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animal names, animal-related entries...   

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ʻāhiu₁ [ʻā·hiu]vs. wild, untamed, as animals or plants.

ʻāhiu [ʻā·hiu]vs. wild, general term; shy. cf. lapa. [dic.] see lōhiu, lakauā.

ahiu [a·hi·u]adj. Wild; untamed, as a horse; he aa; aole laka mai. See hihiu.

ʻainaonao [ʻai·nao·nao]n. anteater.

ʻakuiki [ʻaku·iki]n. chipmonk. (Ute ʻakwiisi.) also kiulela ʻakuiki,

ʻalopeke, alopeka [ʻalo·peke]n. fox. Gr. alopeks. (Luka 13.32)

ʻalopeke ʻAlika, ʻalopeka ʻĀlika [ʻalo·peke ʻa·lika]n. Arctic fox.

alopeke [a·lo·pe·ke]s. Gr. A fox. Lunk. 15:4.

ʻamakila [ʻama·kila]n. armadillo. Eng.

ʻanakan. gekko (RSV); polecat, ferret (KJV). Heb. ʻanaqa. (Oihk. 11.30)

anaka [a·na·ka]s. Heb. A ferret. Oihk. 11:30.

ʻapowai₁ [ʻapo·wai]n. type of Hawaiian dog with solid grayish-brown body and nose tip and eyes of the same color, believed to love water and consequently offered as a sacrifice to moʻo water spirits.

ʻau ʻīlio [ʻau ʻī·lio]vi. dog paddle, in swimming; to dog paddle. lit., swim (like a) dog.

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ʻea₁n. hawksbill turtle (Chelone imbricata), both land and sea species; the shell of this turtle. [(OC) PPN *kea, hawksbill turtle]

ea [e·a]s. A species of turtle much valued on account of the shell. The shell itself; he ea kuu wakawaka. Eset. 1:6. Put for ivory. NOTE.—The ea was forbidden to women to eat, under the kapu system.

ʻeʻeiao [ʻeʻei·ao] rare var. of pepeiao, ear.

ka ʻeʻeiao o ka puaʻa.Cut off is the ear of the pig.

ʻēlekan. elk. Eng.

ʻēleka [ʻē·leka]n. moose. [dic. (elk).]

eleka [e·le·ka]s. Eng The elk; an animal.Lam. Haw. 6:1.

ʻelepani, elepani [ʻele·pani]nvs. elephant. Eng.

ka niho ʻelepaniivory (1-Nal. 10.22)

elepane, elepani [e·le·pa·ne, e·le·pa·ni]s. Eng The elephant.

ʻelepani o ke kai [ʻele·pani o ke kai]n. walrus. lit., elephant of the sea. also palaʻo.

ʻelepani pūhuluhulu [ʻele·pani ·hulu·hulu]n. woolly mammoth. lit., hairy elephant.

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hahei₁ same as kīkepa, a type of pig. rare. 

hahei [ha·hei]v. To follow; to push with the shoulder; e pahu pu ma ka hokua; he puaa hahei, a pushing or fighting hog.

hale ʻīlio [hale ʻī·lio]n. doghouse. see hale mālama ʻīlio.

hale mālama ʻīlio [hale ·lama ʻī·lio]n. kennel, an establishment for boarding or breeding dogs. lit., building (for) taking care of dogs. cf. pene halihali, pene ʻīlio.

heehevi. to bleat.

heehe [he·e·he]v. To bleat, as a goat.

hiena₂n. hyena. Eng.

hiena [hi·e·na]s. Eng. A hyena. Lam. Haw. 22:1, 2; Ier. 12:9. NOTE.—This last reference is not hyena in English.

hipa₂n. sheep. Eng. (Ioane 10.2)

hulu hipawool

ʻili hipasheepskin

ʻīlio kiaʻi hipasheep dog

ʻiʻo hipamutton

kahu hipashepherd

hipa [hi·pa]s. Eng. Sheep. Ioan. 10:2, 3.

hipa kānen. ram. lit., male sheep.

Hipa kāne ʻakolu ona makahikithree-year-old ram (Kin. 15.9)

Hipa kāne wāwahibattering ram (Ezek. 4.2)

hipakane [hi·pa·ka·ne]s. Hipa, sheep, and kane, male. A ram. Kin. 15:9. Ili hipakane, a ram skin. Puk. 25:5; Gram. § 95. FIG. Hipakane wawahi, a battering ram. Ezek. 4:2.

hipa keikin. lamb.

hipakeiki [hi·pa·ke·i·ki]s. Hipa, sheep, and keiki, the little one. A lamb. Oih. 8:32. See keikihipa. NOTE.—The word lamb is rendered in Hawaiian by both forms, hipakeiki and keikihipa.

hipopokamu, hipopotamu [hipopo·kamu]n. hippopotamus. Eng.

hipopōkamu [hipo··kamu]n. hippopotamus. [dic., sp. var.]

hipopotamu [hi·po·po·ta·mu]s. Gr. The river-horse. Iob. 40:15. The hippopotamus.

hoki₁n. mule, ass. Eng. (horse). (Nah. 16.15)

hoki [ho·ki]s. Eng. An ass; a mule. Nah. 16:15. Hoki keiki, a young ass. NOTE.—Hoki is the Hawaiian pronunciation of the English word horse, which was first used, but afterward lio was applied to a horse, and hoki was applied to the ass and the mule.

holoholo lio [holo·holo lio] redup. of holo lio; to go horseback riding.

holohololio [ho·lo·ho·lo·li·o]s. See holo and lio, a horse. A rider on a horse; a horseman; cavalry. 2 Oihl. 1:14.

holoholona₁ [holo·holona]n. animal, beast, insect

holoholona [holo·holona] hoʻomalu holoholona lōhiu. state wildlife official. also luna hoʻomalu holoholona lōhiu. loea holoholona lōhiu. wildlife expert. ʻĀina Hoʻomalu Holoholona Lōhiu o Hawaiʻi. Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. ʻAhahui Makaʻala Holoholona. Humane Society. ʻOihana Iʻa me ka Holoholona Lōhiu o ʻAmelika. US Fish and Wildlife Service. see hoʻomalu lawaiʻa a me ka hahai holoholona, and entries below.

holoholona [ho·lo·ho·lo·na]s. See holoholo and ana, a running about. A four-footed beast; generally applied to domestic animals, but often to wild ones.

holo kūkū [holo ·]vi. to trot, as a horse; to jounce.

holokuku [ho·lo·ku·ku]v. Holo and kuku, to stop short. To trot, as a horse. To ride roughly or uneasily.

holo lion.v. to ride horseback; horseman, rider. (Isa. 36.8)

hoʻoholo liosame as above; horseman (Puk. 14.9); to make a horse run

ka wahine holo liothe woman rider

hololio [ho·lo·li·o]s. Holo, to ride, and lio, horse. A rider of a horse. Isa. 36:8. Hoo. A horseman; a rider on a horse. Puk. 14:9.

holopeki [holo·peki vi·]vi. to trot. lit., pace (Eng.) run.

holo pekin. jogging; to jog. lit., jog running.

homeka, hometan. sand lizard (RSV), snail (KJV). (Oihk. 11.30)

homekan. land snail. homeka hamuhika. cannibal snail. [dic.]

ʻAi ka homeka hamuhika i kōna ʻano lāhui ponoʻī o ka homeka.Cannibal snails eat their own species of snail.

honu₁n. general name for turtle and tortoise, as Chelonia mydas. [(AN) PPN *fonu, turtle]

Honu neʻepū ka ʻāina.The land moves like the turtle [land passes slowly but inexorably from owner to heir].

hula honuan ancient dance imitating the movements of a turtle

honu see honu lūʻau, honu pahu.

honu [ho·nu]s. The turtle; a terrapin; more generally applied to the sea turtle; a tortoise. Oihk. 11:29. NOTE.—The honu was formerly forbidden to women to eat in the times of the kapu under penalty of death.

honu lūʻau [honu ·ʻau]n. green sea turtle. lit., turtle (with) greenish meat. also honu.

honu pahun. box turtle.

huhu₂vt. to pet, cherish, as animal pets.

Hānai ā huhu.To raise a pet.

Moe a ka huhu.Dream fulfilled and cherished.

huhulu kūvi. to rise, as fur of an angry dog.

hui₆n. flippers of a turtle.

Ua loha hui o Hāʻupu.The flippers of Hāʻupu droop [an aged person, a reference to the story of Kana and Niheu, in which a turtle lifted up Hāʻupu hill on Molokaʻi].

hui [hu·i] The flippers of the sea-turtle.

hulu₃n. fur, wool, fleece, human body hair (contrasting with lauoho, head hair). [(OC) PPN *fulu, hair, feather]

Ka hulu ʻako mua o kāu poe hipa.The fleece first shorn of your sheep. (Kanl. 18.4)

hulun. wool. hulu aniani. glass wool. see entries below. [dic.]

hulu [hu·lu] A bristle of a hog; the hair of the body; hulu kuemaka, the eyebrows. Oihk. 14:9. Wool; a fleece from a sheep. Kanl. 18:4.

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iakan. yak. Eng.

iākala [·kala]n. jackal. Eng.

iākua, iagua [·kua]n. jaguar. Eng.

iagua [ia·gu·a]s. Eng Name of the animal jaguar.

ibeka [i·be·ka]s. Name of an animal; the ibex. Sol. 5:19. see ʻipeka.

ihihī [ihi·]vi. to neigh, whinny.

hōihihīto imitate neighing; to make a horse neigh

ihihi [i·hi·hi]v. To neigh, as a horse.

ʻīlio₁ [ʻī·lio]n. dog (brought to Hawaiʻi by early Polynesians, considered an ʻaumakua by some). cf. ʻapowai, hula ʻīlio, nūkea, (Gram. 2.9) , (Titcomb 1969), (Hal. 22.16) , (Hoik. 22.15) . Many types of dogs are listed below. [(CE) PPN *kurio, dog]

ʻīlio moʻo, ʻīlio peʻeluabrindled dog

ʻīlio [ʻī·lio] ʻau ʻīlio. dog paddle, in swimming; to dog paddle. lit., swim (like a) dog.

ilio [i·li·o]s. A dog; ilio hihiu, a wolf; ilio hahai, a greyhound. Sol. 30:31.

ʻīlio₂ [ʻī·lio] a generic term for foreign quadruped. See below and (Gram. 2.9.2) .

ʻīlio haen. fierce or vicious dog; wolf, jackal.

iliohae [i·li·o·hae]s. Epithet of a wolf; a fierce, cross dog. Lam. Haw. 23:1,1.

ʻīlio hahai [ʻī·lio hahai]n. greyhound. lit., chasing dog. (Sol. 30.31)

ʻīlio hahai holoholona [ʻīlio hahai holo·holona]n. hunting dog.

ʻīlio hahai manun. bird dog.

ʻīlio hanu kanaka [ʻī·lio hanu kanaka]n. bloodhound. lit., dog that smells man.

iliohihiuhae [i·li·o·hi·hiu·hae]s. Epithet of a wolf; a fierce, cross dog. Lam. Haw. 23:1,1.

ʻīlio hihiu hae [ʻī·lio hihiu hae]n. wild, fierce dog; wolf.

ʻīlio hipa [ʻī·lio hipa]n. sheep dog, shepherd dog.

ʻīlio hohono [ʻī·lio hohono]n. bad-smelling dog; skunk.

ʻīlio-holo-i-ka-uaua [ʻī·lio-holo-i-ka-ua·ua]n. seal. lit., quadruped running in the rough [seas].

ʻīlio hulu pāpale [ʻīlio hulu ·pale]n. beaver. lit., hat-fur dog.

ʻīlio ʻiʻi [ʻī·lio ʻiʻi]n. small curly-haired native dog, said to be in four colors; reddish-brown (as the fibers of the hāpuʻu ʻiʻi tree fern), cream-colored, ashy-gray, and wine-colored.

ʻīlio ʻiolen. rat terrier.

ʻīlio kawaū [ʻī·lio kawa·ū]n. a damp dog. fig., one shivering with cold (said in fun).

ʻīlio kekeko [ʻī·lio kekeko]n. pug-nosed dog.

ʻīlio kēlia [ʻī·lio ·lia]n. terrier. also kēlia. Latin terrarius..

ʻīlio kiaʻi hipa [ʻī·lio kiaʻi hipa]n. sheep dog, shepherd dog.

ʻīlio kula ʻōlohelohe [ʻī·lio kula ʻō·lohe·lohe]n. prairie dog. lit., hairless dog of the plains.

ʻīlio mākuʻe [ʻī·lio ·kuʻe]n. native dog, brown dog.

ʻīlio moʻon. brindled dog. (HM 139)

ʻīlio ʻōlohe [ʻī·lio ʻō·lohe]n. hairless dog; fig., skilled in fighting and robbery.

ʻĪlio ʻōlohe kona ʻāina.His land is fierce as a hairless dog. (GP 6–7)

ʻīlio pulu [ʻī·lio pulu]n. bulldog. lit., bull (Eng.) dog.

ʻīlio wahine [ʻī·lio wahine]n. bitch.

ʻioʻiolevs. mousy, like a rat.

hoʻioʻiolecaus/sim

ʻiole₁n. Hawaiian rat (Rattus exulans); introduced rat, mouse (Oihk. 11.29) ; rodent (see ʻiole lāpaki, ʻiole manakuke, ʻiole puaʻa); mole (Isa. 2.20) ; considered by some an ʻaumakua. cf. piko pau ʻiole, haumakaʻiole, paʻipaʻiʻiole, papaʻiole, ʻuwīʻuwī₃. [(NP) PPN *kiole, rat]

hōʻioleto behave like a rat; ratlike. Fig., to steal, cheat, lie in wait in order to assail

ʻiolen. mouse, as for a computer. see nahau ʻiole. [dic., ext. mng.] n. mouse, rat. ʻiole kaupoku. roof rat. ʻiole kia. deer mouse. ʻiole wāwae kea. white-footed mouse. see entries below. [dic.]

iole [i·o·le]s. A mouse. Oihk. 11:29. Iole nui, a rat or rabbit; a mole. Isa. 2:20.

ʻiole kawian. Guinea pig.

ʻiole kepila, ʻiole kebiran. gerbil.

ʻiole lāpaki, ʻiole rabati [ʻiole ·paki]n. rabbit.

ʻiole lāpiki [ʻiole ·piki]n. rabbit. Niʻihau. see entries under lāpaki. also lāpiki, lāpaki.

ʻiole liʻiliʻi [ʻiole liʻi·liʻi]n. small rat, mouse.

ʻiole manakuke [ʻiole mana·kuke]n. mongoose.

ʻiole nuin. introduced large rat.

iolenui [i·o·le·nu·i]s. A rat, especially the large wharf-rat.

ʻiole poʻo wain. introduced large rat, probably Norway rat. lit., water-source rat.

ʻiole puaʻan. Guinea pig.

ʻipeka, ibekan. ibex.

Ka ʻipeka ʻoluʻolupleasant doe (RSV), roe (KJV) (Sol. 5.19)

iwi kuamoʻo ʻole [iwi kua·moʻo ʻole]n. invertebrate. lit., without (a) backbone. holoholona iwi kuamoʻo ʻole. invertebrate animal. see iwi kuamoʻo.

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kahu hipan. shepherd.

kahuhipa [ka·hu·hi·pa]s. Kahu and hipa, sheep. A shepherd. Ioan. 10:11.

kaikea₂ [kai·kea]n. fat, as of pork. (Isa. 34.6)

kaikea [kai·ke·a]s. The fat of hogs or other animals. Puk. 29:13. FIG. Isa. 34:6.

kalamena, salamena [kala·mena]n. salamander. kalamena kuaʻula. red-backed salamander. Eng.

kamaloli [kama·loli]n. slugs and snails in general; Eulota similaris, a snail. lit., sea-slug child.

kamaloli [kama·loli]n. slug, a gastropod closely related to land snails. [dic.]

Kama-puaʻa₁, Kama a pig demigod... The pig demigod whose rootings created valleys and springs. He leaned against the cliffs at Ka-liu-waʻa, Oahu (where a troughlike depression is still visible) to allow his family to climb up his body and escape Chief ʻOlopana. He had many affairs and is a symbol of lechery. He exchanged ribald taunts with Pele and then called on his plant forms — olomea, hala (pandanus), ʻuha-loa, ʻamaʻumaʻu (ferns) — to block her advancing fires, which they did (For. Sel. 228-229) . He finally mated with Pele, taking for himself Hilo, Hāmā-kua, and Kohala, and allotting Kaʻū, Puna, and Kona to Pele. When he fought the dog Kū-ʻīlio-loa he called on his kukui, ʻuha-loa, and ʻāmaʻumaʻu forms to hold the dog's mouth open; he then multiplied himself into many pigs and entered the mouth to kill the dog (For. Sel. 214-215) . Other forms included a handsome man, kūkae-puaʻa grass, clouds, the humuhumu-nukunuku-ā-puaʻa fish, and the god Lono. lit., hog man. See Makaliʻi; ʻOlopana. (FS 196–249)

Kamapuaa [ka·ma·pu·aa]s. Kama, child, and puaa, hog. LIT. The son of a hog. The name of a fabled kupua or wizard, half man, half hog. He was the son of Hina and Kahikiula, and grandson of Kaunuaniho. Kamapuaa was the husband of Pele, and their child's name was Opeluhoolili. He was worshiped as a god.

kamen. chamois. Eng.

kameleona [kame·leona]n. chameleon (RSV), mole (KJV). (Oihk. 11.30) Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksoni) has been noted on Oʻahu since 1972, the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis porcatus) since, 1950; this is also commonly called chameleon. (McKeown 28–33). see ex. kohu₁. Eng.

kameleona [ka·me·le·o·na]s. Eng. The chameleon. The mole. Oihk. 11:3.

kāmelo [·melo]n. camel. Gr. kamelos.

kamelo [ka·me·lo]s. Eng. A camel, an unclean animal among the Jews. Oihk. 11:4.

kamelopaki, kamelopadi [kamelo·paki]n. camelopard, giraffe. Eng.

kamelopadi [ka·me·lo·pa·di]s. Eng. A camelopard.

kanakalū, kanagaru [kana·kalū]n. kangaroo. Eng.

kanekalū, kanegaru [kane·kalū]n. kangaroo. Eng.

kao₅n. goat. (See saying, ʻumiʻumi₁ and (Gram. 2.9) )

ʻaʻahu ʻili kaogoatskin garment [said of shiftless people accused or sleeping under goatskins because they were too indolent to make tapa]

kao [ka·o]s. A goat; kao hele, a scape-goat. Oihk. 16:15.

kao helen. azazel (RSV), scapegoat (KJV). lit., goat going. (Oihk. 16.8)

kao hihiun. wild goat, gazelle, satyr. (Isa. 13.21)

kaohihiu [ka·o·hi·hi·u]s. Kao, goat, and hihiu, wild. The gazelle or wild goat.

kao kanakan. satyr (1941 Bible has kao hihiu). lit., human goat.

kaokanaka [ka·o·ka·na·ka]s. Kao, goat, and kanaka, man. Names of an animal to be found in the desolations of Babylon; a satyr.Isa. 13:21.

kao keikin. kid, young goat.

kapa uhi lion. horse blanket.

kapuaʻihao lio [kapu·aʻi·hao lio]n. horseshoe. lit., horse iron tread.

kapuaʻi mahele ʻia [kapu·aʻi mahele ʻia]vs. cloven-footed.

kāpuhi [·puhi]n. master of an animal; nurse or caretaker of a child; provider in general (named from the Oʻahu custom of taming and feeding a particular eel [puhi] in the sea). [(CE) PPN *tapuhi, to nurse, tend]

hoʻokāpuhisame as above; to feed an eel; to nurse or care for a child or person. Fig., clever, smart

Mai puni mai hoʻokāpuhi.Don't be taken in by smart, wily folk.

kapuhi [ka·pu·hi]s. A master of an animal; a nurse of a child; a provider. See hookapuhi.

kauka holoholona [kauka holo·holona]n. veterinary. lit., animal doctor.

kau lion.v. to ride horseback; horseback rider.

koa kau liocavalry

kaulua lio [kau·lua lio]v. to harness or put two horses together.

kaulualio [kau·lu·a·li·o]s. See kaulua above.

kaupoku [kau·poku] see ʻiole kaupoku. roof rat. see papa kaupoku.

kea₆, dean. hart, male deer. (Kanl. 12.15)

keʻa₄n. male animal reserved for breeding; virile male; sire. [(EP) PPN *teka, penis]

i ke keʻalike the sire [of a child]

kea [ke·a] The name of the semen of males, from the color. See keakea below and kea, adj.

kehaka, tehasan. badger. Hebrew tahash.

keiki hipan. lamb. lit., sheep (Eng.) offspring.

keikihipa [ke·i·ki·hi·pa]s. Keiki and hipa(Eng.), sheep. A lamb. Oihk. 4:35.

keiki kao same as kao keiki, kid, young goat.

keikikao [ke·i·ki·ka·o]s. Keiki, and kao, goat. A kid. Oihk. 4:23.

kēkake₁ [·kake]n. donkey, jackass. also ʻēkake, iākake. Eng.

keko₁ monkey, ape; said to be an ancient name for a small and ugly creature, especially with a pug nose.

hana kekofoolish or ugly behavior

keko [ke·ko]s. A little short man; hence, a monkey. 2. Oihl. 9:21. He kanaka poupou inoino, kokikoki ka ihu me ka maka.

keko lekukan. rhesus monkey.

keko pueon. owl monkey.

kelakona, deragona [kela·kona]n. dragon. Eng. (Hoik. 12.3)

kepela₂, zeberan. zebra. Eng.

kēpū [·]n. zebu. Eng.

kia₄, dian. deer, hart. Eng.

kia keikin. fawn.

kia n. roe deer.

kīau [·au]nvi. to gallop; to walk lightly and swiftly; fast movement.

Maʻō ka lio i kīau aʻe nei.The horse just went trotting yonder.

kika₄, tigan. tiger. Eng.

kiken. kitty. Eng.

kīkepa₅ [·kepa]n. pig of one solid color with a spot of another color on the shoulder.

kilapen. giraffe. Eng.

kimepani [kime·pani]n. chimpanzee. Eng.

kipoka, kipodan. porcupine (Isa. 34.11) ; hedgehog (RSV), bittern (KJV) (Zep. 2.14) . cf. puaʻa ʻili ʻoiʻoi. Heb. qippod.

kīpoka [·poka]n. porcupine. [dic.]

kiulela, kiurela [kiu·lela]n. squirrel. Eng.

kiulela [kiu·lela]n. squirrel. kiulela ʻĀlika. arctic ground squirrel. kiulela ʻakuiki. chipmonk. [dic.] also ʻakuiki.

kō₆n. and interj. A call to pigs, fowl. Also kolo, kolo, kolo.

koa₅n. land crocodile (RSV), chameleon (KJV). (Pronunciation uncertain) (Oihk. 11)

kokeiʻan. prairie dog. Ute toceyʻa.

koki₁vs. snub-nosed, as of a bulldog.

ʻīlio kokipug dog

koki [ko·ki]adj. Short-nosed; snub-nosed, like a monkey; kekokeko, keko, ihu kumence, kokikoki.

kolila, gorilan. gorilla. Eng.

kolo₅interj. call to fowl, pigs. Kolo, kolo, kolo! Come, come, come!

konen. rock badger (RSV), coney (KJV) . described by (Kep), perhaps a gony (gooney). Eng. (Kanl. 14.7)

kone [ko·ne]s. Eng. A cony; a species of hare. Kanl. 14:7.

koninivi. to wag, as a dog's tail; to flutter, wave, move to and fro. also kolili.

kopahela, gopahera [kopa·hela]n. gopher. Eng.

kopola, koboran. cobra. Eng.

koukā, kouga [kou·]n. cougar. Eng.

kouga [ko·u·ga]s. Eng. The name of an animal, the cougar.

kuaʻivt. to remove internal organs of animals, disembowel; to clean, as chickens. [(CP) PPN *tuaki, disembowel fish or fowl]

mea kuaʻi ʻiʻo holoholonabutcher

kuaʻivt. to remove, as an ʻopihi from its shell. [dic.] also poke, poʻe.

kuaka₅n. quagga, zebra. Eng.

kua pipin. ox yoke.

kuapoʻi₂ [kua·poʻi]n. shell on back of crab or turtle.

kuʻekuʻe pipi [kuʻe·kuʻe pipi]n. beef joint or knuckle; soupbone.

Kū-ʻīlio-loa a giant man-dog. He was killed by Kama-puaʻa (pig man), who stuffed his own weed bodies down the dog's throat and cut his way out (HM 202) . The hero Ka-ulu tore him apart; therefore dogs are small today (HM 348) . A girl fled down his throat and his tail was cut off; hence dogs have short tails (HM 500) . lit., Kū long dog.

kumu₆n. herd, flock. cf. kumu hipa, kumu pipi.

kumu [ku·mu] A shoal of fish; a flock; a herd; kumu puaa, a herd of swine; kumu hipa, a flock of sheep.

kumu hipan. flock of sheep.

kumuhipa [ku·mu·hi·pa]s. Kumu and hipa, sheep. A flock of sheep. Mik. 5:7.

kūnānā₂ [··]n. goat.

kunana [ku·na·na]s. A goat.

kunu₄vi. to buck, as a horse.

kūpeʻe niho ʻīlio [·peʻe niho ʻī·lio]n. dog-tooth anklets.

kūpeʻe pipi [·peʻe pipi]v. to bind feet of cattle, especially with the lasso.

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laehaokela [lae·hao·kela]n. unicorn, rhinoceros. lit., brow with protruding horn.

laehaokela [lae·hao·ke·la]s. Lae, forehead, hao, horn, and kela, projecting. Name given to the unicorn; the unicorn. adj. Having one horn in the forehead; he holoholona kiwi hookahi ma ka ihu. Lio laehaokela. Nah. 23:22.

laka₁vs., vt. tame, domesticated, gentle, docile; attracted to, fond of; to tame, domesticate, attract. see ex. ʻena₂. [(EO) PPN *lata, tame, domesticated]

Ē Laka ē e laka i ka leo, e laka i ka loaʻa, e laka i ka waiwai.O Laka, attract the voice, attract profit, attract wealth. (UL 34)

hoʻolakato tame, domesticate; to treat with kindness, as a child or animal, so as to familiarize with one

Mai ʻena i ke kanaka i laka aku.Don't shy away from a person attracted [to you].

Nui ka laka o kēia keiki i ke kupuna.This child is so fond of the grandparent.

laka [la·ka]v. To tame, as a wild animal; to feed to the full. Hoo. To bring under, as a ferocious beast; to render docile and obdient; to tame; to domesticate. lak. 3:7. adj. Well fed; tame; domesticated; familiar; gentle; not ferocious; the opposite of hihiu. s. Domesticated or tamed animals.

lakuna, rakunan. raccoon. Eng.

lakunan. raccoon. [dic.]

lāmia [·mia]n. lemur. Greek.

He pili lāhui ka lāmia me ke keko ma kekahi ʻano, akā, no ka nui kūpono o ka ʻokoʻa i ke keko, ua manaʻo ʻia he lāhui ʻokoʻa aʻe .The lemur is a related species to the monkey, but because of some marked differences, it is considered a different species altogether.

lana₄, ranan. frog. Latin rana, a genus.

lāpaki [·paki]n. rabbit, hare. Eng.

ʻiole lāpakirabbit

lāpaki [·paki]n. rabbit. see entries below. [dic.] also lāpiki, ʻiole lāpiki.

lāpaki huelo pulupulu [·paki huelo pulu·pulu]n. cottontail rabbit. also lāpiki huelo pulupulu, ʻiole lāpiki huelo pulupulu.

lāpaki kinikila [·paki kini·kila]n. chinchilla rabbit. also lāpiki kinikila, ʻiole lāpiki kinikila. Eng.

lawa₆vs. white, as of a cock or dog.

moa lawa, moa lawa keawhite cock

lawa [la·wa] A white fowl; he moa keokeo; such as was offered in sacrifice. Laieik. 49. White; shining; he moa lawa, a white fowl. Laieik. 14.

lēhei₁ [·hei]vi. to jump, hop, as a goat over a wall; to leap, start up and fly. lēkei is a common variant.

lehei [le·hei]v. See lehai. To jump from an elevation, as a dog or goat from a wall. To start up suddenly.

leinekia, leinadia [lei·nekia]n. reindeer. Eng.

leopaki, leopadi [leo·paki]n. leopard. Eng. (Ier. 5.6)

leopadi [le·o·pa·di]s. Eng. A leopard. Ier. 5:6.

leopaki kikī [leo·paki kikī]n. cheetah. lit., swift leopard.

leo uwōn. bass or baritone notes or voice; roar, as of a lion.

leouwo [le·o·u·wo]s. Leo, sound, and uwo, to bellow. The lowest notes in music; the name of the base notes.

lepun. hare. (Kanl. 14.7) (1843 Bible). Latin lepus, a genus.

lepu [le·pu]s. Heb. A hare, an unclean animal mentioned in Kanl. 14:7.

linekan. lynx. Eng.

lineka [li·ne·ka]s. Gr. The lynx, a four-footed animal.

lio₁n. horse (perhaps derived from lio₂, or, more likely, a shortening of ʻīlio, formerly a generic name for quadrupeds). (Gram. 2.9.2)  

holo lioto ride horseback

kau lioto ride horseback

kona liohis horse

lio [li·o]s. A name given to foreign animals generally when first introduced into the islands. See the verb. The word is now mostly applied to the horse; the horse.

lionan. lion. Eng.

Hui Liona.Lions Club.

liona kanaka kino liona. sphinx, a mythological monster with the head of a woman and the body of a lion. Sapenika Liona. the huge Sphinx found near the pyramids at Giza in Egypt.

liona [li·o·na]s. Eng. A lion. Kin. 49:9.

liona kain. sea lion.

liona kain. sea lion.

lio pekin. pacing horse.

lio poʻan. gelding.

lio ponen. pony.

lio wahinen. mare.

lūʻau₃n. greenish meat in a turtle, considered a delicacy; so named because the color of its meat suggested the color of taro tops.

lūʻau [·ʻau] honu lūʻau. green sea turtle. also honu.

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māʻāʻā₂n.v. goat's bleat; baa; to bleat.

mahina₃n. eye of the snail at the end of its horn.

mahina [ma·hi·na] The eye of a snail in the end of his horn; he maka pupu.

maiʻao [mai·ʻao]n. hoof. [dic.]

makaha₂ pig disease. (And.)

makaha [ma·ka·ha] The sickness of hogs.

maka olen. eyetooth; point of a dog's tooth, fig., point of an ʻōʻō, digging stick; sprouting plant.

makaole [ma·ka·o·le]s. Maka, eye, and ole, the eye teeth; the edge of the eye teeth. Epithet of the oo; an oo.

makekana, masetana [make·kana]n. mustang. Eng.

mākinikā₁ [·kini·]nvs. monkey. fig., ugly person; ugly.

malailua₂ [malai·lua] hornless goat or cow (said to be named for a particular goat at Kona, Hawaiʻi). (AP)

malailua [ma·lai·lu·a]s. A goat without horns, derived from the name of a particular goat formerly found at Kona, Hawaii.

māmela [·mela]n. mammal. Kānāwai Māmela Kai. Marine Mammals Act. Komikina Māmela Kai. Marine Mammal Commission. also holoholona ʻai waiū. Eng.

māmota [·mota]n. groundhog, marmot. Eng.

māpū [·]n. ape, baboon.

mapu [ma·pu] A ring-tailed monkey.

mea lole pipin. butcher. also kanaka lole pipi. [dic.] see pepa lole pipi.

melalemu [mela·lemu]n. sloth, the animal. melalemu pilikua. giant sloth.

meula [me·u·la]s. A mule; the offspring of a horse and an ass; vulgarly pronounced piula. See miula. Eng.

mioʻawi [mio·ʻawi]n. mole, the animal.

miulan. mule, ass. Eng. (Kin. 36.24)

miula [mi·u·la]s. Eng. A mule; the offspring of an ass and a mare. Kin. 36:24. See meula.

moekau [moe·kau]vi. hibernation; to hibernate.

moko₃n. lizard. rare. 

mole₆n. mole. Eng. (Oihk. 11.29)

momole₁ same as molemole.

pipi wahine momolehornless cow

moʻo₁n. lizard, reptile of any kind, dragon, serpent; water spirit. [(FJ) PPN *moko, lizard (a large black skink sp.)]

mea nānā moʻoenchanter (Kanl. 18.10)

moo [moo]s. A general name for all kinds of lizards. Ohik. 11:30. Hence, a serpent; a snake; the lizard god of Paliuli, whose name was Kihanuilulumoku, ka moo nui. Laieik. 104. Ka mea nana moo, an observer of times by watching serpents.Kanl. 18:10.

moʻo₈n. young, as of pigs, dogs; grandchild.

Kuʻu moʻo lei.My beloved grandchild.

moʻo₉vs. brindled, as a dog, favored for sacrifice to the moʻo spirits; streaked, tawny, as cattle; color of a tabby cat. cf. ʻīlio moʻo, brindled dog, and moʻo ʻīlio, puppy dog.

moʻohana [moʻo·hana]n. reptile.

moʻo kaʻalā [moʻo kaʻa·] same as moʻo ʻalā, black lizard...

mookaala [moo·ka·a·la]s. Name of the species of lizard found on dry lands running about on the rocks.

moʻo kāula [moʻo ·ula]n. a variety of gray lizard. lit., prophet lizard.

mookaula [moo·ka·u·la]s. A species of black lizard found about houses.

moʻo kiha same as moʻo₁, lizard...

moʻo lau₁n. many lizard gods, monsters, spirits, dragons.

moʻo lelen. flying serpent, dragon (Kanl. 32.33) ; viper (RSV), adder (KJV) in (Kin. 49.17) ; great owl (Isa. 34.15) ; frog (old term).

moolele [moo·le·le]s. Moo and lele, to fly. The name of a reptile mentioned in Kin. 49:17, Kanl. 32:33 and Isa. 34:15; a dragon; a flying serpent.

moʻo maken. deadly reptile; dead lizard; viper, adder (Hal. 91.13) , asp (Isa. 11.8) .

moomake [moo·ma·ke]s. Moo and make, death. Name of a deadly reptile in Isa. 11:8; asp; viper. Iob. 20:16.

moʻomoʻo₃ [moʻo·moʻo]vs. young, of animals.

moʻo niho ʻawan. scorpion (Scorpionida); viper, asp. lit., lizard with bitter tooth. (Kanl. 32.33)

moonihoawa [moo·ni·ho·a·wa]s. Moo and niho, tooth, and awa, poison; bitter; LIT. A lizard with poison tooth. A serpent; a viper; a poisonous reptile. Kanl. 32:33. See MOO-LELE.

moʻo nuin. big lizard, dragon (Hal. 91.13) , alligator, crocodile.

moonui [moo·nu·i]s. Moo and nui, great. LIT. A great lizard. A being several times mentioned in the Scriptures and translated dragon. Hal. 91:31; Isa. 51:9.

moʻo pepeiao haon. adder (RSV), cockatrice (KJV). (Isa. 11.8)

moopepeiaohao [moo·pe·pe·i·ao·ha·o] s. Moo and pepeiao, ear, and hao, iron or horn. Name of an animal mentioned in Isa. 11:8; translated in English cockatrice.

moʻo pōhaku pele [moʻo ·haku pele]n. lava lizard. lit., lava rock lizard.

mutuela [mu·tu·e·la]s. Heb A weasel, an animal. Oihk. 11:29.

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naheka, nahesan. snake. Heb. nahas.

naheka welafiery serpent (Kanl. 8.15)

nahesan. snake. see naheka.

nahesa [na·he·sa]s. Heb A serpent. Kin. 3:1. SYN. with moolele. Kin. 49:17. Hoowalewale i na nahesa, a snake charmer. Kanl. 18:11. See mooomole and mookahiko.

nāhesa pulu [·hesa pulu]n. bullsnake.

naka₃n. a land shell (Thaumatodon nesophila). [(CE) PPN *ŋata, sea-slug, slug etc]

naku₁vi. to root, wallow, as a hog; to tread, trample, push, as through mud or grass; to struggle; to roil, as water; to delve, search. see ʻakaʻakai and ex., oi₂. also haunaku. [(FJ) PPN *natu, knead, mix with water]

hoʻonakucaus/sim

naku liʻigroveler

naku [na·ku]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, oi naku, oi noke, oi huli wale a! aole he loaa. To follow; to pursue; e naku 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 kau naku ia ia a loaa; no ka imi, ame ka naku, 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.

nalalan. dinosaur. PPN *ngarara. .

nalean. trick, as a dog's. cf. kēpuka, pāhaʻohuna.

nānā₃ [·]n. goat. cf. kao₅.

niho ʻelepani [niho ʻele·pani]n. elephant tusk, ivory. (Hoik. 18.12)

niho kepan. boar's tusk. Niʻihau.

nilekai, nilegai [nile·kai]n. nilgai, antelope. Eng.

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ʻohana silan. pinniped, i.e. any of the suborder of aquatic mammals including the seal and walrus. lit., seal family.

olomea₂ [olo·mea]vs. brown, with darker stripes or spots, of pig or dog.

olomea [o·lo·me·a]s. The name of a striped hog; ina i onionio ka hulu o ka puaa ma ka loa, he olomea ia puaa.

ʻopakuma [ʻopa·kuma]n. opossum. Eng.

ʻopakuma [ʻopa·kuma]n. opossum. ʻopakuma ʻAmelika ʻĀkau. North American opossum. Eng.

ʻōpeʻapeʻa₂ [ʻō·peʻa·peʻa]n. bat. [(CE) PPN *koo-peka, swiftlet, a kind of bird]

lele ʻōpeʻapeʻato fly like a bat, i.e., to flutter wings, as would a frightened bird.

opeapea [o·pea·pea]s. A bat, an animal between fowls and quadrupeds. Kanl. 14:18. So called from the shape of the wings being similar to the ancient sails (pea) of their canoes.

ʻopekama, opesama [ʻope·kama]n. opossum. Eng.

ʻotan. Otter. Eng.

ʻoulanakana, ouranatana [ʻou·lana·kana]n. orangutan. Eng.

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pā hipan. sheepfold.

pahipa [pa·hi·pa]s. Pa, yard, and hipa (Eng.), sheep. A yard for sheep; a sheep fold. 2 Sam. 7:8.

pā holoholona [ holo·holona]n. an enclosure for animals, as a dog pound.

palaʻai₂nvs. fat, as animals.

ʻōpū palaʻaipotbellied, a term of ridicule

palaai [pa·la·ai]adj. Pala and ai. Fat, as animals; palaai ka holoholona, palaai ka ia, palaai ka manu.

palamin. brumby, a wild Australian horse. Eng.

palaʻo₁n. walrus. also waleluka, wolu.

palaʻon. walrus. [dic.] also ʻelepani o ke kai.

pale ʻea ʻōnaehana pale ʻea. immune system, as in mammals. see entry below.

paneka, panetan. panther. Eng.

Papa Hana Hoʻopakele Sila [papa hana hoʻo·pakele sila]n. Seal Recovery Program. lit., program (to) protect seals.

pāpulō, bafulo [·pulō]n. buffalo. cf. pūpalō. Eng.

papuna, babunan. baboon. Eng.

pea₃, bean. bear. Eng.

peʻa₂n. bat. cf. more common ʻōpeʻapeʻa. [(OC) PPN *peka, fruit bat, flying-fox]

Hanalei ʻāina a ka peʻa i noho ai.Hanalei … land where the bat lived. (FS 95)

pea ʻĀlika [pea ʻā·lika]n. polar bear. lit., Arctic bear.

pea Kinan. panda. lit., China bear.

peʻapeʻa₂ [peʻa·peʻa]n. Hawaiian bat (Lasiurus cinereus). also ʻōpeʻapeʻa, ʻāpeʻapeʻa, peʻa. [(OC) PPN *peka, fruit bat, flying-fox]

peawa, beavan. beaver. Eng.

peawan. beaver. peawa kuahiwi. mountain beaver. Eng.

pekalen. peccary. Eng.

penen. cage. pene halihali. kennel or crate for transporting animals. pene ʻīlio. kennel, as a shelter for a dog. cf. hale mālama ʻīlio. Eng. (pen).

pepeʻekua [pepeʻe·kua]n. amphibian. Māori, pepeketua (frog)..

pepeiaohao [pepei·ao·hao]n. horn of an animal; trumpet or horn made of an animal's horn. (Hal. 118.27) lit., iron ear.

pepeiaohao [pe·pei·ao·ha·o]s. Pepeiao, ear, and hao, horn. Any hard projection; pepeiaohao, the horn of an animal. Pepeiaohao o ke kuahu, horn of the altar. Oihk. 4:7. FIG. Power; strength. Hal. 89:17. A horn, i. e., the name of a wind instrument of music. Hal. 98:6. Pepeiaohao kao, a goat's horn or a goat's ear.

pīʻenavs. fiery-tempered; to shy, of a horse. cf. ʻena.

hoʻopīʻenato cause anger; to cause to shy; to feign anger

piena [pi·e·na]adj. Wild; untamed; angry; disagreeable. Rough; rude in speaking; uncivil.

pihaweuweu₂ [piha·weu·weu]vs. full of grass, but thin, said of a grass-eating animal that does not put on flesh.

piʻi₅nvt. intercourse; to practice intercourse; to mount, as of male animals.

hoʻopiʻito cause to mount, as of male animals; to breed, impregnate

pipi₇, bipi beef, cattle, ox. see pipi kāne, pipi wahine. Eng.

ʻiʻo pipibeef meat

pipi ʻĀlika [pipi ʻā·lika]n. musk-ox. lit., Arctic ox.

pipi kānen. bull. lit., male beef.

pipi keikin. calf. lit., child beef

pipi kolon. yearling cow or bull.

pipi kuapuʻu [pipi kua·puʻu]n. bison. lit., beef [with] humped back.

pipi lahon. bull.

pipi Pākē [pipi ·]n. water buffalo, carabao. lit., Chinese beef.

pipi poʻan. steer. lit., castrated beef.

pipi pulun. bull. lit., bull beef. Eng.

pipi wahinen. cow. lit., female beef.

pipi waiū [pipi wai·ū]n. milk cow.

piula₁n. mule, donkey (Molokaʻi).

piula [pi·u·la]s. A vicious orthography and pronunciation for miula (Eng.), a mule, a mongrel breed of the horse and the ass. See miula.

piwa₂, biwa beaver. Eng.

pāpale piwabeaver hat

Poki₂n. general name for supernatural dog after the time of Ka-mehameha I, said to have been taken from the name of Ka-mehameha's favorite dog, Boss (Eng.), which was deified and worshipped; name of a supernatural dog on Kauaʻi, said to have owned land at Lāwaʻi and Wahi-awa (HM, p. 573). According to some, any supernatural animal.

polewao [pole·wao]n. tadpole, polliwog. [mān: hkm]

poloka₁n. frog, toad, bufo. Eng.

polokan. frog. poloka kau lāʻau. tree frog. poloka kau lāʻau ʻālani. orange tree frog. poloka mimino. wrinkled frog. poloka pulu. bullfrog. [dic.]

ponen. pony. Eng.

ponīn. skunk. Ute poniyi.

pōpoki [·poki]n. cat (noted in Arago's 1819 vocabulary; said by some to be derived from English "poor pussy").

pōpoki a spitting cat [a spiteful, malignant person]

pōpoki lehuMaltese cat; lit., ash cat.

pōpoki nāwaliwaliweak cat [a weakling]

pōpoki peʻeluagray cat with darker markings, as a tabby cat; lit., caterpillar cat.

popoki [po·po·ki] A cat. NOTE.—Popoki applies to that which is short and thick; and a cat is so called from its plump, short, thick head.

pōpoki lōhiu [·poki ·hiu]n. wildcat. lit., naturally wild cat.

puaʻa₁n. pig, hog, swine, pork. cf. hula puaʻa, wilipuaʻa, ulepuaʻa. Many references to puaʻa are to Kama-puaʻa and his plant forms (FS 215, 229). (Gram. 2.7)   [(OC) PPN *puaka, pig]

Iāʻoe ke poʻopuaʻa a kākou.You are in charge of our offering of pig. [lit., pig head].

Moe ka ihu o ka puaʻa.The snout of the pig has been laid down [entire pig sacrifice is offered].

puaʻa ʻimi aliʻia chief-seeking pig [a priest after proper prayers would release a pig, which would then approach a chief that the priest was to serve] (FS 127)

puaʻa nui huelo huluhulugreat pig with hairy tail [a name given to the horse on Lā-naʻi]

puaa [pu·aa]s. A hog; a swine; the flesh of a hog. Oihk. 11:7. NOTE.—The hog was found indigenous, when the Islands were visited by Captain Cook.

puaʻa₂n. formerly a general name for introduced quadrupeds; see below. (Gram. 2.9.2)  

puaʻa ʻili ʻoiʻoin. porcupine (Isa. 34.11) , hedgehog (Zep. 2.14) (RSV); in (KJV), both references, bittern, heron. puaʻa ʻili ʻoiʻoi of the 1843 Hawaiian Bible was changed in later editions to kipoda.

puaʻa kānen. boar.

puaʻa kumulau [puaʻa kumu·lau]n. sow, pig who has borne young.

puaakumulau [pu·aa·ku·mu·lau]s. Name of a woman whose husband had gambled her away with all his property.

puaʻa lahon. boar; term of reproach for a lecherous male, named for the pig demigod, Kama-puaʻa. lit., scrotum hog.

puaʻa māiki [puaʻa ·iki]n. small pig.

puaʻa nui huelo huluhulu [puaʻa nui huelo hulu·hulu]n. horse (old name, Lā-naʻi). lit., big animal hairy tail.

puaʻa ohin. a young female pig that has not borne young.

puaaohi [pu·aa·o·hi]s. Name of children whose father had gambled them away. See kuaki.

puaʻaʻōkalakala [puaʻaʻō·kala·kala]n. hedgehog. lit., rough pig.

puaʻa olomea₁ [puaʻa olo·mea]n. a striped pig.

puaʻa pipin. early name for cattle when brought to the islands by Vancouver. lit., beef (Eng.) pig.

puaapipi [pu·aa·pi·pi]s. A name applied to the first cattle brought to the Islands by Captain Vancouver; ua mahaloia kela poe pipi e ko Hawaii, a ua kapaia aku ka inoa he puaapipi, those cattle were admired by the Hawaiians and they called them cattle-hog.

puaʻa pūkoʻa [puaʻa ·koʻa]n. spotted pig. lit., coral head pig.

puaʻa wahinen. sow.

pua hipan. lamb. also hipa keiki.

pūʻā hipan. flock of sheep.

pūʻā pipin. herd of cattle.

pua puaʻan. piglet.

Kakaʻi ka pua puaʻa i ka mālie, he ʻino.When the little pigs follow in the calm, it is bad weather [pun on puapuaʻa clouds piling up in the sky].

pūʻiwaʻiwa redup. of pūʻiwa; to shy, as a horse; excitable, as a horse that is easily frightened.

pukahipa [puka·hipa]n. sheep market. (Ioane 5.2)

pūkolo [·kolo]n. team, as of oxen or mules putting a plow.

pūkolo [·kolo]n. team of draft animals. [dic.]

pulu poloka pulu. bullfrog.

pūnuku [·nuku]nvt. muzzle, halter; to muzzle; muzzled.

ke hemo ka pūnukuwhen free of the halter [when at liberty]

punuku [pu·nu·ku]s. A halter; a noose passed over the nose of a beast.

pūpalō, bufalo [·palō, bufalo]n. roebuck (RSV), fallow deer (KJV). cf. pāpulō. Eng. (1 Nal. 4:23)

pūpū kani oe [· kani oe]n. a land shell (Partulina physa). lit., shell that sounds long, so called because of the belief that land shells sing.

pupukanioe [pu·pu·ka·ni·oe]s. Name of a class of mountain snails having shells, the achatinella. The Hawaiians declare that the animal sings. See pupu.

pūpū koaʻe [· koaʻe]n. a rare land shell (Succinea olaaensis). lit., tropic-bird shell.

pūpū kōlea uka [· ·lea uka]n. a land shell (Partulina confusa). lit., inland-plover shell.

pūpū kuahiwi [· kua·hiwi]n. land shell.

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salamena [sala·mena]n. Salamander. also kalamena. Eng.

silan. seal. Papa Hana Hoʻopakele Sila. Seal Recovery Program. sila Hawaiʻi. Hawaiian monk seal. sila pūhuluhulu. fur seal. ʻohana sila. pinniped, i.e. any of the suborder of aquatic mammals including the seal and walrus. [mān]

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

uhamua [u·ha·mu·a]s. Uha and mua, first, fore. The shoulder of an animal. Ezek. 24:4.

ʻulaʻula₁ redup. of ʻula₁, red. bay, as a horse. PPN *kulakula.

hōʻulaʻulato redden, make red

ʻili ʻulaʻula a naʻau ʻulaʻulavenom-tongued and heart filled with hate

mea hōʻulaʻula lehelehelipstick

mea hōʻulaʻula papālinarouge

ʻulaʻula o ke ahithe red of fire; fig., a flush of intoxication, newly distilled liquor

ulaula [u·la·u·la]v. To be or appear red, as the end of a blaze of fire, or of a lamp; to be red. Isa. 63:2. s. Redness; a scarlet color. Puk. 25:4. Red, v. 5; ua like ka ulaula me ka weo; name of a red fish. See ula. adj. Red, as a blaze seen in the night; purple; kanaka ula. s. See ula above. Ka weo-weo, ke kolekole; the redness of the flesh when the skin is rubbed off. adj. See ula above. He helohelo; slight red; reddish.

ʻūmiʻi ʻiole [ʻū·miʻi ʻiole]n. rattrap, mousetrap.

umonvi. to moo, bellow; to bark, of seals; mooing.

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waleluka, walerusa [wale·luka]n. walrus. also wolu. Eng.

wolu₂n. walrus. also waleluka. Eng.

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