-u second person singular poss. suffix inkāu andkou,your.(Gram. 8.2) [PPn *-u,second person singular possessive suffix]

u-₁ prefix to some words to denote plural, as
 uhaele,plural ofhaele, to go, come
 ulawaiʻa, to fish, of many persons or often
 unoho,plural ofnoho₂, to live, reside...;noho₃, to possess, as of a medium...
 unonoho,plural and frequentative ofunoho...
 uʻai (to eat),uheʻe (to slide; melt; hang down),uhele (to go),uhohoʻi (to leave, return often),uhoʻi (to leave),uhole (to peel),uholo (to run),uhoni (to kiss),ukaʻawale (to separate),ulakolako (to supply),unaue (to move),upiʻi (to go up)...
  (Thisu- is sometimes written as though forming a word with a precedingo, imperative marker, asOu haele oukou,you go.(Gram. 6.3.3) 

Euhaeleʻolua.You two go.

ouʻailikeeat together

Ouhaeleʻoukou.You go.(Mat. 2.8)

u-₂ prefix to many words with meanings ‘quality or state’; there is variation in some words ofu-,ʻu-, andʻū, especially in rare words.see:
 uahi, smoke... (ahi, fire...)
 uhaki, to break... (haki, break...)
 uhemo, loose, separated... (hemo, loose, separated...)
 ʻuhene, snicker... (hene, happy or joyous sound...)
 uhinu, oil, grease... (hinu, oil, grease...)
 ʻūlika, soft, sticky... (leka, sticky, slimy... [?])
 ʻuwaʻa, dig a furrow... (waʻa, canoe...)
  and others...uhaʻi,ukali,unahe,uoki,ʻūhini,ʻūkeʻe,ʻūlina,ʻūmalu,ʻūpoho,ʻūkele,ʻūlepe,ʻūliʻi,ʻūmelu,ʻūpī,ʻūpili,ʻūpoʻi,ʻuhane,ʻukemu,ʻuwehe,ʻuwā,ʻuwalu,ʻuwaʻu,ʻuweke,ūpē,ūkō...(Gram. 6.3.2) 

ū- (probably length ofū- was due to assimilation of the long vowel in the base.)rare var. ofu-₂, prefix to many words with meanings ‘quality or state’...;cf.ūkō,ūpē.

ū₁ n.breast, teat, udder.cf.waiū.[(AN) PPn *huhu,nipple, breast]BOD

u s.The breast of a female.Ezek. 23:8.The breast.Luk. 23:29. The pap; the udder; hence, withwai, milk, i. e.,waiu.lit. Breast water.

ū₂ vs.moist, soaked; to drip, drizzle, ooze; impregnated, as with salt.cf.kawaū,koʻū,maʻū.WIN TAP

hoʻoū, hōʻūto moisten, soak, wet

Ūkekapaikaua.Thetapa was wet by the rain.

u To drip or drizzle, as water; to ooze or leak slowly, as water from a kalo patch or from the crevices of a rock; e kahe ae.v.To be tinctured or impregnated with anything; as, uau ka pipi i ka paakai; uau ke kapa i ka mea hooluu;u ke kapa i ka ua.

ʻu- seeu-₂, prefix to many words with meanings ‘quality or state’...

-ʻu first person singular poss. suffix inkaʻu,koʻu, andkuʻu,mine,my.(Gram. 8.2) [(AN) PPn *-ku,first person singular possessive suffix]

ʻū- seeu-₂, prefix to many words with meanings ‘quality or state’...

ʻū- a prefix indicating the instrument or cause of a particular action.seeʻūomo,ʻūheheʻe,ʻūhili,ʻūholo uila,ʻūhōloʻa,etc..

ʻū₁ S  interj.
  • to grunt, groan, moan, sigh, hum, coo,
  • mourn, grieve, complain;
  • grief, sorrow;
  • an exclamation of delight or assent; to exclaim thus;
  • to grunt ‘yes, yes!’ (saying that you are listening)
 PCP *kuu.[He kani a ka mea kaumaha a i ʻōle i ʻano kaniʻuhū.]₁₄

eʻūheleanato go mourning(Hal. 38.6)

hoʻoʻū, hōʻūto grunt and strain, as with physical exertion(Kep. 159); to mourn

nohoʻūgrief; grief-stricken

pāikaʻūlātouched by grief(Kep. 71)

Pōmaikaʻikapoʻeeʻūana.Blessed are the people that mourn.(Mat. 5.4)

ʻŪkekaioʻEwaikeʻalaokamaile.The lowlands of ʻEwa exclaim over the perfume of the maile vine.

u To weep.Mat. 5:4. To grieve; to mourn.Hal. 38:6. Eu hele, to go about mourning; to mourn for, i. e., desire earnestly; i kekahi manao o'u eu nei, e ao kakou i ka leo o ka himeni.s.Grief; sorrow; expression of affection; like me ke aloha, ame kau, ame ka uwe ana.Unwillingness; not disposed to do.

ʻū₂ vi.to hold the breath.cf.ʻupu.

ʻAʻoleiʻū.In no time at all; lit., in not even time to take a breath.

ʻū₃ vs.snub-nosed (used withihu).

ʻū₄ n.as in the place nameKaʻūpūlehu.short forʻulu, breadfruit,

ʻū₅ n.the letter "u."

u the fifth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet. It represents generally the sound of the Englishoo, as intoo, coo, fool, &c.; but when preceded byi, it sometimes has the sound of the Englishu oryu; as, waiu,waiyu; iuka,yuka.

u v.To protrude; to rise on the toes; to prepare to stand up; to draw out, as a pencil from a case.

-ua indicator of the dual number in first and third persons of pronouns and poss. only (kāua,māua,lāua).cf.-lua₂.(Gram. 8.2) PPN *-ua.

ua₁ nvi.rain; to rain; rainy.seerain. Rain was beloved as it preserved the land; it was calledkāhikookeakua,adornment of deity. For symbolic connotations of rain cf.wai₁,rain, and(Elbert-1962). Many rains are named and associated poetically with particular places. Many rain names refer to the action of rain on plants, asHehipuahala,Kanilehua,Kinailehua,Lūlaukō,Moanianilehua,Moelehua,Pōʻaihala. Other names show the supposed effects of rain on people or their possessions, asPoʻolipilipi,Poʻonui,Pōpōkapa,Pupūhale.seehikikiʻi₁,lehua,Hilo. Rains are often referred to withua preceding a base, asuaKuahine. They are entered in this dictionary without initialUa. (Ua- is retained before prepositions, asUamakalaukoa)[(AN) PPn *ʻuha,rain]WIN PLA KAV

Ēkaʻohukoloē,hoʻouaʻiamaiiulukaʻawa.O creeping mist, make it rain so that the kava will grow.

hoʻouato cause rain

Kāhewahewa,heua.Hit wildly, it's raining [let's get going, let the fight begin].(FS 37)

ualiʻiliʻilight rain, drizzle

ua n.rainfall.precipitation(HE).lit., rain.seekualā.WIN

alouarainy side, as of a mountain

kailiokauarain distribution

palapalaʻāinauarainfall map

uapilipaliorographic rainfall

waiuarain water

ua v.see Gr.uo, Malayujan, to wet; to rain. To rain;ua iho la kaua, heua nui loa.lit. The rainrained, it was a very great rain.Hoo. To send or give rain; to cause to rain.Kin. 7:4.s.Rain; water falling from the clouds. 1Sam. 12:17, 18. Rains were divided by Hawaiians intoua loa, long rains;ua poko. short rains;ua hea.

ua₂ demon.aforementioned, the one talked of.ua is often followed by a noun andnei, here, orlā, there, and is used idiomatically (seeua o,ua ona o,mea₆ ).(Gram. 8.3.4) IDI

ua pron.dem.adj.Ua before a noun, andla ornei after it, forms a strong demonstrative adjective pronoun; this; that; asla ornei is used. It refers to some noun that has just been mentioned.Ua kanakanei, this man (just spoken of); hioloua mau halela, those houses (just mentioned) have fallen down.Gram. § 152.

ua₃ common part. preceding verbs and denoting completed or recently completed action; to become.(Gram. 5.2) [PPn *kua,perfect aspect]

ua prefixed to verbs, marks the fourth form of the preter tense.Gram. § 187.

Ua placename.drive,Pālolo,Honolulu.(TM).lit.: rain.

ʻuā S  var. spelling ofʻuwā, to shout, cry out, yell, sound loud, shout, racket...bc[Hoʻopuka i kekahi ʻōlelo me ka leo nui loa.]₁₄

ʻuʻa₁ vs.
  • useless, unproductive, vain, to no profit,
  • good-for-nothing,
  • worn-out;
  • completely unattractive.
 .cf.koloʻuʻa,maʻuʻa.[Pn(CE) *kuka,??][Ka makehewa o ka hana, ka hana ʻana me ka loaʻa ʻole mai o kahi hua.]₁₇

luhiʻuʻavain effort

ua adj.Vain; useless; to no profit.adv.In vain; to no purpose; manao no ka poe kahiko ua luhiua ka lakou hana ana.

ʻuʻa₂ n.a coarse mat ortapa.TAP

ua (noun) nei seeua₂.

Uaakalīpoa [Ua-a-ka-lī·poa] n.name of a fine, cold rain.lit., rain by thelīpoa seaweed.SWD WIN

ua ao Wake, it is light, it is bright(UL 197)(EH)

ua aʻo taught(EH)

uaʻau ʻia nā kai loa The distant seas were traveled on(EH)

uaaula adj.Bad smelling; filthy.seeaaua.

ua ʻawa n.cold, bitter, drizzling rain.fig., hard experience.WIN

ua ʻewa ka pilina a ka nihoniho in poor taste(EH)

uahāʻao [ua-hāʻao] same ashāʻao₃, atapa pattern.TAP

ua hana ā walea done until automatic(EH)

ua hānai [uahā·nai] n.rain that nurtures the earth.WIN

ua hana lepo ʻoe? Have your bowels moved?(EH)

uahau v.To imbed in; to lay in, as brick or stone in mortar.seeuhau,Anat. 19.

ua hekili rain with large drops(EH)

ua hele au I have gone(EH)

ua hele nō ʻo ia He did go(EH)

ua hele ʻoia ā huhū He has become angry(EH)

uahi,uwahi nvs.
  • smoke; smoked;
  • dustlike, spraylike; dust, spray, wisps.
 .cf.auahi.bc[Pn(NP) *ʻau-afi,smoke]FIS

hoʻouahito smoke, emit smoke, cure by smoking

Ikekauuahiokeao.At the coming of the wisps of dawn.(For. 5:715)

OlaikaʻaiuahiʻolekekinioMānā.The multitudes of Mānā live on smokeless food [they were said to trade fish and gourds for cooked food].

pipiuahismoked beef

uahi seepuka uahi,chimney...FIS

uahi s.U, ooze or milk, andahi, fire, that is, smoke. A cloud; a vaporous appearance.seeuwahi. NOTE.—Uahi is undoubtedly the better orthography.

uahiapele₁ [uahi-a-Pele] n.a native variety of sugar cane, heavy-stooling, light red-purple, the nodes hairy-fringed, the internodes sausage-shaped.alsonaʻaukake.(HP 223, 225)PLA SUG

uahiapele₂ [uahi-a-Pele] n.several varieties oftaro described atPuna,Waipiʻo, andKona, Hawaiʻi.(HP 30)TAR

uahiapele₃ [uahi-a-Pele] n.a variety of sweet potato.SWP

uahiapele₄ [uahi-a-Pele] n.a tree (Pelea barbigera), endemic toKauaʻi, with opposite, elliptical leaves, conspicuous for their smoky-gray color. It is related to themokihana.TRE

Uahiapele₅ [Uahi-a-Pele₅] n.a wind associated withKīlauea, Hawaiʻi.(Nak. 55)WIN

uahi ʻawa n.pungent sulphur smoke, as from a volcano.lit., bitter smoke.(For. 6:478)VOL

uahi iki wisp (as smoke)(EH)

ua hikikiʻi slanting rain(EH)

uahi lepo n.dust wisps.MUS

Uapiʻokauahilepoikalani.The dust wisps bend in the heavens. (chant)

uahi wai n.mist, spray, steam.lit., liquid spray.WIN

uahiwai v.E kulu ana.seewawai. To be desirous of some evil; to lust after; to be greedy for.

uahoa [ua·hoa] vs.hard, severe, harsh, indifferent to the distress of others.[Ke ʻano loko ʻino o ke kanaka. Ka pā ʻole o ka naʻau i ka ʻeha a kaumaha paha o haʻi.]₁₀_,₁₁

Nāmakauahoa.The hard eyes. (name)

uahoa adj.Hard, as an unfeeling person; unkind; ungenerous; passionate.

ua hōʻeʻele drenching rain(EH)

ua hoʻokina continuous rain(EH)

ua huli ʻoia He is a convert(EH)

uai,uwai vt.to move, as an object;
  • to push aside;
  • to move from place to place, as a tethered animal;
  • sliding, as a door;
  • opening and shutting;
  • to be dislocated, as a joint.
 .cf.pākaukau uai i ka loa,puka uai.[PPn *ua,push or lever along horizontally]

hoʻouaicaus/sim

Uaikamana.To lie down to sleep in security;[lit., The mana is set aside.]

uai vi.to slide, as a door.alsoʻīpuka uai.BUI

lakauaisliding latch

pukauaisliding door

uai v.seeuwai. To open or shut, as a door.To extend; hoonee.seehuai.s.A door for stopping an entrance.seeuwai.

uʻai {u-₁ʻai₁}plural ofʻai, to eat.

uai i kahi kanu transplant(EH)

ua ʻike au I saw(EH)

uaiki [ua·iki] n.offspring of a chief and a mother of no rank.lit., little rain.(Malo 55)WIN

ua ʻiʻo ke kalo Thetaro has formed a corm(EH)

uakaha [ua·kaha] same asuauakaha, stiffness of neck...ILL

uakaha s.Stiffness; applied to the neck.

ua kanaka lā that aforementioned person(EH)

ua kanaka nei this aforementioned person(EH)

uakea₁ [ua·kea] n.mist (famous atHāna, Maui).lit., white rain.WIN

uakea₂ [ua·kea] vs.white as mist, mist-white, white as breaking surf or snow.WIN MUS

ĒKāneuakea,eiakaʻālana,hemoaualehu,hemoauakea,hemoaʻulahiwa.O Kāne white as mist, here is the offering, an ashy-gray chicken, a mist-white chicken, a black-red chicken.(Malo 180)

moauakeawhite chicken [as used in offering]

NaKahikokanaluuakeaihānau.Kahiko gave birth to the mist-white waves. (chant)

uakeʻe [ua·keʻe] S  n.bend, crook, as in a path.[Ka huli ʻana o ke alanui a ala hele paha.]₉

uakeʻe [ua·keʻe] S  n.curve or turn, as in a road or on a trail.

uakeʻehiōbanked curve, as on a race track

uaki,uati, uwaki, waki. wati n.watch, clock; a watch, as of a sailor.seekū uaki.Eng.[He wā i hoʻomāheleʻia no ke kū kiaʻi ana i kekahi mea waiwai.]₇

uaki,uāki vt.to time. also cf.helu manawa.seeuaki helu manawa.

heluuakito tell time.alsoheluuāki

uāki vt.var. spelling ofuaki, to time. also cf.helu manawa.AltSpel

uakihelumanawa n.stopwatch.lit., watch (to) compute time.alsouākihelu manawa.seehelu manawa.CMP

uaki hoʻāla n.alarm clock.

uakihoʻāla n.alarm clock.lit., clock (for) waking.alsouākihoʻāla.

uakikikohoʻe [uakikiko·hoʻe] n.digital watch or clock.lit., watch (with) digits.alsouākikikohoʻe.cf.uaki lima kuhikuhi.

ua kilihune drizzle, light shower(EH)

ua kilikili sprinkle (rain)(EH)

ua kilikilihune sprinkle (rain)(EH)

uakilimakuhikuhi [uakilimakuhi·kuhi] n.analog watch or clock, i.e. a watch or clock with hands. alsouākilimakuhikuhi.cf.uaki kikohoʻe.

ua kiʻo ʻoe? Have your bowels moved?(EH)

uaki pūlima [uakipū·lima] n.wrist watch.

uakoko₁ [ua·koko] S  n.a low-lying rainbow.lit., blood rain.see ex.kīʻohuʻohu.WIN

uakoko₂ [ua·koko] n.a rain so heavy that it turns stream waters red-brown with the wash of the hillside.WIN

uakoko₃ [ua·koko] n.reflection of rainbow colors in the clouds.WIN

uakoko s.seekoiula,Kam.,punohu, &c. A cloud standing erect and having different colors, somewhat like the rainbow.

ua komo mai nei ʻoe i kou ʻaʻahu Have you dressed yet?(EH)

ua kū koʻu lima i ka lāʻau I have a splinter in my hand(EH)

ua ... lā aforementioned(EH)

ʻuala₁,ʻuwala n.the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), a perennial, wide-spreading vine, with heart-shaped, angled, or lobed leaves and pinkish-lavender flowers. The tuberous roots are a valuable food, and they vary greatly in many ways, as in color and shape. Though of South American origin, the plant has been a staple food since ancient times in many parts of Polynesia, as well as in some other regions.(HP 131–66).(Neal 706–7)SWP PLA FLO

uala s.see U andala, sweet. The sweet potato.

ʻuala₂,ʻuwala n.a variety of sugar cane, a yellow mutant ofʻakoki with large stalks; often calledpilimai and similar to it but stronger.(HP 221, 225)SUG

ʻuala₃,ʻuwala n.seeuhi ʻuala, a variety of yam (Dioscorea alata).SWP

ʻuala₄,ʻuwala n.large muscles of the upper arm, biceps, brachii.[ʻIʻo ʻuala: nā mākala o ka lima e kokoke ana i ka poʻohiwi.]₁₄BOD

mākalaʻualabiceps, i.e. the muscle of the front of the upper arm

uala The large muscles of the upper arm.Anat. 18.

ʻuala₅,ʻuwala n.a kind of cowry shell (no data).FIS

uala A name of a certain kind of leho, a sea shell. Sometimes writtenuwala.

ualaau,uwalaau v.seewalaau. To cry out; to make a great noise; to cry out in a confused manner, as a great multitude.Isa. 22:2.s.An outcry; a loud noise in conversation; a confused noise.

ʻuala ʻawaʻawa n.sweet-potato beer.SWP

ʻuala hēʻī n.a variety of sweet potato.SWP

ʻuala hoʻomalamala [ʻualahoʻo·mala·mala] n.mashed sweet potato, slightly fermented and eaten aspoi.SWP POI

ʻuala hūpē [ʻualahū·pē] n.Madeira vine (Boussingaultia gracilis.)lit., mucus sweet potato.(Neal 344)SWP PLA

ʻUalakaʻa [ʻUala-kaʻa] placename.old name for Round Top,Honolulu; now a street and State park,Punahou section,Honolulu.lit.: rolling sweet potato (a rat bit a sweet potato, causing it to roll downhill and sprout; Kamehameha I planted many sweet potatoes here, which, on being dug, rolled downhill).

ʻuala kahiki n.the white or Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum), a weak-stemmed herb about .9 m high, with lobed leaves. The white, starchy, underground tuber is a valuable food in many countries. A native of the Andes, it was introduced to Hawaiʻi in the early 1800s.(Neal 745)SWP PLA FOO

HeHawaiʻiʻualakahiki.An Irish-potato Hawaiian [one who apes white men instead of appreciating his own culture] lit., foreign sweet potato.(ON 570)

kipiualakahikipotato chip

ualakahiki s.Uala, potato, andkahiki, foreign. A foreign or Irish potato.

ʻuala kahiki hoʻowali ʻia mashed potatoes(EH)

ʻualakahikikolikoli [ʻualakahikikoli·koli] n.hash-brown potatoes.lit., whittled potato.alsoʻuala kolikoli.FOO

ʻualakahikipepeiao [ʻualakahikipepei·ao] n.scalloped potatoes.lit., potatoes (like) scallops.alsoʻuala pepeiao.FOO

ʻuala koali same askūpala₃, a wild sweet potato.SWP

ʻualakolikoli [ʻualakoli·koli] seeʻuala kahiki kolikoli.

ʻualalehu [ʻuala·lehu] n.a name later applied to yellow bamboo.(HP 222)PLA

ʻuala lehu₁ same aslahi, a variety of sugar cane.(HP 222)SUG

ʻuala lehu₂ n.a variety of sweet potato.(HP 225)SWP

ʻuala maoli n.sweet potato plant(KAN)

ʻuala nika n.a variety of introduced sweet potato.SWP

ua lani pili rain downpour(EH)

ua lanipili [ualani·pili] n.a heavy rain, as one lasting for days and days, or a cloudburst.WIN

ʻualapepeiao [ʻualapepei·ao] seeʻuala kahiki pepeiao,scalloped potatoes...FOO

ʻuala pilau n.turnip (Brassica rapa).lit., smelly potato.PLA FOO

ualapilau s.Uala, potato, andpilau, strong scented. A turnip; a radish.

ʻUalapuʻe [ʻUala-puʻe] placename.land division and fishpond,Kamalō qd., southMolokaʻi.lit.: hilled sweet potatoes.

ʻuala ʻula kīnaʻu [ʻualaʻulakī·naʻu] n.a variety of red sweet potato.SWP

ualeha [ua·leha] vs.lazy.cf.palaleha.

ualeha adj.Lazy.seehoopalaleha.

ualehe₁ [ua·lehe] vs.loose, loose-fitting, as a dress; sitting with the knees wide apart; stretching the mouth, as in a grimace.

hōʻualehecaus/sim

ualehe₂ [ua·lehe] vs.wary of a hook, as a fish once caught and having escaped.(rare.) FIS

ualehe₃ [ua·lehe] vt.to oust a tenant from his land and deprive him of the fruit of his work; to evict.

ualehe v.To strip one of his property; to dispossess one; hemo.

Ualēhei [Ua-lē·hei] short forKaualēheiomakawao.LUA

ualehu₁ [ua·lehu] vs.gray, ashy-gray.see ex.uakea₂.

ualehu₂ [ua·lehu] n.a variety oftaro.TAR

Ualehu₃ [ua·lehu] n.wind name,Hālawa, Molokaʻi.WIN

ualei [ua·lei] vt.to spread out, as a fish net.FIS NET

ua liʻiliʻi drizzle(EH)

ua limua n.a period of constant rain.lit., mossgrowing rain.WIN

ualo var. spelling ofuwalo, to call out, as for help; to resound; a call.cf.walo.[Ke kāhea ʻana. Ke kāhea ʻana no ke kōkua ʻia mai. Ke kahea ʻana aku i ke kōkua. Kāhea aku me ka leo nui; i kekahi manawa, he kähea leo nui e noi ana i kekahi mea.]₉_,₁₀_,₇_,₁₄

ualo v.To cry; to call out; to complain; to call for help.Hal. 4:1.seeuolo.s.A complaining; a crying to one for help.

ua loaʻa i ke aloha Man is dedicated to love, caught by love(FS 231)(EH)

ua loku rain downpour(EH)

ua maha Weariness is released, there is rest (of death)(EH)

ua maikaʻi au I was well(EH)

ua maʻi ʻoia He is sick(EH)

Uamakalaukoa [Ua-ma-ka-lau-koa] n.name of a rain atNuʻuanu, Oʻahu.lit., rain amid thekoa tree leaves.WIN TRE

ua mālamalama Wake, it is light, it is bright(UL 197)(EH)

ua male ʻia lāua They were married(EH)

ua māluhiluhi ʻoia He has become tired(EH)

ua manaʻoʻiʻo ʻoia i ke akua He believes in God(EH)

ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness(EH)

ua mea seemea₆, cause, reason, purpose, means of, because (often used asua mea o orka ua mea).[He ʻōlelo hoʻopili mau ʻia me ka ʻōleIo ʻo "ka" ("ka ua mea" ) ma ke ʻano manaʻo ʻo ke kumu o ka hana ʻia ʻana o kekahi mea.]₇

Nawaiʻolenōkaneleikauameaokapiliwaiwai?Who could help being poor because of the gambling?

Nuikōmakouholoikauameaokamakaʻu.We ran fast because of fear.

ua me ka hau sleet(EH)

uana adv.Ua, sign of the perfect tense, andna, quiet, enough, &c.seena,v. It is enough; it is sufficient; a plenty.

uananahuki [ua·nana·huki] n.tapa beater.(Kam. 76:109)

uanaoa v.Ua as above, andna, satisfied, andoa, sick. To have no relish for food.adj.Wanting an appetite; disrelishing food.

ua nāulu showery rain(EH)

ua ... nei aforementioned(EH)

uaneʻi [ua·neʻi] short forauaneʻi₂,probably not, especially after words ending with-a. cf.(Oih. 5.39).bc

Emanaʻoanaheʻoiaʻiʻokaʻōleloanāʻelemākule,ʻaʻolekāuaneʻi.It was thought that the word of the old men was true, but it was not.(FS 139)

uanei adj.Adverb of time future; it refers to something to be done or something to take place hereafter, but at no great distance of time; soon; by and by; hereafter. The full form isauanei; it is contracted by dropping the initiala, after a word ending ina. Dan. 1:10.

ua nihi creeping rain(EH)

uāniʻi,uwāniʻi [uā·niʻi,uwāniʻi] nvs.stiff, as salted fish; stiffness.see ex.pēpē₁,uwaʻuwali.FIS

hoʻouāniʻito stiffen

Uahoʻouāniʻiikonakinomekaʻoʻoleʻaloa.Stiffened his body with all his might.

uanii adj.Too salt; miko loa.

ua noe n.misty rain, fog.WIN

ua nui ka ua There was much rain(EH)

Uanuikaua,akānaʻemaikaʻinōnāmeaapau.There was much rain, otherwise everything was fine.(EH)

ua o same asua ona o, aforementioned.(Gram. 8.3.4) 

MehamehanāhaleuaoKaʻōleiokū.The aforementioned houses of Kaʻōleiokū are deserted.(FS 133)

ʻuao,ʻuwao nvt.
  • to intercede, arbitrate, reconcile, mediate;
  • referee, umpire, conciliator, arbitrator, peacemaker.
 bc[Komo i loko o kekahi paio a hakakā ma ke ʻano he mea kōkua i ka hoʻoponopono ʻana.]₁₄

eʻuaoananōlākouto make intercession for them(Heb. 7.25)

ʻuao n.referee, umpire; to referee.alsoʻuaohaʻuki.seekanaka makaʻala ʻupena.SPO

vt.to arbitrate.kaʻuaoʻana. arbitration.

Makekahimauʻanohihiaokekahihuimenāpoʻelimahana,nakekahilunahoʻokolokoloeʻuao.In some disputes between a company and the employees, a judge will arbitrate.

uao v.seeuwao. To interfere; to procure peace between contending parties; to intercede; interpose; reconcile; a na kekahi alii manuwa Amerika iuao; to take one's part.

uao v.To mew, as a cat.see below.s.A cat, from the noise.see alsoowau anduwau.

uaoa [ua·oa] n.light rain, mist.(rare.) WIN

ʻuaohaʻuki n.referee, umpire; to referee.seeʻuao.

uaoki Cut! i.e. a command to stop the filming of a movie or video scene (pronounceduoki).

ua ʻōlelo ʻia It is said(EH)

ua ona o idiom.aforementioned (often before names of people).IDI

UahānauʻiauaonaoMeipalaiKahiki.The Mabel we've been talking of was born in Tahiti.

Uapa [Ua-pa] placename.land section,Kamalō qd.,Molokaʻi.

uapo,uwapo n.wharf, pier, quay, dock, bridge.Eng.

nāloaʻamaināuapomairevenues from wharves

ua pono kā kāua hana Our work is successful(EH)

ua pono kāna hana his conduct is righteous(EH)

Hemanaʻopaʻakona,uaponokānahana.He is convinced his conduct is righteous.(EH)

ua pono kāua We have succeeded(EH)

ua pūnohu [uapū·nohu] n.a red rain in the sunshine.WIN

uate n.watt.abb.uat.seekilouate.Eng.SCI

uati var. spelling ofuaki, watch...

uaʻu var. spelling ofuwaʻu,same aswaʻu, to grate.

ʻuaʻu,ʻuwaʻu n.dark-rumped petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis), an endangered sea bird, considered by some anʻaumakua.seekaini.BIR

uau A species of bird that dives in the water.

uau adj.Tough, as kalo.seeuaua.

uau s.A leather bag.

uaua₁ [ua·ua] nvs.tough, sinewy, glutinous, viscid, leathery; not easily broken, as cord.fig., hardheaded, willful, obstinate, tough-minded. (For a rare use ofuaua as a noun,seeʻīlioholoikauaua.).cf.māuaua, tough, leathery, as skin of the old...[(AN) PPn *ua,vein, artery, tendon, sinew][He ʻūlinalina ke ʻano, he ʻano like me ka laholio a i ʻole ke kaula ikaika paha. Ke hoʻāʻo e ʻai aku i ka meaʻai uaua, he paʻakikī a he pono ka naunau nui ma mua o ke ale ʻana iho. ʻAʻole hiki ke nahae ʻia me ka maʻalahi.]₁₇BOD

ʻāʻīuauastiff neck

hoʻouauato toughen; tough, stubborn

uaua adj.Strong; tight; fast; unbroken.Tough, as some kinds of kalo; paa, paakiki.

uaua₂ [ua·ua] n.a variety oftaro. The name may be qualified by the termsʻeleʻele,keʻokeʻo,mōlina,piko.(HP 29, 30, 34)TAR

uaua₃ [ua·ua] n.tendon.alsolohi.BOD

uʻauʻa [uʻa·uʻa] n.atapa dyed as withʻōlena (turmeric) ornoni.TAP

uaua The name of a kapa or pau colored yellow; ina i hooluu ia ka pau i ka olena, heuaua ia.

ʻuāʻuā redup. ofʻuā.var. spelling ofʻuwāʻuwā, shout, cry out...bc

uaua s.A noise; a confused noise, as of an army or multitude; the noise of wailing; he olopihe.

ʻuʻaʻuʻa redup. ofʻuʻa, useless, vain...

uaua s.Pride; haughtiness; acting the spendthrift.adj.Proud; haughty; arrogant; vain.

uaua adj.Poor; naked; destitute.

uauahi [ua·uahi] nvs.smoky-gray color, as oftapa; gray quality, as of a whitened sugar-cane leaf; smoky, hazy; a reddish-bluetapa.(Kam. 76:157)TAP COL

uauahoa [ua·ua·hoa] redup. ofuahoa, hard, severe, harsh, indifferent to the distress of others...

uauai [ua·uai] redup. ofuai, to move, as an object; to push aside...

uauakaha [ua·ua·kaha] nvs.stiffness of the cords of the neck.ILL

ʻuaʻuala,ʻuwaʻuwala nvi.sour odor, as of fermenting or decaying sweet potatoes; to smell thus.SWP

uauala s.A strong smell of decaying food; the smell of rotten potatoes; wekoweko.

uaʻuali var. spelling ofuwaʻuwali, limp, weak...

uaua loli [ua·ualoli] seelimu uaua loli, seaweed...

ʻUaʻukaha same asKaʻuaʻukaha, alua fighting stroke...

ʻuaʻu kani n.wedge-tailed shearwater or moaning bird (Puffinus pacificus chlororhynchus).lit., callingʻuaʻu.alsohōʻio.BIR

ʻuaʻu kēwai [ūaʻukē·wai] n.(Malo text, chapter 13, section 23)a variety ofʻuaʻu, petrel...BIR

uaukewai s.The name of a large bird the size of a turkey; breast and wings white, back black.

ʻUaʻukomohewa S  same asKaʻuaʻukomohewa, alua fighting stroke...

ʻUaʻulewalewa [ʻUaʻu-lewa·lewa] same asKaʻuaʻulewalewa, alua fighting stroke...

uauoʻa,uauwoʻa [uau·oʻa] n.distant sound, as of blended voices.

uauwoʻa var. spelling ofuauoʻa, distant sound...

ue₁,uwe vt.to jerk, pull, twist, pry, turn, sway.cf.naue.[(MP) PPn *ue,shake something backwards and forward; jiggle]PLA TAR

Kaueʻana,ʻokaueʻanaiaokamahikaloināʻohāulumua.The pulling away, this is a pulling away in thetaro plantation of the first growing shoots.(Kep. 157)

ue v.To hitch or shove along a little; to shake.seenaue.Hoo. To cause a movement or shaking.s.The wrenching of a stick; the turning of a screw.

ue₂,uwe nvi.ahula step: the caller announces the step to drummer (who changes the beat) and dancers by calling eue (e imperative andue). The right foot is extended forward with toes pointing, while both arms are brought forward to chest level with hands crossed and fingers tipped upward; the left hand stays up, while right arm and foot swing back in an outward arc. Then the right arm and foot are moved forward, and the step is repeated to the left. Then three short steps are taken forward. In the last step the left hand is forward, and the right foot and arm back. To do this step.HUL

ue₃,uwe vs.tall, far apart. rare except in proper names.

Kapaliueloathe very tall cliff (name of a chief)

ue₄,uwe a kind of mat, made without stripping the pandanus leaves.(And.)PAN

ue s.A kind of mat made without trimming the lauhala.

ue v.To weep; to cry; to cry in an audible manner.To sigh; to have inward anguish; to be afflicted.To have pity upon.To cry to one for relief in distress.To enter a complaint.seeuwe.

uē₁,uwē S  nvi.to cry, weep, lament, mourn; a cry, lamentation, weeping.cf.auē,haʻuhaʻu uwē.

hoʻouēto cause weeping, make someone cry

uēwaleto cry for no reason; crybaby

uē₂ nvi.to salute, greet...

ināeuēakuʻoukouikoʻoukoupoʻehoahānauwalenōif you greet only your brothers(Mat. 5:47)

ue v.To salute; to love.

uē (uwē) ʻino tantrum(EH)

uea,uwea n.wire.seepā uea.Eng.

uea wire.seekaula uea.TOO

ueanikoromanichrome wire

ueaaweʻama [ueaawe·ʻama] n.fiber optic cable.[+]CMP

uea hakahaka [ueahaka·haka] n.wire screen; screen, as on windows.lit., space wire.

ueakaulole n.hanger.lit., wire (for) placing clothes.seelāʻau kau lole,mea kau lole,ʻea kau lole.CLO

uea kelepona [ueakele·pona] n.telephone wire.

uea kukū n.barbed wire.

uē ʻalalā,uwēʻalalā [uēʻala·lā] vi.to wail loudly, yelp.

uea maka ʻupena n.chicken wire.lit., net-mesh wire.

ueamakika n.screen, as for windows.lit., mosquito wire.alsomakaʻaha.

uea moana n.undersea cable.

ueanākiʻi [ueanā·kiʻi] S  n.twist tie, as used with plastic bags.lit., tying wire.

ueaʻole n.wireless.

uea ʻōlelo [ueaʻō·lelo] n.telegraph wire.lit., speaking wire.

ueapalelua n.coaxial cable, a double-shielded cable commonly used in cable television hookups, ethernet hookups, or similar applications.lit., double-shielded wire.[+]CMP

ueapeleki n.brake cable, as on a bicycle.Niʻihau.

uea poepoe [ueapoe·poe] n.smooth wire.lit., round wire.

uea radio radio aerial(EH)

ueawili n.twisted pair cable.lit., twisted cable.[+]CMP

uēʻehene,uwēʻehene same asehehene, to laugh merrily, giggle in glee...

uē hāmama to cry loudly(EH)[Ka uē nui ʻana me ka leo nui, kohu mea lā ua hāmama wale nō ka waha.]₁₄

ʻuehe var. spelling ofʻuwehe, to open, uncover, reveal...

uē helu nvi.a wailing call of grief and love, recounting deeds of a loved one and shared experiences; to weep and speak thus.lit., enumerating weeping.[Ka uē ʻana no kekahi hoa me ke kāhea pū aku i nā hana like ʻole i hana ʻia me ia hoa. Ka ʻuē ʻana i ka make ʻana o kekahi kanaka me ke oli pū aku i kāna mau hana like ʻole i hana ai i kona ola ʻana. Oli me ka hāloʻiloʻi o nā waimaka iā ʻoe e helu ana i nā mea hoʻomanaʻo no kekahi; oli ʻia i ka wā e hui hou ai me kekahi i ʻike ʻole ʻia no ka wā lōʻihi a i ʻole i ka wā i make ai kekahi mea nui o ke aloha ʻia.]₈_,₉_,₇_,₁₄

uē hoʻi ē woe!(EH)

Euēnōanei,hekeikimakuaʻole,ʻaʻohemākua,uēhoʻiē!Weeping for an orphan child, no parents, woe!(EH)

uē hoʻohune teasing cry(EH)

uē ʻino nvi.to cry loudly; tantrum.

ueka var. spelling ofuweka, dirty.

uē kanikau [uēkani·kau] vi.to wail; wailing prayer.

uē kaukau wail(EH)[Ka uē ʻana no kekahi hoa i make me ke kāhea ʻana a i ʻole ka walaʻau ʻana iā ia kekahi.]₉

ʻueke var. spelling ofʻuweke,same asʻuwehe₁, open,ʻuwehe₂, hula...[ʻUehe; wehe.]₁₄

UēkiʻAilana [uēkiʻai·lana] n.Wake Island.Eng.G

ueko var. spelling ofuweko, bad-smelling, musty...

uekoeko [ueko·eko] var. spelling ofuwekoweko.

uē leo nui vi.to cry loudly, bawl.

uene₁,uwene vi.to move back and forth, oscillate.

Uenekekolopāthe crowbar lifts [of success]

uene₂,uwene vi.to break wind slightly.BOD

uene₃,uwene n.name of a string figure.SPO

uepa₁,uwepa n.wafer.Eng.

uepa s.Eng. A wafer; better writtenwepa; better stillwefa.

uepa₂,uwepa n.whip.Eng.

uepakiania flexible hand whip

uepa₃,uwepa nvt.wax seal, as used on envelopes; to seal.[He ʻano kāpala i kaha ʻia ai kekahi kiʻi ma luna no ke kāpala ʻana i mea e hōʻike ai i ka inoa o kekahi kanaka a i ʻole kekahi hui.]₇

uepa n.wax.alsopīlali.cf.uepa ihoiho,ʻōihoiho.

uepaihoiho [uepaiho·iho] n.paraffin.lit., candle wax seal.

ueue,uweuwe [ue·ue,uweuwe] to wriggle, squirm.redup. ofue₁;PPN *ueue.

ueue v.seeue, to shake. Nekoneko, nikuniku, pilupilu.Hoo. To cause to shake; to shake violently; hooewaewa ma ka nuku, me ka hoonaueue ae.

uēuē,uwēuwē [uē·uē,uwēuwē] redup. ofuē, cry, weep...

hoʻouēuēcaus/sim. to imitate wailing; a wailing dirge

ueueko [ue·ueko] var. spelling ofuweuweko, bad-smelling, musty...

ueueko s.A bad smell; a stench.seeweweko.adj.Filthy; unpleasant to the smell.

ʻueʻuele,uweʻuwele, ueʻuele vs.wet (used withkēhau, dew).

uē wale crybaby(EH)

uewale s.Ue, to cry, andwale, without cause. A coward.

ʻUgana n.Uganda; Ugandan.Eng.G

uha n.large intestine, alimentary canal, colon. cf.
 uhahemo, hemorrhoids
 uhalehe,same aswahalehe,fig., to exaggerate.lit., wide mouth
 uhalena, lazy, overstuffed with food.lit., lazy colon
 uhanui, fat, weak.lit., big colon
 uhaʻula, lazy, good-for-nothing.BOD

Heʻai,ekāhelaaikauha.Eating, intestines inflate. [said of one who has eaten a good meal](ON 515)

uha The enlarged intestine near the anus of beasts; the alimentary canal.

ūhā [ū·hā] same aspuhi ūhā, an eel.

uha adj.Slipping away; not easily held, as a cunning rogue.Greedy; craving; eating often.

ʻuha nvt.wasteful, extravagant; waste, extravagance; to waste.

uha To squander; to misspend; to waste; to misuse property.seeuhauha.

ʻūhā₁ [ʻū·hā] n.thigh, lap, shoulder; hindquarters, as of a horse, beef, or pig.bc[Pn(CE) *kuufaa,thigh][Ka māhele o ka wāwae ma waena o ke kuli me ke kīkala.]₁₄BOD

ʻūhāmoadrumstick of a chicken

ʻūhā [ʻū·hā] seemākala kaʻakepa ʻūhā,sartorius muscle crossing the anterior portion of the upper leg...,mākala ʻūhā,any muscle of the quadriceps femoris group...BOD

uha s.The thigh; the thigh of a person.Lunk. 3:16.The ham of a hog.The lap of a woman. 2Nal. 4:20.Uha hoali, the heave shoulder.Oihk. 7:34.

ʻūhā₂ [ʻū·hā] n.foster parent of a chiefly child, or guardian, so-called because he might hold the child on his lap (ʻūhā).bc

ʻūhā₃ [ʻū·hā] var. ofpūhā₁, abscess,pūhā₂, hollow,pūhā₃, belch,pūhā₄, breath air, as a sea turtle...bc

uha v.To belch up wind.To hawk up mucus; to hawk, as a means of raising phlegm from the throat or lungs.seepuha.To swell; to distend, as the stomach.

ʻūhā₄ [ʻū·hā] rare var. ofhāhā, to grope.bc

ʻuha ʻai n.v.to waste food or anything; to squander; extravagant; extravagance. (The old Hawaiians did not waste food.)

uhae {u-₂hae₃}S  same ashahae, tear, strip, as leaves...bc

uhae v.To tear; to rend, as a garment.Oihk. 10:6. Uauhaeia ka lole, uauhaeia ka moena.seehae andhaehae.

uhaele mai come (plural)(EH)

uhaele {u-₁haele}plural ofhaele, to go, comesee ex.mākiʻa.bc[Ka hele like ʻana o ʻelua a ʻoi mea.]₈_,₁₅

Ouhaelemai.Wonʻt you (plural) come.

ʻūhā hame [ʻū·hāhame] n.leg of ham.seehame, ham...

ʻūhā heke [ʻū·hāheke] (Emerson)(Malo 201) correction ofʻūhā kākau.

uhahemo [uha·hemo] n.hemorrhoids.ILL

ʻūhā hipa [ʻū·hāhipa] n.leg of mutton.

limaʻūhāhipaleg-of-mutton sleeve

ʻūhā hope [ʻū·hāhope] n.hindquarters, as of horse, beef, pig.

uhai same ashahai, follow, pursue, hunt, accompany...[Hahai. Ka hahai ʻana.]₂_,₁₁BIR

Kauhaimanuthe bird hunter(Kep. 89)

uhai To follow; chase; pursue.Laieik. 71. To overrun; to treat with contempt.seehahai.

uhaʻi₁ {u-₂haʻi₁}S  same asuhaki, to breakbc[Uhaki]₂_,₁₄

Euhaʻiiaikōlākoumauiwi.He shall break their bones.(Nah. 24.8)

uhai v.seehai. To break in two, as a stick; to break, as a bone.Nah. 24:8. To break, as the neck.Puk. 13:13.To break, as a covenant.Kanl. 31:16. To break, as a law; uauhai ke kanawai; to disregard, as an agreement; to break away, as from a yoke or bondage.To jerk or pull out; to tear out or off by force, as a branch from a tree.To pound up or break to pieces, as with a rod; to break off, as a horn.Dan. 8:8

uhaʻi₂ n.covering for door opening, doorway frame.bcTAP

Lelekāhili,holokauhaʻi,uhikapa.Feather standards sway, the door opening is moved into place, thetapa covers [the chief sleeps].

uhai s.E hilinai ana no ia maluna o kauhai; the door shutter of a room or house; e pane mai iuhai.s.The door, or properly the door frame of a house; ke kikihi o ka hale.

uhaʻi₃ similar toʻalu, depression, gutter...bc

uhai To speak to; to say to one; keuhai mai nei ka naaupo ia makou e hoohalikeia ka mea naaupo me ka mea naauao.

uhaiāholo [uhai·ā·holo] vt.to pursue or run swiftly; to pass swiftly, as time.[Ka hahai ʻana me ka ʻāwʻīwī.]₇

Euhaiāholoanaikaleialoha.Following quickly after the beloved child.[in death](Kel. 61)

uhaiaholo v.Uhai andholo, to run.lit. To break away and run; to run, as in a race; to fly; to hasten after a thing; keuhaiaholo nei na kanaka ma ka waiwai, me ke kukini nui ma ia aoao me he man elele na ke alii o ka lewa.s.A swift running; an eager pursuit after a thing.

ʻŪhāʻīlio [ʻŪhā-ʻīlio] placename.ancient surfing area,Lahaina qd.,Maui.(Finney-Houston 28).lit.: dog's hindquarters.

uhai mālie stalk (follow)(EH)

uhai manu fowler(EH)

ʻūhā kākau [ʻū·hākā·kau] n.subjects of the high chief.lit., tattooed thighs.(Malo 194)

uhakakau s.The office of one of the king's attendants.

ʻūhā kapu [ʻū·hākapu] n.a taboo lap, said of persons unable to raise children successfully, believed due to jealousy of anʻaumakua (family god); a person with the taboo lap. (It was believed that children of theʻūhā kapu would die unless reared by relatives.)

uhakē [uha·kē] broad, wide.same ashakē;

Uhakēnāiwipāpākole.The hip bones are broad.

uhakeʻe [uha·keʻe] S  vs.crooked, as a road.

uhaki S  same ashahaki, to break.bc[1. uhaʻi; haʻi; hoʻohaki. 2. ʻaʻe i ke kānāwai a kapu paha.]₁₄

uhaki v.seeuhai,k inserted. To break, as a stick or staff.Isa. 14:5. To break, as the bones.Isa. 38:13.To break, as a covenant.Ier. 11:10.adj.Broken, as some brittle substance; hu uluuhaki; he kuapuu, i. e., a broken or humpbacked person.

uhaki kānāwai to violate a law(EH)

uhakole [uha·kole] vi.to strain in an effort to evacuate the bowels.fig., disobedient, stubborn.lit., red colon.BOD

uhaku vt.to put together, roll up.

uhaku v.To put together; to bundle up; to roll together.

uhalalē [uhala·lē] vs.obese.cf.halalē. (rare.) 

uhalehe [uha·lehe] same aswahalehe, wide open... fig., to exaggerate. lit., wide mouth...

uhalehe s.A vulgar word used by children; similar towahahee; heuhalehe oe.adj.Broad; wide, as a hole;uhalehe ka waha;uhalehe ka puka.

uhalei [uha·lei] same ashelei.

uhalena [uha·lena] vs.lazy, overstuffed with food.lit., lazy colon.

uhalena adj.Lazy; full by over eating.

ʻuhaloa [ʻuha·loa] n.a small, downy, American weed (Waltheria indica var.americana), with ovate leaves and small, clustered yellow flowers. Leaves and inner bark of root are very bitter and are used for tea or chewed to relieve sore throat.(Neal 575–6) One of the plant forms of the pig demigodKamapuaʻa(FS 215).alsoʻalaʻala pū loa,hala ʻuhaloa,hiʻa loa,kanaka loa.PLA FLO

uhaloa s.Name of a small shrub growing in dry places, used in making scars on the skin something like blisters.

uhalu to deplete.same aspuhalu₁, soft, flabby...,halu,same aspuhalu,uhalu...;[Pūhalu; halu; ke emi ʻana mai o ka ʻiʻini; pau ka hie. Ka lawe ʻana aku a pau me ke koe ʻole o kahi mea.]₁₄_,₁₇

Uhalukawaihonaaupuninoiamauloaʻa.Deplete the national treasury of these revenues.

uhalu adj.Hungry; weak from hunger; destitute.

uhaluhalu [uhalu·halu] redup. ofuhalu, soft, flabby...Water-soaked; tough, as kalo.

uhaluhalu adj.Applied to the visage; gazing; staring.

uhalula₁ [uha·lula] same ashālula, a sea urchin.FIS

uhalula₂ [uha·lula] vs.lazy.

uhalula adj.Lazy; slow; weak; cowardly.s.Weakness; laziness; cowardice.

ʻūhāmoa [ʻū·hāmoa] n.chicken thigh.seepālaumoa.BIR FOO

ʻūhā mua [ʻū·hāmua] n.shoulder, as of a cow, horse, pig.ANI

uhamua s.Uha andmua, first, fore. The shoulder of an animal.Ezek. 24:4.

ʻuhane {ʻu-hane₁}nvs.soul, spirit, ghost; dirge or song of lamentation (rare); spiritual.bc[Pn(EP) *kuhane,ghost, soul, spirit: *ku(f,s)ane]

aʻokahuaʻuhanespiritually-based learning

Kuʻuikaʻuhane.To give up the ghost.(Kin. 35.29)

Lelekaʻuhane.The soul leaves [death].

piliʻuhanespiritual

ʻuhaneʻolewithout a soul; shameless, like a beast

ʻuhaneʻololīthin, shriveled soul or ghost

uhane s.seehane andhanehane in the meles. The soul; the spirit of a person.Oihk. 5:1. He mea ninau i nauhane ino, a consulter of evilspirits. Kanl. 18:11. He kino wailua.The ghost or spirit of a deceased person.The Spirit; applied to the third person of the Trinity.Ioan. 1:32.Uhane Hemolele, the Holy Spirit. NOTE.—Hawaiians supposed that men had two souls each; that one died with the body, the other lived on either visible or invisible as might be, but had no more connection with the person deceased than his shadow. These ghosts could talk, cry, complain, whisper, &c. There were those who were supposed to be skillful in entrapping or catching them.adj.Spiritual. 1Kor. 15:44. Partaking of the spirit or soul.adv.Me ka hoiuhane aku hoi i Kauai.Laieik. 95. Their flesh eaten by the birds, they would return as to their souls only to Kauai.

ʻuhane haukaʻe [ʻuhanehau·kaʻe] n.wandering, friendless spirits.

ʻuhane hele n.a traveling spirit, usually of a living person.

ʻUhane Hemolele [ʻuhanehemo·lele] n.Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit.

ʻuhaneʻino n.unclean or evil spirit, demon. (Bib.)

ʻuhane kiaʻi n.guardian spirit.

ʻuhane kīhei pua [ʻuhanekī·heipua] n.a spirit partially controlling a person and giving him strength, animation, or talents.lit., flower-mantle spirit.FLO

ʻUhanelele [ʻUhane-lele] placename.v-shaped gap in theKīpū cliff walls, northMolokaʻi, a leaping place for the spirits of the dead. (Cooke 102–103; Summers 34.lit.: leaping soul.

ʻuhane noho n.a spirit possessing a person completely and talking through him.alsoakua noho.

ʻuhane ʻole soulless(EH)

ʻuhaneʻole shameless(EH)

uhanui [uha·nui] vs.fat, weak.lit., big colon.(rare.) 

uhanui adj.Weak; feeble; having little physical strength; not able to bear a great weight; he meauhanui ke kanaka ikaika ole.

uhao₁ same ashao₃, scoop, pick up,hao₄, come with force...

uhao v.seehao. To put into; to fill; to put into, as into a bag.Kin. 44:1. Or into a basket or other container; uauhaoia ka ai iloko o ka umeke; i ka manawa euhao. ai i ka poka i ka pu.seehahao.

uhao₂ n.cone-shaped base from thekāhili staff to the first feathers, formerly of feathers, later also of silk or ribbons.MUS

ʻOkamoʻoniʻulakauhaomakekumu,ihanaʻiaikahululenaʻōʻō.The cone-shaped base forms a red spiral at the staff, made with yellow ʻōʻō feathers. (kāhili chant)

uhao₃ n.tenderloin.(rare.) FOO

uhao s.The line of lean flesh each side, but outside of the backbone; the lean flesh inside is calledioliu; na io e moe lua ana maloko o ke ka o ka puaa a pili aku i ke kuamoo.seeioliu.

ʻūhā puaʻa [ʻū·hāpuaʻa] n.ham.

uhau₁ var. ofhahau₁, to strike, hit, whip, beat, switch, smite, wield, thrash...bc[Ka hahau; ka paʻi ʻana; ka hoʻopaʻi ʻana. Ka hahau ʻana.]₁₂_,₁₄_,₁₇MUS

ʻEhiaāumanawaiuhauaiiāia?How many times did you hit him?

uhauikekauto present a chant; to strike, as in sorcery or as a blow(GP 66)

uhau To whip; to scourge; keuhauia la ke kua o ke kanaka i ke kaula; to strike; to smite.Oih. 12:23.To pinch; to afflict; to press.s.A whip to strike with.Nahum. 3:2.

uhau₂ var. ofhahau₂,
  • to offer a prayer or sacrifice;
  • to lay before...(Neh. 3.2)[Maukoli₄ aku i meaʻai a mea ʻē aʻe paha i kekahi akua ma ka heiau.]₁₂_,₁₄

UhauakulaiaikapuaʻamekealooʻIwa.He laid a pig down before ʻIwa.(FS 21)

uhau v.To pile together; to build up, as the walls of a city. 2Oihl. 32:5.To put in, as clothes into a chest; to pack.seeuhao.To lay brick or stone into the walls of a house or city.Neh. 3:2.To pile one thing on another.

uhaua s.The stones; the testicles of the male.Iob. 40:17.

uhāuhā [uhā·uhā] vi.to pant, puff, as a dog or as the wind.(For. 4:77)

ʻuhaʻuha 
  • prodigal, wastrel;
  • to squander,
  • debauch, dissolute.
 redup. ofʻuha, wasteful, extravagant; waste, extravagance; to waste...bc[Hoʻopohō i ka meaʻai a mea ʻē aʻe paha no ka nui o ia mea.]₁₃

kapāʻani,kaʻuhaʻuha,amekahoʻohikiʻinogaming, waste, and blasphemy

kaʻuhaʻuhaamekalapuwalemadness and folly(Kekah. 1.17)

ʻuhaʻuhawalewanton

uhauha v.seeuha 4. To live in a wasteful manner; to squander property.To live in every indulgence of passion; a nohouhauha ke alii me ka inu rama ame ka aie, the king lived in areveling manner, drinking rum and going into debt.adj.Riotous; gluttonous; reveling.s.Moral madness; folly.Kekah. 1:17.

uhauha Tough; applied to kalo.seeuaua.

uhauhakō [uhau·hakō] used as medicine the name may have beenuhau.same aspāwale, a plant;(Kam. 64:141)ILL PLA

uhauhalalē [uhau·hala·lē] rare redup. ofuhalalē, obese...

uhauhalale adj.Large, fat and unwiedly, as a very fat person; also weak.

uhauhau [uhau·hau] redup. ofuhau, strike, hit...

uhaʻuhaʻu [uhaʻu·haʻu] same ashaʻuhaʻu, snort...

uhauhau v.seeuhau. To crowd on; to press forward.s.Weakness; tremulous, as of old age.adj.Weak; tremulous; tottering with age; fearful.

ʻuhaʻuha wale wanton(EH)

uhau hili kinipōpō [uhauhilikini·pō·pō] n.batter (in baseball).SPO

uhauhui [uhau·hui] nvt.presentation of a prayer, especially inʻanāʻanā sorcery; to present such a prayer.

uhauhui s.Name of a religious ceremony in the pule anaana; same asauhauhui.

uhauhumu [uhau·humu] vt.to sew together, as sails; to lay together, as stones in a wall; to interlock.(rare.) 

uhauhumu v.Uhau andhumu, to unite. To lay stones smoothly in a wall.

Uhauʻiole [Uhau-ʻiole] placename.stream and falls,Līhuʻe district,Kauaʻi.lit.: rat-hitting.

uhaʻula vs.lazy, good-for-nothing.(rare.) 

uhaula v.To waste; to be prodigal of; e hoomauna.

uhau ʻupena v.to strike with a net, as a bird-catching net on a long handle.BIR NET

uhe n.v.offering place for fish on aheiau; to offer, as fish.(rare.) FIS

ʻuhē vs.chilly, wet and cold.

Uauhimaikahauonākuahiwi;hemanawakēwaiiaokamaunaamekaʻuhē.The dew of the hills settles down; it is a wet time in the mountains and uncomfortably cold.(Kep. 97)

uhea s.The cover of a pot. NOTE.—This may be an erroneous orthography foruhia, a contraction ofuhiia, covered.

uheʻe {u-₁heʻe}S  plural ofheʻe₂, slide,heʻe₃, melt,heʻe₄, hang down...

ʻūheheʻe [ʻū·heheʻe] S  n.solvent.seemea heheʻe.SCI

māʻōʻānaʻūheheʻewaiaqueous solution

ʻūheheʻewaiaqueous, i.e. having water as a solvent, in science

uheheu [uhe·heu] vi.to fly or hurry as though on wings (ʻēheu).(Kep. 95)

ʻuheke vs.plump, fat-cheeked, fleshy.

uheke adj.Languid; weak; imbecile.

ʻūhekeheke [ʻū·heke·heke] redup. ofʻuheke, plump...

uhekeheke adj.Full; plump; applied to the cheeks; papalinauhekeheke.Large, fleshy and weak, as a fat man.

uhele₁ {u-₁hele}plural ofhele, to go.

uhele₂ rare var. ofhelehele, to cut, skin, strip off bark or rind.

uhele v.To bark; to peel bark from a tree or banana.

ʻū hele go mourning(EH)

uhelehe [uhe·lehe] vs.sulky, annoyed, vexed.(rare.) 

uhelehe adj.Offended.

uhelei [uhe·lei] same ashelei, straddle...

uhemo S  same ashemo, loose, separated...

uhemo v.seehemo. To break off; to separate into parts.To divorce, as man and wife; alaila, kuha aku la o Wakea i ko Papa mau maka auhemo iho la laua, then Wakea spat in Papa's face and they two weredivorced.

ʻuhene {ʻu-hene₃}interj.
  • to play a merry tune,
  • converse quietly and romantically,
  • tease coquettishly;
  • exclamation of exultation, as in songs;
  • happy or joyous sound.
 .cf.henehene.

Uaʻuhenemailalākouikamele.They played a merry tune.

ʻUheneahahanakaʻulei,naʻuia.Oh joy, oh boy; sheʻs my darling. (song)

uhene v.seehenehene, to mock. To use vile and lascivious language between the sexes.

ʻuhenehene [ʻuhene·hene] same ashenehene, ridicule...

hōʻuhenehenesame ashoʻohenehene

uhenehene v.seehenehene, to mock. To use vile and lascivious language between the sexes.

ʻūheona [ʻū·heona] n.aesthetic element, esthetic element.cf.kālaiʻūheona.[+]

ʻuhēʻuhē₁ redup. ofʻuhē, chilly, wet and cold...

ʻuhēʻuhē₂ interj.similar toʻūhīʻūhā, ha ha!

uheuhe adj.Offended.seeuhelehe.

ʻuheʻuhene,ʻuhēʻuhene [ʻuheʻu·hene] tra-la-la; refrain(EH)redup. ofʻuhene;

ʻuhēʻuhene var. spelling ofʻuheʻuhene, tra-la-la; refrain...AltSpel

uheule [uhe·ule] vs.weak, imbecilic, impotent (an epithet applied to men).cf.ule, penis. (rare.) 

uheule s.A word used in vilifying and reproaching another.

uhi₁ nvt.
  • covering, cover, veil, film, lid; to cover, spread over, engulf, conceal,
  • solid tattooing,
  • tent(Puk. 26.12);
  • overwhelm;
  • to don, as a feather cloak.
  •fig., to deceive, hide the truth.
 bc[PPn *ʻufi,cover up][Ke kau ʻana mai o ka noe, ka hau, ka pšōʻeleʻele, a mea like paha. 1. ke kau ʻana o kekahi mea ma luna pono o kekahi mea ʻē aʻe. 2. hoʻohana ʻia ʻo uhi ma ke ʻano he ʻikioma. Uhi ka pö. Uhi ke ahiahi. He ʻōlelo no ke kau ʻana mai o ka pō a ahiahi paha. 3. he ʻano ʻōlelo hōʻaloʻalo e uhi ana i kekahi manaʻo ʻē aʻe]₄_,₁₄

hoʻouhicaus/sim

kākauuhito tattoo solidly

Uauhiʻiakōlāuamaumanaʻoikealoha.Their thoughts were overwhelmed with love.(For. 4:67 - ʻAukele)

uhiikamoeto make a bed

Uhimaikalanipō.The night sky spreads forth [ignorance].(ON 2858)

uhi lepouhi. topsoil.cf.lalo lepo.

uhi v.To cover over a thing so as to hide it; to cover or hide, as the water covers what is in the bottom of the sea.Puk. 15:10.To cover, i. e., spread over the country, as an army.Nah. 22:5. To cover; to hide, as a sin, i. e., to forgive it.Neh. 4:5.Hoo. To veil; to cover with a veil, as the face.Kin. 24:65.To spread over a cover; to conceal, as a cloud.Kin. 9:14.Uhi uha mai ka pele o ka lua ahi,uhi mai ka leo o ke ahi o ka pele.To be smothered, as the voice of one by the voices of many; uauhiia kona leo e ka haukamumu.Laieik. 22.s.A covering; a veil.Puk. 26:14.A fence; a protection.

uhi₂ n.large, bluish-brown birthmark.bc[PPn *ʻusi,dark-coloured, including dark blues and greens]BOD

uhi₃ n.the yam (Dioscorea alata), from southeast Asia, a climber with square stems, heart-shaped leaves, and large, edible, underground tubers. The plant is widely distributed through islands of the Pacific, where it is commonly grown for food.(HP 166–172),(Neal 230). In the past botanists have applied the nameuhi incorrectly to thehoi kuahiwi.alsopālau,ulehihi.bc[(AN) PPn *ʻufi,yam (Dioscorea)]SWP PLA

uhi s.A yam, a vegetable; grows in the ground.

uhi₄ n.mother-of-pearl bivalve, mother-of-pearl shank.bc[PPn *ʻufi,shellfish sp]FIS

uhi s.Name of a small shell fish.

uhi₅ n.turtle shell piece used for scrapingolonā.bc

uhi₆ n.mark made by the gall of rawpūpū ʻawa (a shellfish) ontapa or on the skin as an ornament.tattoo(NKE12)bc[Pn(EP) *uhi,tattooing instrument]FIS TAP

ʻuhī v.to puff, hiss, as a steam engine.cf.hī₂, to hiss...(Aniani 61)

uhia pas/imp. ofuhi₁, covering, cover, veil, film, lid, solid tattooing, tent...PPN *ʻu(u)fia.[Ka uhi ʻia ʻana o kekahi mea.]₁₁

uhi ʻālela [uhiʻā·lela] n.a variety of yam, the tuber having white flesh and skin; grown inPuna, Hawaiʻi.(HP 168)SWP

uhiʻāpana [uhiʻā·pana] vt.to debate, argue.(rare.) 

uhi ʻāpana [uhiʻā·pana] n.patchwork cover or spread.

uhiapana v.seepakuikui,Kam.

uhi hoʻonohonoho [uhihoʻo·noho·noho] n.a variety of yam.see-nohonoho.SWP

uhi ʻia hidden(EH)

uhi i ka moe to make a bed(EH)

uhi i ka noe misty(EH)

uhi kalakoa [uhikala·koa] n.a variety of yam, the tuber with mottled red and white flesh and white skin; grown atHāʻena, Kauaʻi.alsouhi ʻōniʻoniʻo.(HP 168)SWP

uhi keʻokeʻo [uhikeʻo·keʻo] n.a variety of yam, grown throughout the islands; tuber with white flesh and skin.(HP 168)SWP

ʻūhiki talk much(EH)

uhikino [uhi·kino] n.body covering, garment, shield.CLO

palekauaamekauhikinoshield and buckler(Hal. 35.2)

uhikino s.Uhi, to cover, andkino, the body. A covering for the body; a shield.Hal. 35:2.

uhi laha seelaha₃, a kind of yam...

uhi lehua n.a variety of yam, grown inKona, Hawaiʻi, having a tuber with pinkish flesh, the vine stem with red wings. Perhaps the same asuhi ʻulaʻula.(HP 168)SWP

ʻūhili [ʻū·hili] n.bat, club, racket.SPO

ʻūhilikolepagolf club

ʻūhili nalo n.fly swatter(KAN)

uhi maka n.veil, mask.

uhi moe n.bedspread.

uhimoe [uhi·moe] n.bedspread.

uhina n.covering; throw or cast net.NET

uhina s.A net for taking fish.

uhinalau n.cuticle, a waxy covering of plants, usually found on leaves.lit., leaf covering.[+]PLA

ʻūhini₁ [ʻū·hini] n.long-horn grasshopper (Tettigoniidae); cricket (Grillidae); locust.(Mat. 3.4)bcINS PLA

ʻūhinipuayoungʻūhini, especially before wing development

ʻūhini [ʻū·hini] n.grasshopper.INS

uhini s.An insect something like a grasshopper; the word has been used in the Bible for grasshopper.Nah. 13:33. For locust.Puk. 10:14. Mai ai oe i kauhini; by a change of letters.seeunihi.Uhini huluhulu, a canker worm.Nahum. 3:15.Uhini hulu ole, the palmer worm.Ioel. 1:4.Uhini opio hulu ole.Ioel. 2:25.

ʻūhini₂ [ʻū·hini] {ʻū-hini}vs.fine, weblike, tapering into a fine point; slender.bc

uhini adj.Thin; slender; small; almost broken; puahilo.

ʻūhini₃ [ʻū·hini] short forʻuhinipili₁,same asʻunihipili, spirit of a dead person...,ʻuhinipili₂, thin, tapering, feeble, weak....,ʻuhinipili₃, flexed position in which Hawaiians were often buried...bc

ʻūhini₄ [ʻū·hini] n.carob, an evergreen (Ceratonia siliqua).Niʻihau.bcPLA

ʻūhini ʻakelika,ʻūhini akerida, ʻūhini akelika [ʻū·hiniʻake·lika] n.grasshopper.Gr. akrida.(Oihk. 11.22)INS

ʻūhini akerida var. spelling ofʻūhini ʻakelika, grasshopper...

ʻūhinihone [ʻū·hini·hone] FOO

pāpapaʻūhinihonehoney locust bean

ʻūhini huluhulu [ʻū·hinihulu·hulu] n.cankerworm.lit., hairy grasshopper.(Ioela 1.4)INS PLA

ʻūhini-hulu-ʻole n.var. spelling ofʻūhini hulu ʻole, palmer worm, caterpillar. lit., hairless grasshopper.AltSpel INS PLA

ʻūhini hulu ʻole,ʻūhini-hulu-ʻole [ʻū·hinihuluʻole] n.palmer worm, caterpillar.lit., hairless grasshopper.(Ioela 1.4)INS PLA

uhi Niʻihau [uhiniʻi·hau] n.a variety of yam, the tuber with pink flesh; grown inKona, Hawaiʻi.(HP 168)SWP

ʻūhini kani n.grasshopper(KAN)

ʻūhini lele [ʻū·hinilele] n.beetle, cricket.lit., flying grasshopper.(Oihk. 11.22)INS PLA

ʻūhininēnē [ʻū·hininēnē] n.cricket.lit., chirping cricket.INS

ʻūhininēnēkahakaibeach cricket

ʻūhininēnēpelelava cricket

ʻūhininēnēMakaleha [ʻū·hini·nē·nēmaka·leha] n.palikūKauaʻi tree cricket (Prognathogryllus spp.).lit., Makaleha cricket.[+]INS

ʻūhini paʻawela [ʻū·hinipaʻa·wela] n.an edible locust.lit., seared locust.INS

uhinipaawela s.The parent of the uhini;uhinipaawela, oia ka uhini makua.

ʻuhinipili₁ [ʻuhini·pili] n.same asʻunihipili, spirit of a dead person...

ʻuhinipili₂ [ʻuhini·pili] vs.thin, tapering, feeble, weak.

ʻuhinipili₃ [ʻuhini·pili] vs.flexed position in which Hawaiians were often buried.

uhinipili s.The leg and arm bones bound up together; he akuauhinipili; they were worshipped in that condition.seeunihipili.

ʻūhinipoʻoʻoiʻoiAlakaʻi [ʻū·hinipoʻoʻoi·ʻoiala·kaʻi] n.Kauaʻi flightless conehead katydid (Banza kauaiensis).lit., pointed-head Alakaʻi grasshopper.[+]INS

ʻūhini pua [ʻū·hinipua] n.youngʻūhini (locusts) as found onʻilima bushes; they were eaten.INS PLA

uhinipua s.seeuhini. The young uhini before it has wings; oia ka uhini liilii aole eheu.

ʻūhinipule [ʻū·hini·pule] n.praying mantis.lit., praying grasshopper.INS

ʻūhini wāwae hā [ʻū·hiniwā·waehā] n.bald locust.lit., four-legged grasshopper.(Oihk. 11.22)INS PLA

uhinu same ashinu, oil, grease,hinuhinu, bright, lustrous...

uhinu v.To take advantage of a man's ignorance in a bargain; to deceive in that way.

uhi ʻōniʻoniʻo [uhiʻō·niʻo·niʻo] same asuhi kalakoa, a variety of yam...SWP

uhipaʻa [uhi·paʻa] n.mother-of-pearl hook that might be used at any time of day.lit., solid cover.FIS

uhipaa v.Uhi, to cover, andpaa, fast. To cover up entirely so as to be out of sight, as a cloud or fog.Laieik. 16.

uhi pākaukau [uhipā·kau·kau] n.tablecloth.

uhi pela n.bed sheet, mattress cover.seepela₃, mattress, cushion...

uhi poni n.a variety of yam, the tuber with red skin and red and white flesh; grown on the island ofHawaiʻi.(HP 169)SWP

uhipū [uhi·pū] n.apoplexy.(rare.) ILL

uhi pūkuʻi [uhipū·kuʻi] n.hub cap.

uhi ʻuala n.a variety of yam, the tuber like a sweet potato; grown on the island ofHawaiʻi.(HP 169)SWP

ʻūhīʻūhā vi.sonorous puffing and blowing sounds, as accompanying the surging of volcanic fires; to puff or blow thus; shish-shish.VOL

ʻŪhīʻūhāmaianaeā,kenomeaʻelaiāPunaeā.Shish shish here [the fires of Pele], eating munching along through Puna. (song for Pele)

uhiuhi₁ [uhi·uhi] redup. ofuhi₁, covering...PPN *ʻufiʻufi.

uhiuhi v.To thatch a house poorly with banana leaves; he ako paa ole.

uhiuhi₂ [uhi·uhi] n.an endemic legume (Mezoneuron kauaiense), a tree with pink or red flowers and thin, broad, winged pods(Neal 435). The wood is hard and heavy and formerly was used forhōlua (sleds), spears, digging sticks, and house construction.alsokāwaʻu₅,kea,kolomona, and the weedy herb Phaseolus lathyroides (Niihau).[PPn *usi,a shrub (Evodia [= Euodia] hortensis)]PLA TRE FLO

hoʻouhiuhito prepare uhiuhi wood for house posts(GP 8)

uhiuhi s.Name of a timber tree on Kauai; wood a dark red color, very durable, very hard.

Uhiuhi placename.street,ʻĀina Haina,Honolulu, named for a hardwood tree.(TM)

ʻuhīʻuhī nvi.whine, as of a child; to whine.

uhi ʻula,uhi ʻulaʻula n.a yam, probably the same asuhi lehua.SWP

uhi ʻulaʻula var. spelling ofuhi ʻula, a yam...

uhiwai₁ [uhi·wai] n.heavy fog, mist.lit., water covering.WIN

NaeikiʻIaoikauhiwai.[Mount] ʻIao is barely breathing in the heavy mist [one in dire distress].(ON 2207)

uhiwai₂ [uhi·wai] n.type oftapa.TAP

uhohoʻi [uho·hoʻi] {u-₁hohoʻi}plural ofhohoʻi,redup. ofhoʻi₁, to leave, to return often.

uhoʻi {u-₁hoʻi}plural ofhoʻi, to leave.[Hoʻi like ʻelua a ʻoi mea.]₁₂