Nakawila,Nasavila n.Nashville.G

nake n.name of a fish (no data).(KL. line 142)FIS

nākea [nā·kea] n.endemic fresh-water fish (Awaous [Chonophorous]stamineus) of theʻoʻopu or goby family, favorite for eating, sometimes 30 cm long. Alsonāwao,nōkea.cf.ʻoʻopu kumu iki,ʻoʻopu lehe.FIS

Nākeikianāʻiʻiwi [Nā-keiki-a-nā-ʻiʻiwi] placename.land area (600 feet elevation),Nāpali coast,Kauaʻi.lit.: children of theʻiʻiwi birds.

Nākeikiapua [Nā-keiki-a-Pua] placename.coastal area,Hālawa qd.,Molokaʻi.lit.: the children of Pua.

Nakeikiʻelima [Na-keiki-ʻelima] placename.area,Waimea district,Kauaʻi.lit.: the five children.

nakeke₁ nvi.
  • rattling, as of a window;
  • rustling, as of paper.
 [PPn *ŋatete,shake, tremble, be mobile: *gate(e)te(e)][Ke kani a ka pukaaniani a i ʻole ka lau ke pā mai ka makani a hōʻoniʻoni ʻia.]₄

hoʻonakeketo make a rattling or rustling noise

ʻOwaikēlāehoʻonakekemailaināpā?Who is that rattling the dishes?

nakeke vs.crunchy, as fresh potato chips.Niʻihau. alsonakekeke,kakani.seekamumu.FOO

nakeke v.To move back and forth; to make an indistinct sound.To rattle; to rustle, as paper in the wind, or as new kapa.To shake to and fro.Iob. 39:23.adj.Humming; rustling; moving.

nakeke₂ n.a brown seaweed (Hydroclathrus clathratus), resemblingpūhā and closely related to it, but the surface pierced with holes of different sizes; not eaten.SWD

nakekeke [nake·keke] redup. ofnakeke₁, rattling...

hepilinakekekea loose or uncertain relationship

nakekeke [nake·keke] vs.crunchy, as an apple. alsonakeke,kakani.seekamumu.FOO

nakele {na-kele₁}S  nvs.soft, boggy, slippery, yielding, sinking in; a shallow boggy area.VOL

hoʻonakelecaus/sim

nakeleʻāfresh lava soft and not yet cold

nakele v.seekele. To be slippery; to be soft; to sink in, as one in a soft boggy place.s.A soft boggy place, where the earth is not solid or hard.adj.Soft; slippery, as ground where one would be apt to slide.

Nakele placename.street,Nuʻuanu,Honolulu.lit.: rustling.

nākelekele [nā·kele·kele] S  redup. ofnakele, soft, boggy, slippery, yielding, sinking in...

hoʻonākelekelecaus/sim

NāKelikoliʻĀkauKomohana [nākeli·koliʻā·kaukomo·hana] n.Northwestern Territories.[+]G

naki same asnākiʻi, to tie...PNP *nati.

hoʻonakicaus/sim

naki v.To tie; to tie up; to fasten, as a horse. 2Nal. 7:10.

nāki n.tribe of people, outside of Hawaiʻi.seehapū,ʻalaea.Māoringāti..

HehoʻokahikalāhuiMāorioAotearoa,akā,hoʻomāheleheleʻiakapoʻemanānākilikeʻole.The Māori race of New Zealand are one race, but they are distinguished by various tribes.

nākiʻi [nā·kiʻi] {nā-kiʻiₓ}S  vt.to tie.cf.nīkiʻi.bc[Pn(NP) *nati,draw tight, tie]

nākiʻiāpaʻatie securely, tighten

nakii v.To tie; to tie up; to fasten, as a horse. 2Nal. 7:10.To bind fast; to tie round.To tie a knot; to bind, as a criminal.To confine one, as if bound.

nākiʻi ā paʻa tighten(EH)

nākiʻikiʻi [nā·kiʻi·kiʻi] S  redup. ofnākiʻi, to tie...[Nākiʻi he mau manawa a i ʻole ma ke ʻano lahilahi.]₁₄

Nākiʻikiʻi [nā·kiʻi·kiʻi] n.Zuben Elschamali, a star.STA

nakiikii v.seenaki. To bind; to tie up; to gird; to tie on.Puk. 29:9. To bind, as the hands. 2Sam. 3:34.

nakiki v.seenaki. To bind; to tie up; to gird; to tie on.Puk. 29:9. To bind, as the hands. 2Sam. 3:34.

nakili vi.to glimmer through, as light through a small opening; to begin to open, as eyes of a young animal; to twinkle.alsomikili. (rare.) 

nakili v.To open a little; to let in a little light, as into the eyes, or to open the eyes a little.To see a little.

nākilikili [nā·kili·kili] redup. ofnakili, to glimmer through, as light through a small opening...

nakilinaka [nakili·naka] n.tundra.Inuitnatirnaq..

nakinaki₁ [naki·naki] redup. ofnaki, to tie...(Hal. 105.22)bc[Nākiʻi. Ka nākiʻi ʻana. Nākiʻi, nikiʻi.]₁₂_,₁₄_,₁₁_,₁₉

nakinaki v.seenaki. To bind often; to bind fast.Hal. 105:22.

nakinaki₂ [naki·naki] n.difficult breathing, as during an asthma attack.bcILL

nakinaki To swell out; to make large; to swell, as the belly.s.A person sick in the chest and feels as though he was bound; one filled to surfeiting with food.

Nākiu [Nā-kiu] placename.street near Metcalf Street and the university,Honolulu.lit.: the spies.

Nakiwile n.Nashville.G

-nakoa {na-koa₁}

hoʻonakoabrave, daring

Nākōkōamakaliʻi [Nā-kō·kō-a-Maka·liʻi] n.probably Pleiades.lit., the nets ofMakaliʻi.(HM 368)STA NET

nakokolo [nako·kolo] similar tonākolokolo,redup. ofnākolo₁, rumbling,nākolo₂, crawl...(For. 6:450)

nākolo₁ [nā·kolo] nvi.rumbling, roaring, as of surf or thunder; reverberating.see ex.ʻuʻina.[Pn(NP) *ŋatolo,a repetitive sound (e.g. rattle, of surf)][Ke kani ʻana e like me ka hekili a i ʻole nā nalu poʻi he nui. Kani a ka hekili ke kuʻi, me ka nalu nui ke poʻi.]₇_,₁₄

Uahaʻalulukuʻumanawa,uaneinākoloikealoha.My heart trembles, reverberating sighs of love.(Laie 521 [120])

nakolo To make a noise in falling. as rain upon dry leaves.To move; to make a rustling sound.To make the noise of many feet running.To squeak like the soles of new shoes.adv.In a running, rushing manner; ua neinakolo i ke aloha, my heart is moveddeeply with love.Laieik. 142.

nākolo₂ [nā·kolo] {nā-kolo₁}(perhapsnakolo).redup. ofkolo, to crawl(For. 6:450)

nakolo v.seekolo. To run; to flow, as a liquid; to spread out, as ink upon unsized paper.

nākolokolo [nā·kolo·kolo] redup. ofnākolo₁, rumbling,nākolo₂, crawl...[Nākolo he mau manawa a i ʻole na nā mea he nui.]₁₄

nakolokolo v.seenakolo andkolo. To run, as many running together; to move along, as in a rush.To creak, as the sound of friction.

Nākoʻokoʻo [Nā-koʻokoʻo] placename.street,Ala Wai section,Honolulu, named for John K. Nākoʻokoʻo, a clerk in the City and County building inspector's offices.(TM).lit.: the canes.

naku₁ vi.
  • to root, wallow, as a hog;
  • to tread, trample, push, as through mud or grass;
  • to struggle;
  • to roil, as water;
  • to delve, search.
 seeʻakaʻakai and ex.,oi₂.alsohaunaku.[(FJ) PPn *natu,knead, mix with water][Ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i kekahi hana me ka paʻakikī naʻe. Ka hele ʻana i loko o ka meakanu kiʻekiʻe a hiki paha i ka ʻōpū a e pahu aku ana me nā wāwae. Ka hehi ʻana o ka wāwae ma luna.]₇_,₁₄_,₁₈PLA ANI

hoʻonakucaus/sim

nakuliʻigroveler

naku v.To root, as a hog; to throw up ground in heaps or ridges.To tread upon; to trample down; to destroy.To seek; to hunt after; to search for; to look or inquire for; oi imi, oinaku, oi noke, oi huli wale a! aole he loaa.To follow; to pursue; enaku aku ia ia a loaa.To shake; to be in a tremor, as one dying;naku iho la a make.A rooting; a throwing up dirt in ridges or hills.A destroying; an overturning.A pursuit after a thing; aia no i kaunaku ia ia a loaa; no ka imi, ame kanaku, ame ka huli, ame ka noii ana; a search; a pursuit after.
Ami Nuuanu i ka wa waahila,
Lea ole no ia Lalanihuli,
Huli ka makani,
Naku i ke oho o ke kawelu.

naku₂ same asnānaku, a bulrush.[Pn(EP) *ŋatu,bulrush (Scirpus sp.): *ga(a)tu]PLA

naku s.Takes bothka andke for articles. A rush.Isa. 9:13. The rush of which mats are made,akaakai.

naku₃ n.a kind of red-skinned onion.FOO PLA

-nākū MUS

hoʻonākūto suffer gas pains

Hoʻonākūnāmauna,kaʻahēnāmokupuni.The mountains are in distress, the islands gasp for breath. (birth chant for Kamamalu)

nakue active, diligent.(And.)

nakue adj.Diligent in business; active; not slothful or lazy.

nakuʻe₁ {na-kuʻe₁}nvi.
  • elbowing; to elbow;
  • piston-like motion.
 .cf.kuʻe₁, to elbow.

nakuʻe₂ var. ofnākuʻi, rumble, roar...

nākuʻi [nā·kuʻi] nvi.
  • to rumble, roar, rumbling;
  • thump; beating, as the heart;
  • thrilled
  (perhapsnaku₁ +-ʻi, transitivizer).(Gram. 6.6.4) 

hoʻonākuʻicaus/sim

kanākuʻiokapūkuniahithe roar of the cannon

nakui adj.Joyful; cheerful; full of hope; diligent; active; mama ka manao.seenakue.

Nākuina [Nā-kuina] placename.street,Kalihi Waena,Honolulu, named for Emma Metcalf Nākuina (Mrs. Moses Nā-kuina) who wrote articles on ancient Hawaiian land and water rights.(TM) Her husband, a minister, also wrote on Hawaiian subjects (see Nak).lit.: the stitching together.

nakulehu [naku·lehu] n.a variety of white sweet potato.SWP

-nakuli (rare.) 

hoʻonakuliapathetic; lack of interest

naku liʻi groveler(EH)

nakulu {na-kulu₁}nvi.
  • dripping, as water;
  • patter, clatter, rattle, echo;
  • rumbling, as the stomach;
  • grumbling;
  • vibrating, as thunder;
  • to spread or circulate, as rumor.
 [Nākulukulu, nākuʻi, halalū, kamumu; he kani e like me ke kuʻi ʻana o ka hēkili paha, a i ʻole ke kani o ka nalu e poʻi ana paha. Like ka manaʻo me "nākolo," ke kani ʻana e like me ka hekili a i ʻole nā nalu poʻi he nui. Ke kani o ka ʻōpū ma muli paha o ka pōloli.]₂_,₇_,₁₈

hoʻonakulucaus/sim

Kehoʻonakuluneiikuʻumanawa;nokuʻuipopahakēiawela.Causing my heart to pitter-patter; perhaps this warmth is from my lover.(Laie 487 [96])

Uanakuluakulakēialoheikealoaliʻi.This report reached the presence of the chief.(Laie 599 [176])

nakulu v.seekulu, to drop, as water. To drop as water drops, that is, to make the noise of falling drops of water.To make a rattling noise; to crackle, as the sharp sound of thunder; heaha keia enakulu nei?To shake; to run along, as a sound; to run, as a report or story of a scandal.Laieik. 199. To be in a tremor; used adverbially, e neinakulu ana ia nei.

nakuluʻai vs.praiseworthy, upright.(rare.) 

nakuluai adj.Perfect; good; upright; praiseworthy.

nākulukulu [nā·kulu·kulu] redup. ofnakulu, dripping, rumbling...

nakulukulu v.seenakulu andkulu. To shake; to make a rustling noise.To move along; to make an indistinct sound.To patter, as drops of rain; to drop, as rain; to rain fast.Lunk. 5:4.Hoo. To cause to drop down, as rain; to pour down.Isa. 45:8.adj.Trembling; moving; emitting a sound; pattering, as falling drops of rain.

nakunaku [naku·naku] redup. ofnaku₁, to root, wallow, as a hog; to tread, trample, push, as through mud or grass; to struggle...

nala₁ var. ofulana, to plait.[PPn *laŋa,plait (as a mat, basket): *la(la)ga][Ulana.]₂

nala₂ n.a kind of fish (no data).(KL. line 143)FIS

nala₃ n.a measurement of 6 cm.Eng.(nail).

Nālāʻauhawaiʻi [Nā-lāʻau-Hawaiʻi] placename.botanic garden for endemic dry-land plants, on the slope of Diamond Head,Waikīkī,Honolulu, created by George C. Munro and named by him in 1951.lit.: the Hawaiian plants.

Nā Lāhui Huipū n.United Nations.G

nalala n.dinosaur.[Pn(EP) *ŋaarara,lizard]ANI

Nālālaniapililua [Nā-lā·lani-a-pili-lua] n.name of a constellation.lit., the lines of the clinging ones.STA

Nālani [Nā-lani] placename.street,Kalihi Uka,Honolulu.lit.: the heavensor royal chiefs.

nale₁ vs.clear, bright.cf.kōnane,kōnale.PCP *ngale.

nale₂ not fast; movable; independent.(And.)

nale adj.Movable; unbound; not fast.

nalea n.trick, as a dog's.cf.kēpuka,pāhaʻohuna.ANI

Nāleialoha [Nā-lei-aloha] placename.place,Kuliʻouʻou,Honolulu.lit.: the leis [of] love.

naleko,naredo n.nard(RSV), spikenard(KJV).Gr. nardos.(Mele 4:13)

nalenale [nale·nale] redup. ofnale₁, clear,nale₂, movable...

nalenale adj.seenale. Free to move; unbound; separate from.s.A separation from something else; not sustained by anything else; without obstruction.

nali vt.to nibble, gnaw.[PPn *ŋali,nibble, gnaw]

nali v.To bite; to nibble; to chank; to seize suddently.adj.Nibbling; biting; biting off piecemeal.

nalilikoʻi [nalili·koʻi] n.a variety oftaro.(HP 33)TAR

Nālimawai [Nā-lima-wai] placename.coastal area,Lahaina qd.,Maui.lit.: the five waters.

nalinali [nali·nali] redup. ofnali, nibble, gnaw...[He ʻano ʻai ʻana; he nahu liʻiliʻi. Ka ʻaki liʻiliʻi ʻana aku. Ka ʻaki liʻiliʻi e like paha me ka ʻai ʻana o ka ʻiole.]₄_,₁₇_,₁₈

nalinali v.seenali. To bite often; to seize upon.

nalinali Hoo. To be or to act the chief; to enjoy the privileges and honors of a chief.seeaialii.adj.Bright; shining; royal, as a chief.

nalo₁ vs.
  • lost; to lose,
  • vanished; to disappear, to pass away,
  • concealed, hidden,
  • forgotten,
  • missing;
  (aloaʻa-type word,seepōnalo₂;see ex.,ʻikena).(Gram. 4.4) bc[(OC) PPn *ŋalo,out of sight, disappeared, forgotten, ? lost][ʻIke ʻole ʻia.]₁₄

ʻAʻoleauenaloiāʻoe.You will not fail to recognize me.

hoʻonaloto cause to be lost; to conceal, secrete, put out of sight

Nalokaumu.The oven is covered.(FS 133)

nalo v.To be lost; to vanish.Luk. 24:31. To be concealed from one; aka, aole ia inalo ia Papa, but hewas notconcealed from Papa.To recede; to pass away;nalo e, to be missing. 2Sam. 2:30. To disappear; to vanish in a distance; analo aku la ke kia o kona moku, o kanalo pu ana aku no ia, and when the mast of his shipdisappeared, he (Liholiho)vanished together with it.To lie hidden; to lie concealed; to hide; to evade; to elude the sight of; e hiki no ia Iehova ke ike, aole no enalo kona mau maka; to be done in secret.Mat. 6:4.To pass away; to leave, as a disease; aole inalo keia mai ia ia a hiki aku i ka make, this sicknessdid notleave him until he died.Hoo. To hide one's self.Ioan. 12:36. To cause to disappear.adj.Lost; obliterated; hidden; forgotten; vanished; passed away.

nalo₂ n.the common housefly and other two-winged insects.seepōnalo₁.bc[(MP) PPn *laŋo,fly (insect) (met)]INS

nalo s.The common house fly.Any insect with wings; he mau mea eheu e lele ana.

naloʻaki n.var. spelling ofnalo ʻaki, small stinging fly...AltSpel INS

nalo ʻaki,naloʻaki n.small stinging fly, as the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) and horn fly (Haematobia irritans); gnat, hornet.INS

nalohia [nalo·hia] pas/imp. ofnalo₁, lost, vanished, concealed, hidden, forgotten, missing...see ex.kīheʻaheʻa.PEP *ngalo(f,s)ia.[Ka nalowale ʻana.]₈

nalo hopeʻeha n.var. spelling ofnalo hope ʻeha, hornet(Puk. 23.28) and other Hymenoptera. lit....AltSpel INS

nalo hope ʻeha,nalo hopeʻeha n.hornet(Puk. 23.28) and other Hymenoptera.lit., fly with stinging posterior.INS

nalohopeeha s.Nalo, fly,hope, tail, sting,eha, to hurt. Epithet of a hornet.Puk. 23:28.

nalo hopeʻō n.same ashopeʻō, wasp, yellow jacket, hornet....(Aniani 165)

nalo keleawe [nalokele·awe] n.a fly, perhaps the hover fly (Syrphidae).lit., brass fly.INS

nalo lawe lepo n.mud wasp, asSceliphron caementarium.lit., dirt-toting fly.INS

nalo loa vs.lost forever, forever.

nalo meli n.honey bee (Apis mellifera).lit., honey fly.(Kanl. 1.44)INS

nalomeli s.Nalo, fly, andmeli (Gr.), honey. The honey bee.Kanl. 1:44.

nalo meli mōʻi wahine n.queen bee.INS

nalo meli noho hale n.drone bee.lit., house-staying honey bee.INS

nalo meli paʻahana [nalomelipaʻa·hana] n.worker bee.lit., industrious honey bee.INS

nalo nahu n.stinging fly.lit., biting fly.INS

nalonahu s.Nalo, fly, andnahu, to bite or sting. A stinging fly.Puk. 8:17.

nalonalo [nalo·nalo] redup. ofnalo₁, lost, vanished...PPN *ngalongalo.

hoʻonalonalohidden; to cause to disappear, camouflage. cf.manaʻo hoʻonalonalo,ʻōlelo hoʻonalonalo

kuhikuhihoʻonalonaloto speak in an enigmatic way or with hidden meaning so that only the confidant understands

nalonalo v.Frequentative ofnalo. To hide; to conceal.Hoo. To disguise or conceal one's real person. 1Nal. 20:38.

nalo paka n.tick (Hippoboscidae); ensign fly (Evaniidae).lit., lean fly.INS

nalopaka s.Nalo, fly, andpaka, the sharp thorn in the tail of the fish kala. The sting of a fly, i. e.,the wasp.

nalopeʻe [nalo·peʻe] vs.camouflaged.seehoʻonalopeʻe.

nalo pilau n.bluebottle fly (Calliphoridae).lit., stink fly.INS

naloʻuiʻuiki [naloʻui·ʻuiki] n.firefly.lit., glimmering fly.INS

nalowale [nalo·wale] vs.lost, gone, forgotten, vanished, missing, hidden, extinct, disappeared (especially if unaccountably so); infinite; to lose.(Gram. 10.3) bc

nalowale v.Nalo, to vanish, andwale, entirely. To be lost sight of; to be forgotten.Kanl. 4:8.To forget; to hide; to secrete.Hoo. To put one's self out of sight; to conceal one's self.adj.Lost; out of sight; out of memory. 1Sam. 9:20. Concealed. NOTE.—Nalowale has been supposed to be one of the highest of a series of numbers; as, kauna, kanaha, lau, mano, kini, lehu,nalowale; butnalowale only signifies that the person can go no further—that his mind fails to comprehend any higher or further combination of numbers, and bynalowale the person means,it is lost, vanished, he knows no more.

nalowaleloa [nalo·waleloa] vs.extinct.alsohalapohe,make loa.

ʻanenalowaleloaendangered

nalowiʻu n.midge fly.lit., fly (whose bite) smarts with pain.INS

nalu₁ nvi.wave, surf; full of waves; to form waves; wavy, as wood grain.bc[(AN) PPn *ŋalu,wave (of sea)]

hoʻonaluto form waves

Kenaluneikamoana.The ocean is full of waves.

nalu n.wave, as surf near the land.cf.ʻale.poʻina nalu. where a wave breaks; surf break (preceded byke).seehokua,honua,kiʻekiʻena,kōā.

nalu s.The surf as it rolls in upon the beach; a sea; a wave; a billow.adj.Roaring; surging; rolling in, as the surf of the sea.

nalu₂ vt.to ponder, meditate, reflect, mull over, speculate. cf.(Eset. 6.6).bcPPN *na(a)nunga.[Noʻonoʻo pono, manaʻo, manaʻonaʻo, kaupaona i kekahi mea i loko o ka noʻonoʻo. Ka noʻonoʻo nui ʻana i kekahi mea. Noʻonoʻo nui i kekahi mea me ke kaupaona pono ʻana i nā ʻano hāʻina e loaʻa mai ana.]₂_,₆_,₁₁_,₁₄

NaluwaleiholanōʻoKeawenuiaʻumiikahopeokēiakeikiKeawenuiaʻumi pondered about the fate of this child(For. 4:261- Lonoikamakahiki)

nalu vt.to reflect, ponder or think about.[+]

Paukānahana,uanaluʻoKimoikahopenaamekawaiwaiiloaʻamaiiāia.When his work was finished, Kimo reflected upon the results and what he got out of it.

nalu v.To be in doubt or suspense; to suspend one's judgment.To wonder at; not to comprehend speech or language.To speak secretly, or to speak to one's self; to think within one's self.Eset. 6:6.To talk or confer together concerning a thing.To think; to search after any truth or fact.

nalu₃ n.amnion, amniotic fluid.bc[Pn(EC) *nalu,??]BOD

nalu The slimy liquid on the face of a new born infant; o ka wai ma ka maka o ke keiki i hanauia ana.

naluā,naluwā [nalu·ā] vt.to nourish resentment, sulk.

Naluai placename.lane,Kalihi Kai,Honolulu, named for Peter Naluai, an employee of the federal customs service.(TM)

nalu ʻaiō waves that rise and fall without breaking(EH)

naluea [nalu·ea] n.nausea.cf.poluea.[Ka ʻōmaʻimaʻi o ka ʻōpū me ka makemake e luaʻi.]₇

Naluea placename.stream,Waipiʻo qd.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: nausea.

nalu haʻi breaking wave(EH)

nalu haʻi lala S  n.wave that breaks diagonally.

nalu haʻi muku S  n.wave that breaks to the left...seelala.

naluhaʻimukuʻoʻAiwohiold name for "Publics" surfing spot in Waikīkī(NMOK 20:4(4))

nalu hoʻokaumaha [naluhoʻo·kau·maha] vt.to ponder sadly, brood.

nalukai [nalu·kai] vs.weatherworn, as old canoes or persons who have weathered the storms of life.lit., ocean wave.CAN

Nalukākala [nalu·kā·kala] n.Kingman Reef.lit., surf that arrives in combers.

nalu kua loloa n.long wave.

naluli {na-luli}vi.shaky, unsteady, swaying (less common thanluli).

naluli v.seeluli. To shake; to move; to vibrate.adj.Shaking; unsteady; not easily accomplished.

naluliluli [naluli·luli] redup. ofnaluli.

naluliluli v.seeluli. To shake often.Hoo. To cause a shaking; to move violently back and forth.

nalulu nvi.
  • dull headache;
  • dull pain in the stomach,
  • queasy;
  • to have such pains.
 [Pn(NP) *ŋaalulu,headache, nausea]ILL

hoʻonaluluto cause a pain in head or stomach

Hoʻonaluluhoʻikeiki.The children give [me] a headache.

nalulukaʻōpūuneasy stomach

nalulu s.A severe sharp pain in the head; the headache; he poohuai.adj.Painful; sad; heavy hearted.

Nalulua [Nalu-lua] placename.coastal land section,Kaunakakai qd., southMolokaʻi.lit.: double wave.

nalulu ka ʻōpū stomach disorder, uneasy stomach(EH)

nalu miki n.receding wave.

nalu mua premeditate(EH)

nalu muku S  n.broken section of wave.

nalunalu [nalu·nalu] vs.rough, of a sea with high waves; to form high waves.PPN *ngalungalu.[Ke kai nui a kūpikipikiʻō me ka nalu e halehale maila.]₁₇

nalunalu adj.seenalu, surf. Roaring, as a high surf; appearing rough, as a high surf or high sea.

nalu pū kī n.wave that shoots high.

naluwā [nalu·wā] var. spelling ofnaluā, to nourish resentment, sulk...

Namahana placename.peak (2,650 feet), land section, and valley,Hanalei district,Kaua'i.

Nāmāhana [Nā-māhana] placename.street,Waikīkī,Honolulu, named for Lydia Pīʻia Nāmāhana, a daughter of Keʻeaumoku, and for aMaui chiefess also named Nāmāhana. The street was named by the subdivider, Bruce Cartwright.(TM).lit.: the twins.

Nāmāhoe [Nā-mā·hoe] n.Castor and Pollux, Gemini.lit., the twins.alsoMāhana.STA

Nāmakanipaio [Nā-makani-paio] placename.campground,Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park,Kīlauea qd.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: the conflicting winds.

Nāmalu [Nā-malu] placename.bay,Honolua qd.,Maui.lit.: the protections.

Nāmanaokeakua [Nā-mana-o-ke-akua] placename.cinder cone,Haleakalā Crater, EastMaui.lit.: the powers of the god.

namauahi [namau·ahi] vs.thinly scattered, few, of sparse growth.

Namauahināmaileokēiawahi.The maile vines of this place are sparse.

namauahi adj.Few.

Nāmauʻu [Nā-mauʻu] placename.drive,Puʻunui,Honolulu, named for John Nāmauʻu, clerk in the government offices during the monarchy.(TM).lit.: the grasses.

Namibia [nami·bia] n.Namibia; Namibian.Eng.G

Nāmilimili [Nā-milimili] placename.street,Pauoa,Honolulu.lit.: the favorite ones.

NāMoanaWai n.The Great Lakes.[+]G

Nāmohokū [Nā-moho-kū] placename.land section,Hālawa qd., southMolokaʻi.lit.: the selected upright ones.

Nāmoku [Nā-moku] placename.islet (0.09 acres, 50 feet elevation),Kalaupapa peninsula,Molokaʻi.lit.: the islands.

Nāmokuʻehā [Nā-moku-ʻehā] placename.street,Pauoa,Honolulu.lit.: the four islands.

Nāmolokama [Nā-molo-kama] placename.mountain,Hanalei district,Kauaʻi. (Elbert and Mahoe 41, 75; UL 133.).lit.: the interweaving bound fast.

namu₁ nvt.unintelligible muttering, gibberish; any foreign language, especially English; to speak gibberish or a foreign language, to mumble.PNP *nanu.[Ka namunamu a i ʻole ka ʻōhumuhumu ʻana.]₉