i

-i  transitivizer suffix. cf. haui, kālai, minoi. (Gram. 6.6.4)   PPN *-i, -hi: cf. hui 2.

i₁  part. marking direct and indirect object, agent, source (indefinite), instrument, causation. To, towards, at, in, on, by, because of, for, due to, by means of. (After loaʻa-type words i marks the agent. Before pronouns, the interrogative wai, who, names of people, and sometimes before names of places and titles of songs or stories, i is replaced by iā.) (Gram. 9.3)  

i  is the medium of communication between an active transitive verb or a verb of motion and its object. see Gram. § 105, p. 49, d and e; also. Gram. Syntax, Rule 19. Before proper names of persons and pronouns, the i becomes ia. see note Gram. p. 49. prep. To; towards; in; at; unto; by; for; in respect of; above; more than; on account of, &c.

i₂  part. preceding subordinate verbs and marking completed or past action and state or condition; sometimes the anaphoric ai follows the verb or verb phrase. (Gram. 5.2)   [Pn(EP) *i, past tense marker]

i  A sign. 1st. Of the imperfect tense of verbs.

i₃  part. preceding subordinate verbs and marking imperative/exhortative mood and purpose. (Gram. 5.4)  

i  The sign of the imperative mood, passive in certain cases; as, i kukui, i wai, i noho, bring a lamp, water, &c.

i₄  conj. if. (Gram. 11.1)  

Ā i ʻino mai ke koko, pau pū ka hale i ka ʻino.If the blood is bad, the house is at the same time bad.

i  conj. If; that; a contraction perhaps of ina.

i₅  conj. while, at the time that, when, no sooner than, as soon as (replaced by iā in the same contexts as i₁). (Gram. 11.1)  

I ka makua kāne nō a make, pau ke kālā i ka lū ʻia.No sooner had the father died than the money was squandered.

i  adv. When; while; if.

-ʻi  transitivizer suffix. cf. pānaʻi, pūkuʻi. (Gram. 6.6.4)   PPN *-ki.

ʻI  abbreviation for ʻili (area).

ʻī₁  nvi. to say, speak, suppose; saying. [Pn(EP) *kii, say, speak] [Ka ʻōšlelo. ʻŌlelo]

He ʻī mai kāu e ō hele mai hoʻi nā keiki.You would think the children would come.

ʻĪ ihola ke Akua.God said. (Kin. 1.3)

i  v. To speak; to say, in connection with the thing spoken or said. Kin. 1:3 and 20. To address one; to make a speech to one; often syn. with olelo. Kin. 3:1. I mai la ia i ka wahine, he said to the woman (after this follows what was said.) To say within one's self. Kanl. 18:21. To pronounce a single word, as a signal. Lunk. 12:6. To give an appellation, and syn. with kapa. Isa. 32:5. To designate the name of a person. Oih. 9:36.

ʻī₂  n. supreme, great, best (frequently a part of names, as Kaʻīimamao [Kaʻī-i-mamao] (KL. title), the supreme one at a distance; ʻĪlālāʻole, [ʻĪ-lālā-ʻole] supreme without branches) [Ka helu ʻekahi o nā mea a pau.]

ʻO kela nō ka ʻī.That is the best.

ʻī₃  vs. hard, close, stingy. cf. ʻīʻī₁.

i  adj. Stingy.

ʻī₄  interj. of scorn, used idiomatically. HUL IDI

No hea ke aʻo ʻana i ka hula? I ka ʻī!Where learn the hula? Much [she] knows about it! Stuff and nonsense!

ʻī₅  n. the letter "i".

i  the third letter of the Hawaiian alphabet. Its sound is that of ee in English, or that of the French i. has a variety of significations, and is used for a variety of purposes.

i  A sign of the subjunctive mood; a contraction of ina. As a sign of a tense, it often has the meaning of a potential; that; as, ua hai aku au i lohe oukou, I have spoken, that you might hear. see Gram. § 209, subj. mood, 4th form. ’I with an apostrophe before it, is a contraction after a of the preceding word, for ai; as, malaila kahi i waihoia'i ka waiwai, for waihoia ai.

i  v. To beget, as a father. s. Name of the papaia fruit and tree. see ii.

i (verb) ai  particles indicating completed aspect or state or condition and accompanying subordinate verbs; this ai is the anaphoric ai. (Gram. 7.3)  

i (verb phrase) inā  same as inā (phrase) inā.

I ʻai ʻia iho nei e ʻoe, inā ʻaʻole e ʻeha kō poʻo.If you had eaten, then your head would not be aching.

-ia  pas/imp. cf. malaia. (Gram. 6.6.3)   PPN *-ia.

ia₁  pronoun. he, she, it. (see e ia nei for use of ia as a second person vocative.) . cf. ʻoia, ʻo … ia. (Gram. 8.2)   [(OC) PPn *ia, third person singular personal pronoun]

He inoa ia.It's a name.

no ia hoʻitherefore; for this reason

ia  pers. pron, third pers. sing. He; she; it; more rarely in the sense of it, for which Hawaiians use a periphrasis; thus: ia kanaka, ia wahine, ia mea, kela, keia, &c. Gram. § 137, 140, 3d.

ia₂  demon. this, that, aforementioned. (Gram. 7.4)   [PPn *ia, that, those (previously mentioned)]

ia  pron. adj This; that; according as the thing referred to is present or absent.

iā₁  yard (unit of measure). Eng.

iā paʻaʻili onocubic yard

ʻīā [ʻī·ā]  n. yard, a unit of measurement. no abbreviation. Eng.

ʻīā paʻaʻilionocublic yard

ia  s. Pronounced yah. Eng. A yard in length.

iā₂  yard (spar on a sailing vessel). Eng.

iā₃  part. replacing i₁,₅, and sometimes used before kai, uka, ʻō, neʻi, and after mai; coalescing with aʻu (iaʻu) and joined to ia (iāia), and usually joined to ʻoe (iāʻoe). PEP *iaa.

He kua ke ʻano, ʻaʻole e make iāʻoe.A god in nature, not to be killed by you. (FS 205)

Hele iā Maui.Go to Maui.

Iāia nō ā hala, kū ana ke kaʻa.As soon as he had gone, the car came.

Iāʻoe ia wahi?Is that your business? Is it any business of yours?

ʻIke wau iāʻoe.I see you.

Ke nānā ihola iā kai.Looking down to the sea. (Kep. 95)

mai iā Kanaloafrom Kanaloa

ia  prep. Used before proper names of persons, and before pronouns, as i is before common nouns. see I, prep. It signifies, to; of; for; by; with; on account of; in respect of, &c. see Gram. § 126, 6.

iʻa₁  n. fish or any marine animal, as eel, oyster, crab, whale. bc [(AN) PPn *ika, fish n]FIS CRA

Ka iʻa kīnohinohi pōhaku.The sea creature that adorns rocks [periwinkles and Nerita]. (ON 1354)

iʻa  n. fish or any marine animal. FIS CRA

kini iʻacanned fish

mahi iʻaaquaculture

manamana iʻafish stick

ʻOihana Iʻa me ka Holoholona Lōhiu o ʻAmelikaUS Fish and Wildlife Service

ia  s. A fish; the general name of all sea animals, also those in fresh water; ua kapaia na mea a pau ma ke kai he ia, o na mea holo a me na mea holo ole; aia no kekahi mau ia maloko o ka wai mauka o ka aina. NOTE.—The names of the fish formerly kapu for women to eat were: kumu, moano, ulua, honu perhaps, and the ea.

iʻa₂  n. meat or any flesh food. bc

ia  Meat of any kind, in distinction from ai, vegetable food; o ka ia wale no i koe ia ia, the fish only remained to him (i. e., Dagon.) 1 Sam. 5:4.

iʻa₃  n. any food eaten as a relish with the staple (poi, taro, sweet potato, breadfruit), including meat, vegetable, or even salt. also ʻīnaʻi. bc SWP TAR POI

ka iʻa lauoho loloa o ke kuahiwithe long-haired relish of the mountain [greens] (ON 1361)

Iʻa₄  n. Milky Way.

Ka Iʻa ui o ka lani.The turning Milky Way of the heavens.

Ua huli ka Iʻa.The Milky Way has turned [changed position; it is past midnight].

Iʻa  n. Milky Way, the spiral galaxy containing our sun and solar system. [+]SKY

Ua kapa ʻia ko kākou kaiahōkū o ka Iʻa.Our galaxy is named the Milky Way. (add3)

iʻa  s. The galaxy or Milky Way.

ʻia  part. marking pas/imp. (sometimes written as a part of modified word). (Gram. 6.6.3)   bc PNP *kia. BAN

ʻAi ʻia ka maiʻa.The banana was eaten; eat the banana.

E hele ʻia e kāua.We should go; let's go.

Nānā ʻia ke kanaka.The person was looked at; look at the person.

ia  annexed to verbs, forms the passive voice of all the conjugations; as, ua alohaia mai kakou, we are beloved. This sign of the passive voice may be annexed to the verb and form one word, or it maybe separated, one or more words intervening; as, ua lawe malu ia ke dala, the money was taken secretly. Gram. § 211. NOTE.— Sometimes letters are inserted before the ia; as, awahia, it is bitter, for awaia.

ia  v. Hoo To enter; to be received, as into the mouth.

ia  adv. In the beginning of a sentence, and before a pronoun, it refers to time; when ; at that time, &c.; as, ia lakou i noho ai ilaila, while they lived there; ia manawa make iho la ke alii, at that time the chief died.

ia  v. To beat or pound, as in making kapa. s. The name of the mallet used in beating kapa.

ia ala  pronoun. the one there, you . also iala. (Gram. 8.2)  

Ē ia ala, hele mai kāua ….Say, you, let's come …. (For. 5:715)

ʻiae  n. gram. passive voice. (PHG)

hōʻiaeʻanapassivization, making a passive form from an active one

hune ʻiaepassive marker

i aha  see aha.

iaha  adv. int see aha. For what? to what? iaha la ka makemake? for what is the desire?

iahai [ia·hai]  fast pronunciation of i aha ai, sometimes written i ahaʻi. see aha.

iʻa hāmau leo [iʻa hā·mau leo]  n. pearl oyster, once numerous at Pearl Harbor. lit., sea creature that silences the voice, so called for a taboo of silence maintained by fishermen there. FIS

iahona  v. To be near to death, but desirous of living; to wish to live or recover from sickness; iahona paha a ike aku, o kuu make paha ia. Laieik. 180.

Iʻahoʻopāpāʻilikanaka [Iʻa-hoʻo·pā·pā-ʻili-kanaka]  n. name of a stroke in lua fighting. lit., fish touching skin of man. FIS LUA

iāia₁ [iā·ia]  him, her; to him, to her; because of or due to him or her (the particle iā and ia, he, her; see i₁).

iāia₂ [iā·ia]  while he or she, as soon as he or she, at the time that he or she (the particle iā and ia, he, she; see i₅).

Iʻaiki [Iʻa-iki]  n. name of a wind at Wailuku, Maui, at Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi (For. 5:101), and at Hāna, Maui. lit., little fish. WIN FIS

iʻa inu  n. fish or relish eaten after kava. (For. 6:503) Usually called pūpū. FIS KAV

iaka  n. yak. Eng. ANI

iʻa kahe  fish run (EH)

iʻa kai  n. marine animal.

iākake [iā·kake]  n. jackass. see donkey. Eng.

iākala [iā·kala]  n. jackal. Eng. ANI

iʻa kapi  n. guppy. FIS

iʻakea [iʻa·kea]  n. whitefish. FIS

iakeke  jacket (EH)

Iakekonawili, Iakesonavili  Jacksonville (EH)

iākepi, iasepi, iāsepi [iā·kepi]  n. jasper. Eng. (Puk. 28.20)

Iakesona [iake·sona]  n. Jackson, the capital of Mississippi. Eng. [+]G

Iakesonavili  var. spelling of Iakekonawili, Jacksonville

ʻiako₁  n. outrigger boom. arched crossbeams which fasten the floater (ama) to the hull of an outrigger canoe [(MP) PPn *kiato, outrigger boom]CAN

iako  s. Name of the arched sticks which connect a canoe with its outrigger; o ka iako waa, o ka hau ka iako paa. s. The name of a class of persons skilled in clearing, emptying and refitting a canoe upset in a storm at sea; ka poe i aoia i ka holo moana a me ka luu kai i na iako, oia ka poe i aoia e kamai ka huli pu.

ʻiako₂  num. forty, as in counting tapas, canoes, or feathers. (Gram. 10.3)  CAN TAP MTH

iako  s. The number forty; a round or whole number, as we say, a dozen; it is applied mostly, if not exclusively, to counting kapas, perhaps to a few other things; a me ka iako kapa he nui loa, and the very many forties of kapas.

iʻa kū  n. run or school of fish. cf. kū₅. FIS

Iʻa kū o ka ʻāina.Fish running in the area; fish common in the area.

iākua, iagua [iā·kua]  n. jaguar. Eng. ANI

iagua  s. Eng Name of the animal jaguar.

iʻakui [iʻa·kui]  n. ozena, a discharge of fetid matter from the nostril accompanied by vile smell; if a pregnant woman strung out fish (iʻa kui) to dry, it was believed that if some of the fish spoiled, her future offspring would acquire the affliction. also ihu kilu, ihu pilau. FIS ILL

iala  same as ia ala, the one there, you... see ex. kīkoʻo.

Iʻaleleiaka [Iʻa-lele-i-aka]  n. Milky Way. lit., fish jumping in shadows. FIS STA

iʻaloa₁ [iʻa·loa]  nvt. embalmed body, mummy; to embalm, stuff. [Ka wehe ʻana i nā loko mai loko mai o kekahi mea make ma ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana no ke kanu ʻana. Hana i ke kino make a paʻa kona maikaʻi e like me nā kupapaʻu o nā aliʻi ʻAikupita i ko lākou wā i make ai.]

nā holoholona i iʻaloa ʻiastuffed animals [as at a museum]

ialoa  v. To embalm. Kin. 50:2. To bury dead bodies with perfumes; to preserve dead bodies by salting them. s. A dead body embalmed and preserved; a lawe ae la oia i kona mau ialoa a pau. Laieik. 123.

iʻaloa₂ [iʻa·loa]  n. human sacrifice.

ialoko  s. Ia, prep., and loko, internal. That which is inside; what belongs inside. see loko.

iʻa loko  n. fish raised in ponds (loko). FIS

ʻīālole [ʻī·ā·lole]  n. material, cloth. see ʻāpā lole.

iama  same as ama, outrigger float. CAN

Iāmaika, Iāmeka [iā·maika]  n. Jamaica; Jamaican. G

iʻa maka  n. raw fish. FIS FOO

iʻa makika  n. mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis), introduced from Texas after 1905. FIS

iʻa makika  n. mosquito fish, medaka. FIS

Iāmeka [iā·meka]  n. Jamaica. Eng. G

Iāmeka, Iāmaika  n. Jamaica; Jamaican. G

iʻa mili lima  fish caught in hands (EH)

ʻiamo  vi. to jump into water from a height, feet first, without causing a splash. also ʻiomo.

ʻIamo  placename. coastal area, northeast Lānaʻi. lit.: leaping.

iʻa moli  n. molly. FIS

Ian.  abbreviation for Ianuali (January).

iana  n. ostrich (RSV), owl (KJV). (Isa. 13.21) bc BIR

iana  s. Heb A word translated owl in Isa. 13:21. The ostrich perhaps.

Ianasī [iana·sī]  n. Yangtze. Eng. [+]G

Ka muliwai ʻo IanasīYangtze River

ia nei  pronoun. this person, he, she (after ʻo, subject marker). cf. eia nei. (Gram. 8.2)  

ʻĪ mai ʻoia nei, "mai hana pēlā".He said, “don't act like that.”

iʻaneʻi  see ‘aneʻi.

ianei  adv. ia, prep., and nei, here. Here; at this place. Isa. 45:14.

ʻIanuali, Ianuari, Ianuali [ʻianu·ali]  n. January. Eng.

Ianuali [ianu·ali]  n. January. abb. Ian.

ianuari  s. Eng. The name of the first month in the year; adopted by Hawaiians from the Romans through the English. The name of the Hawaiian month nearly corresponding is Kaelo. see D. Malo 12:6.

Ianuari  var. spelling of ʻIanuali, January...

ʻiao₁  n. silversides (Pranesus insularum), a fish 5 to 8 cm long, in shallow pools, used as bait for such fish as aku. also ʻiʻiao, ʻiomo. FIS

iao  s. Name given to a small fish used for bait.

ʻIao₂  n.
  • name of Jupiter appearing as the morning star;
  • fig., dawn. STA

Wehe aʻela ka ʻIao.Dawn breaks. (FS 59)

ʻIao₃  n. valley and peak, West Maui.

ʻiao₄  n. a bird said to resemble the moho (no data). BIR

iao  Name of a bird somewhat like the moho.

ʻĪao [ʻĪ-ao]  placename. stream, valley, peak (2,250 feet high), park, and one-time sacred burying place of chiefs (Jarrett 22), Wailuku qd. (see Kūkaemoku); intermediate school, Wailuku, Maui. Lane, Pālama, Honolulu. lit.: cloud supreme.

Iapa  n. Yap. Eng. [+]G

iʻa Pākē [iʻa pā·kē]  n. an introduced fish (Ophiocephalus striatus) found in rice or taro patches and streams. lit., Chinese fish. FIS TAR

Iāpana [iā·pana]  n. Japan. cf. Kepanī. Eng. G

Iāpana [iā·pana]  n. Japan. G

Ke kai ʻo IāpanaSea of Japan

iāpona [iā·pona]  n. jabong, a type of citrus. see pomelo. Japn.. PLA

iʻa punakea  n. trout. lit., rainbow fish FIS

iasepi  s. Gr. A jasper; a precious stone. Puk. 28:20; Hoik. 21:11. see iākepi.

iaʻu₁  pronoun. me, to me; because of or due to me (the particle iā and aʻu, me; see i₁). (Gram. 8.2)   bc

ʻIke mai ʻoia iaʻu.He saw me.

iaʻu  pron. pers, 1st pers. A contratraction of ia au; the auialo (accusative or objective case) of au; me; to me; for me; by me, &c. Gram. § 126, 6th auialo.

iaʻu₂  conj. while I, at the time that I, when I, as soon as I, no sooner than I (the particle iā and aʻu, me; see i₅). bc

Iaʻu i puka aku ai mai ka hale aku nei.When I emerged from this house. (Laie 433 [59])

iau  s. Name of a species of small fish.

Iʻaukea  placename. street, Pauoa, Honolulu, named for Curtis Piʻehu Iʻaukea, chamberlain to Queen Liliʻuokalani and administrator of her estate; as Kalākaua's envoy he attended the coronation of the Russian czar; and he accompanied Queen Kapiʻolani to England to attend the jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. (TM) He died in 1940.

iʻa ʻulaʻula  n. goldfish (Carassius auratus), introduced from China or Japan in the time of Kaʻahumanu. lit., red fish. FIS

iʻa ʻulaʻula kea  n. pale-red goldfish or carp. FIS

iʻa ʻulaʻula lā kea  n. white-marked goldfish. lit., white-finned red fish. FIS

iʻa ʻulaʻula uli  n. probably the introduced carp (Cyprinus carpio). lit., dark-red fish. FIS

iʻauli [iʻa·uli]  n. bluefish. FIS

Iava  var. spelling of Iawa, Java...

Iawa, Iava  n. Java. Eng. G

Iawa  n. Java. Eng. G

Ke kai ʻo IawaJava Sea

ʻiawe  same as ʻiewe, afterbirth, placenta... BOD

iawi  s. Name of a small red bird.

Iāwisa ʻAilana  n. Jarvis Island. [+]G

ibeka  s. Name of an animal; the ibex. Sol. 5:19. see ʻipeka.

iʻe  n. tapa beater. For types of beaters, see (Buck 169–79) and pepehi₂ and hoʻopaʻi₂. A beater with a smooth surface was used finally (hoʻōki) to smooth out the cloth. [(FJ) PPn *ike, tapa beater]

ie  Name of a stick used in beating kapa; he ie kuku.

ʻie₁  n. aerial root of the ʻieʻie vine; the vine itself. PPN *kie.

Pua ka ʻie.The ʻie vine blossoms. [royalty is born].

ie  A vine used in making baskets, also in decorating their persons; he ie o ka nahelehele.

ʻie₂  n. a woven basket.

ʻie  n. basket (preceded by ke). see ʻeke ukana.

ʻie₃  nvs. a flat, plaited braid as used in hats; braided.

kāmaʻa ʻiebraided shoes

mahiole ʻieplaited feather helmet (Laie 479 [90])

ie  A material braided into hats by the women; he ulana ie papale ka na wahine haua.

ʻie₄  nvs. wicker.

he noho ʻiea wicker chair

ʻie₅  n. name for fish traps, combined with the name of the fish, as ʻie kala, ʻie palani. FIS

ʻie₆  same as ʻieʻie₃, high, conceited.

ie  v. To insult; to provoke; to pick a quarrel.

ʻie₇  nvs. canvas, cotton, linen. rare. 

ie  s. Canvas; ie nani, fine linen; white cotton cloth, lole ie.

ʻie₈  nvs. corduroy. rare. 

ie  adj. Flexible; limber, like cloth or a vine; he lole ie, he kanaka ie ke ona i ka. rama, a man is limber (like cloth) when he is drunk; he lapa; he noho ie, he papale ie, be ipu ie.

Iēhowa, Iehova [iē·howa]  n. Jehovah. Heb. Yehowah.

Iehova  s. Heb. The name of the one eternal, living and true God, in opposition to all other gods. Isa. 45:5, 6. His name and attributes have been accepted by Hawaiians.

ʻie huamoa  n. egg basket (with ke) (KAN)

ʻieʻie₁  n. an endemic woody, branching climber (Freycinetia arborea) growing luxuriantly in forests at altitudes of about 300 to 600 m. The ringed stems end in tufts of long, narrow, spiny leaves, in the center of which flowers are borne on cylindrical spikes surrounded by leafy bracts, which are orange or green with orange bases. (Neal 54) ʻIeʻie was one of five plants used on the hula altar (see palai). also ʻie. [Pn(NP) *kie-kie, plant sp. (Freycinetia)]PLA FLO HUL

ieie  s. The leaves of the ie formerly used in decorating the gods of Hawaii, generally made into wreaths; he ieie huewai, he ieie hula. adj. He poo ieie no Hilo; a kind of lei for the head used by Hilo people. v. To be decorated with leaves; to be dressed in wreaths. Hoo. To be ennobled; to be dignified.

ʻieʻie₂  n. a native variety of taro with leaf blades and flowers suggesting ʻieʻie₁; the leaves are dark and glossy, the petioles reddish with yellow-green stripes. (HP 18, 32)FLO TAR

ʻieʻie₃  vs. high, conceited.

hōʻieʻie, hoʻoʻieʻiecaus/sim

ieie  adj. Hoo Proud; pompous; light minded.

ʻIeʻie  placename. playground, ʻAiea, Oʻahu. lit.: Freycinetia vine or a taro.

ʻieʻiea  nvs. barbed, as a hook; barb. FIS

ieiewaho  s. Name of the sea or channel between Oahu and Kauai; hoi mai no ma ka moana o ka Ieiewaho, he returned by the ocean of the Ieiewaho.

ʻieʻiewe  rare var. of ʻiewe, afterbirth, placenta... BOD

ieiewe  s. The envelop of a fetus; placenta; secundines feminarum parturientium. The uterus; the womb; ka aa, ka alualu.

iʻeioiokahaloa [iʻe-io·io-kaha-loa]  n. kind of brown tapa made at Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi. lit., tapa beater with ridges of long stripes. TAP

ʻie kala  kind of fish trap (EH)

Iēkuiko, Iesuito, Iesuita [iē·kuiko]  n. Jesuit. Eng.

iʻe kuku  n. tapa beater. TAP

iʻe kuku hoʻōki  n. tapa beater, as used to finish the tapa. lit., finishing-beating mallet. TAP

ʻie lawe  n. fish-trap basket made of ʻie vine. lit., portable ʻie. FIS

-iele  pejorative suffix. see lōiele, luaiele, luluaiele, maiele, noiele. rare. 

ʻiele  n. person of distinction, chief. cf. ʻī, supreme. (And.)

iele  s. A chief; a king; he alii, ke alii.

Ieliko, Ieriko  n. Jericho. G

Ielukalema, Ierusalema [ielu·kalema]  n. Jerusalem. Eng. G

Iemene ʻĀkau [ie·mene ʻā·kau]  n. North Yemen; North Yemenite, North Yemeni. G

Iemene Hema [ie·mene hema]  n. South Yemen; South Yemenite, South Yemeni. G

ʻĪemi [ʻĪ-emi]  placename. spring and pond near the mouth of Moanalua Valley, Oʻahu, the source of a water course that fed the taro patches of the bottom lands. lit.: less great.

ʻie ʻōhia lomi  n. tomato basket (with ke) (KAN)

ʻie ʻōpala [ʻie ʻō·pala]  n. wastebasket.

ʻie palaoa  n. breadbasket.

Ierese [ie·rese]  n. Jersey. Eng. G

Ka mokupuni ʻo IereseJersey Island

Ieriko  var. spelling of Ieliko, Jericho... bc

Ierusalema  var. spelling of Ielukalema, Jerusalem... bc

Ieseruna  s. Heb A poetical name for the lsraelitish people, signifying upright, beloved. Kanl. 32:15—33:5.

Iesū  n. Jesus. Heb. Yeshua. bc

Iesuita  var. spelling of Iēkuiko, Jesuit...

Iesuito  var. spelling of Iēkuiko, Jesuit...

Iesu Kristo  Jesus Christ (EH)

ʻiewe₁, ʻīewe  n. afterbirth, placenta. also ēwe, ʻiawe. [ʻiawe; honua (Kauaʻi me Niʻihau); ke ʻeke e waiho ana ke keiki i loko i kona manawa i loko o ka pūʻao o ka ʻōpū o kona makuahine.]BOD

iewe  s. The navel string connecting the new-born infant with the mother. The after-birth.

ʻiewe₂  n. infant. (Kanl. 28.57)

iewe  The infant itself; a young one just born. Kanl. 28:57.

ʻiewe₃  n. relatives of a common ancestry.

E kolo ana nō ka ēwe i ka ʻiewe.Descendants of the same ancestors crawl together [seek out one another]. (ON 322)

ʻīewe  n. var. spelling of ʻiewe₁, afterbirth, placenta. AltSpel BOD

ʻiha  same as ʻihaʻiha.

iha  v. To be intent upon; persevering at; to desire greedily; ua iha wale no, he gives his whole attention.

ʻihaʻiha  nvs.
  • feeling of discomfort of one needing to relieve himself;
  • tight, taut, tense.
  BOD

hoʻoʻihaʻihabloated, uncomfortable

ʻIhaʻiha ke kaula.The rope is taut.

noʻonoʻo ʻihaʻihamental anxiety, trouble, discomfort

ihaiha  adj. Firmly drawn, as a rope; ua ihaiha ke kaula, ua maloeloe, strained. adj. Ua ihaika ka puukole i ka mimi, ua iheihe; ua hele a ihaiha wale ka poe hana hewa, e hana mau ma ka hewa; to draw in, restrain, as one desiring to fulfill a call of nature, and is restrained by the presence of some one; so also having a desire to lasciviousness.

ihe₁  n. spear, javelin, dart. Various types of ihe are listed below. bc [Pn(CE) *ihe, spear, dart] [Ihe makawalu: he kīloi ʻana i nā ihe he nui i ke aliʻi ma ka hoʻokipa ʻana iā ia i kekahi ʻāina. Nāna, a i ʻole na kekahi koa ona e pale aku i ia mau ihe. Ihe mākini: he mau ihe i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ʻo hope i ke kaula a hoʻolei ʻia me he pua keʻa lā a kamaliʻi. Hoʻohana ʻia kēia ʻano ihe me ke kaua i hoʻouka ʻia iā Kamehameha ma Hāpuʻu, Kohola. Ihe mākolu: he ihe nona nā maka ʻekolu.]

ihe  s. A spear. Ios. 8:18. Ihe hulali, a glittering spear; a javelin. Nah. 25:7. He ihe pakelo; ihe pahee a me na ihe o, the hand staves and the spears.

ihe₂  n. same as iheihe, a fish. bc [(OC) PPn *ise, halfbeak spp. including (Hyporhamphus acutus) (Hpr.1994)]FIS

ʻihe  var. of ʻihaʻiha, feeling of discomfort of one needing to relieve himself...

i hea  S  inter. where (indefinite), why, why not.

I hea lā ʻolua kamaʻilio mai?Why didnʻt you two speak of it?

I hea ʻoia?Where is he?

ihea  adv. int I and hea, where? To what place? whither? ihea oukou? where are you going ?

īheʻe [ī·heʻe]  S  vi. to spread out, prevail, as of calm, peace. rare. 

ihee  adj. Still; quiet, as the weather; he ihee no ka la malie.

ihee  v. To run from; to escape; e ihee ana i ka ia (kawelo) i ka mua o na waa.

īheʻeheʻe [ī·heʻe·heʻe]  S  vi. to flow. rare. 

iheehee  v. To pour into; to slip easily, as oil into a bottle; e iheehee ana i ka aila iloko o ka huewai.

īheʻekai [ī·heʻe·kai]  n. turmeric or ocher with salt water, used as a daub by guardians of shark gods and other priests. (Malo 116)FIS

iheihe₁ [ihe·ihe]  n. one of several halfbeaks (Hemirampus depauperatus). [(OC) PPn *ise, halfbeak spp. including (Hyporhamphus acutus) (Hpr.1994)]FIS

iheihe  s. A species of fish of the sword kind, but small; kaawili iheihe.

iheihe₂ [ihe·ihe]  n. a variety of taro. (HP 32)TAR

ʻiheʻihe  same as ʻihaʻiha, feeling of discomfort, tight...

iheihe lei [ihe·ihe lei]  n. a variety of iheihe taro. TAR

ihe laumaki  var. spelling of ihe laumeki, barbed spear...

ihe laumeki, ihe laumaki [ihe lau·meki, ihe lau·maki]  n. barbed spear. [He ihe i nui nā kohe ma kona ʻoiʻoi.]

ihe makawalu  n. the throwing of numerous spears at a chief as a greeting on his arrival at a certain land. Either he or one of his warriors fended off the thrown spears. (Desha 7) [he kīloi ʻana i nā ihe he nui i ke aliʻi ma ka hoʻokipa ʻana iā ia i kekahi ʻāina. Nāna, a i ʻole na kekahi koa ona e pale aku i ia mau ihe.]

ihe mākini [mā·kini]  n. see mākini₁, group of spears tied together, used as a battering ram in war... (Desha 13) [He mau ihe i hoʻopaʻa ʻia kekahi me kekahi i loko o ka pūʻā.]

ihe mākolu  n. a three-pointed spear (Desha 80) [he ihe nona nā maka ʻekolu]

iheʻō  n. dart; piercing spear.

ʻīhepa [ʻī·hepa]  same as hepa, imbecilic.

ihe paheʻe  n. short spear, lance; stick used in the game paheʻe. SPO

ihe pakelo  n. lance.

ihi  vt. to strip, peel, as bark or fruit; to tear off, remove. also māihi, to peel; strip, as bark... [PPn *isi, peel off, strip, split: *(qh)isi]

ihi  vt. to peel, as an orange or taro. cf. uhole. TAR

ihi  v. To peel off the bark from a stick. Kin. 30:37. To peel; to flay the skin from an animal; e ihi i ka ai, to take the skin from food (kalo or potatoes); e ihi i ka ili o ka manini, to peel the skin from the manini (a species of kalo); e hoopohole, e maihi; ua ihi ka la, ua wela ka pahoehoe, the sun is peeled off, i. e., the clouds, the smooth rocks are hot; ua ihi ke kapu o ke alii, the kapu is taken off. lit. Peeled off.

ʻihi₁  vs. sacred, holy, majestic, dignified; treated with reverence or respect. [ʻihiʻihi.]PAN

hōʻihi₁to treat thus; to hallow

hōʻihi₂tapa or pandanus fitted into a hoop and placed on the head of an attendant (kahu), serving as a holder for a food container from which the chief or favorite child was served, a means of bestowing high honor

ihi  adj. Sacred; hallowed. Hal.72:19. Generally applied to high chiefs.

ʻihi₂  n. wood sorrels (Oxalis, all species), perennial weedy herbs, creeping or not, and bearing cloverlike leaves and yellow, white, red, or pink bell-shaped flowers. The plants have a pleasant sour taste due to oxalic acid. (Neal 473–4) Known to some as Portulaca spp. [PPn *kisi-kisi, Oxalis spp]PLA FLO

ihi  s. The name of a plant growing on the mountains, the root, used in native medicines, slightly cathartic; also, A plant like the pig-sorrel, which is called ihi makole.

ʻihi₃  see hue wai ʻihi, long-necked water container...

ʻihi ʻai  n. a kind of ʻihi (Oxalis corniculata). lit., edible ʻihi. (Neal 473)PLA

ihiakala [ihi·akala]  same as holomoku₂, rush or torrent, as of water; to rush, break forth, overflow. fig., overwhelming... (Kam. 76:10)

ʻihi ʻawa  same as ʻihi ʻai, a kind of ʻihi (plant) (Oxalis corniculata). PLA

ʻihiʻawaʻawa  n. storm accompanied by much thunder and lightning, and an epithet for the gods of thunder and lightning. lit., stormy sacred ones.

ihihi  adj. Angry; cross; offended; unsociable; he kanaka ihihi; displeased with; disaffected to; parsimonious; he kanaka ihihi, e aua no, stingy.

ihihī [ihi·hī]  vi. to neigh, whinny. ANI

hōihihīto imitate neighing; to make a horse neigh

ihihi  v. To neigh, as a horse.

ihiihi  interj. An expression of surprise at seeing anything uncommon or out of the ordinary course of things; he huaolelo kahaha, a word expressive of astonishment.

ʻihiʻihi₁  revered. redup. of ʻihi₁; [Ke kūlana hemolele a kapu paha o kekahi mea. ʻEʻehia; ke ʻano manene pāhaʻohaʻo e loaʻa ana iā ʻoe i mua o ke aliʻi kapu a me ke akua.]

ihiihi  adj. Sacred; holy. Ios.24:19. No mixture of evil. Isa. 6:3. Majestic; dignified. see ihi, adj. v. Hoo To put on dignity or importance.

ʻihiʻihi₂  an unknown plant formerly growing at ʻIhiʻihilauākea [ʻIhiʻihi-lau-ākea], the western side of Hanauma Bay, Oʻahu. PLA

ihiihi  s. see ihi above. Name of a plant; he ihiihi makole, he ihiihi ai. .

ʻihīʻihī  same as ihihī, to neigh.

ʻA ʻike i ke kumulau, ʻihīʻihī launa ʻole.Seeing the mare, such a neighing. (song)

ʻihiʻihiione [ʻihiʻihi-i-one]  n. a mustard plant, Coronopus didymus. Niʻihau. PLA

ʻIhiʻihilauākea [ʻIhiʻihi-lau-ākea]  placename. crater west of Hanauma Bay, and bridge over ravine between Blowhole and Hanauma Bay, Oʻahu. lit.: wide-leafed ʻihiʻihi (an extinct or unknown plant said to have grown at this site).

ʻIhikapalaumaewa  the earlier name of the island Maui. (Sterling 2)

ʻihikapu  taboo sacredness, holy sacredness...

ʻihi kūkae hipa [ʻihi kū·kae hipa]  same as kūkaehipa, spiny bur (Acanthospermum australe). also pipili₃. (Neal 837)PLA

ʻihi kū kēpau [ʻihi kū kē·pau]  n. same as pāʻihi, a weed related to watercress.

ʻihi kū ma kua  n. a weedy sorrel. (Oxalis sp.).

ʻihi lāʻau  Marsilea villosa. lit., medicinal sorrel. Niʻihau.

ʻihi lani  n. heavenly splendor; sacredness of a chief; reverence due a chief. [ʻihiʻihi o ke aliʻi.]

ihiloa  n. small, long-necked gourd as used for holding water.

ʻihi maka ʻula  same as ʻihi mākole.

ʻihi mākole [ʻihi mā·kole]  S  n. a creeping variety of ʻihi with red stems (differing in this from ʻihi ʻawa), yellow flowers, and no bulbs; used medicinally. lit., red-eyed ʻihi. also ʻihi maka ʻula. FLO

ihimanu  s. Name of a large creature of the ocean, one and a half or two feet in diameter; perhaps hihimanu is a better orthography. Hueu. see hīhīmanu₁.

ʻihi pehu  S  n. a kind of sorrel (Oxalis martiana) with large leaves, pink flowers, bulbous scaly root, used medicinally. (Neal 473)PLA FLO

ʻihi pua kea  n. shamrock. lit., white-flowering Oxalis. FLO

-iho 

He kanaka waiwai ʻoia, a hoʻīho nō, he wahine waiwai kāna.He is a rich man and, besides that, has a rich wife.

hoʻoiho, hoʻīhobesides that, also, furthermore,

iho₁  nvi. to go down, descend; downhill, towards the sea; to subside; go south or before the wind; descent. bc [(EO) PPn *hifo, downwards] [hele i kekahi wahi i lalo ou.]

hoʻoihocaus/sim

iho  v. To go down; to descend, as from a higher to a lower place. Nah. 12:5. To go down from an eminence. Puk. 19:24. E iho ana i ka pali, descending a precipice. Hoo. To cause to descend; to bring down, as a punishment. 1 Nal. 2:9. To cause to fall. Ezek. 26:20. A verbal directive, which implies, Motion or tendency downward. It implies succession, and is used much in narrative tenses; generally followed by la. Gram. § 233, § 234, 3d; § 237, § 239.

iho₂  n.
  • core, as of an apple, breadfruit, or pandanus; cob, as or corn; heart, as of celery:
  • spongy white growth in the center of a sprouted coconut, sometimes called coconut sponge (cf. lolo niu, embryonic sponge in a coconut);
  • pith, spadix;
  • flesh of the octopus after the skin is removed;
  • axis, as of the earth;
  • axle, as of a wheel.
  . also haku. bc [Pn(CE) *iso, pith, core; umbilical cord]CAN PAN CN TRE

iho ʻolewithout core, said of koa trees easily shaped into canoes

iho  n. axle, i.e. a shaft on which a wheel turns. also paepae komo huila. CAN PAN CN TRE

n. axis, in math. see kuhikuhina. CAN PAN CN TRE

nā iho kuhikuhinacoordinate axes, i.e. two intersecting perpendicular number lines used for graphing ordered number pairs in math

n. nucleus of a syllable, in linguistics. LNG

iho  s. The pith of a vegetable; he iho laau ka mea mawaena o ka laau, the pith of a tree is what is in the center of the tree. In geography, the pole of the earth; he iho ko ka honua a puka ma na aoao elua, the earth has a pith (pole) coming out at both sides; ka iho kukui. see ihoiho.

iho₃  n. collective terms for inner layers of white sleeping tapas below the kilohana. bc TAP

iho  s. Name of the inferior kapas in a set, the best being the kilohana.

iho₄  n. block used in plaiting a hat to give shape to the crown. also pahu pāpale. bc CLO

iho₅  n. battery, electric plug. bc

iho ʻiona likiumaion-lithium battery

iho  n. battery. also pakalē. see ʻōmole iho uila.

iho ʻeonosix-volt battery

iho pihibutton-shape battery

iho pokebattery for flashlight, radio, etc

iho ʻumikūmāluatwelve-volt battery

iho₆  directional. down, below. Iho + demon. la is pronounced and written as a single word, ihola. (Gram. 7.2, Table 12)   bc PPN *hifo.

hele ihogo down, descend

maluna ihojust barely on top

iho  is also used after adverbs of time, and expresses succession of time; as, mahope iho, after that. Lunk. 1:1. lho nei, just now.

iho₇  same part. and reference as above but with reflexive meaning, often following words describing activities of the body, as eating, drinking, thinking. bc PPN *hifo.

ʻai ihoto eat

Make wai ihola ʻo Kāwika.David was thirsty. (Oihn 11.17)

noʻonoʻo ihoto think

iho₈  same part. and reference as above, with meaning "self" personally. bc

E hana ʻoia nona iho.He will work for himself.

ʻO au iho nō me ka mahalo.I am, yours respectfully.

paʻakikī ma kāna ihostubborn with his own self (Kep. 103)

iho  following nouns or pronouns, is equivalent to self or selves; as, e malama ia oukou iho, take care of your selves; eia ko'u manao no'u iho, here is my opinion of myself. It is equivalent to own after a possessive; as, kona iho, his own.

iho₉  same part. and reference as iho₆,₇,₈, but used with words of time, usually present or future, but past if followed by nei. bc

ʻĀnō iho nei.Just now, just a short time ago, recently.

i kēia mau lā iho neia few days ago

kēia Lāpule ihothis coming Sunday

mahope ihoafterwards

ʻO ka manawa ihola nō ia.It's just the time.

ʻīhoe [ʻī·hoe]  n. canoe paddler. CAN

Me nā ʻīhoe aliʻi o kō ke aliʻi mōʻī mau waʻa.With the chiefly paddlers of the ruler's canoes.

iho hanawai  var. spelling of ipu hana lepo, chamber pot...

iho huila  n. wheel axis.

-ihoiho [-iho·iho]  cf. hoʻopiʻipiʻi.

hoʻoihoihoin quilting, to make running stitches towards the sewer

ihoiho₁ [iho·iho]  redup. of iho₁, go down, descend.

ihoiho₂ [iho·iho]  n. candle, torch.

ihoiho₃ [iho·iho]  n. heart or heavy core of a tree. TRE

ihoiho  s. The solid, heavy part of timber; the heart; something solid inside of something soft; hele mai ia me ka pu a me ka pololu a me ka ihoiho kukui.

ihoihokī [iho·iho·kī]  n. Roman candle (fireworks). lit., shooting candle. see ahihoʻoleʻaleʻa.

ihoiho kukui [iho·iho kukui]  n. kukui nut candle; candle.

ihoihokukui  s. A string of kukui nuts, used for torches.

iho ʻiona likiuma  n. ion-lithium battery (Kaua 2-13-2016)

iho kaʻa  n. battery (automobile) (HE)

iho kūlina [iho kū·lina]  n. corn cob.

ihola  directional and reflexive pair. iho + demon. -la. (Gram. 7.2)   bc

iholena [iho·lena]  n. a favorite and common native variety of banana, eaten raw or cooked. The fruit bunches are small, the skin thin, ripening yellow, the flesh salmonpink. (HP 115). This was one of the few bananas permitted women. Also hilahila. lit., yellow core. BAN

iholena  s. A species of banana which were permitted to be eaten under the kapu system; eia na maia a Papa e ai ai, o ka popolu, o ka iholena.

Iholena  placename. street and place, lower ʻĀlewa Heights, Honolulu, named for a kind of banana.

ihona  n. descent, incline. PPN *hifonga.

hoʻoihonadescent, slope; to descend, go south

ihona  s. lho and ana. A descending; going down; a path descending a hill.

i hope  see hope, after, behind, last...

ihope  adv. I, prep., and hope, end. Back; backward. Heb. 10:38, 39.

iho uila  battery, electric fuse (EH)

iho wai  n. descent of water, as a stream.

ihu₁  n.
  • nose, snout, beak, bill, trunk of an elephant,
  • toe of a shoe;
  • a kiss.
Often qualified, as with the following: ʻami, irregular-shaped bridge; kikiwi, hooked; kū, piʻi, tilted (fig., haughty); lapalapa, highbridged; manana, mene, papa, pepe, ʻū, broad and flat; manana, distended, of nostrils; meumeu, snub; nanā, snarling (fig., quarrelsome); winiwini, sharp. see ex., kāninonino and sayings, mau₁, maʻu₁. bc [(AN) PPn *isu, nose]BOD

Aia i ka ihu a ka lio ka ʻai.The food is at the horse's nose. [in the direction the horse is going]

ʻelepani ihu peleleulong-trunked elephant (song)

kū ka ihuelevated nose; fig., superior, proud

Laʻa ka ihu iā Kekalukaluokēwa.Reserve the kiss for Kekalukaluokēwā. (Laie 505 [108])

Moe ka ihu o ka puaʻa.The nose of the pig is laid down [a pig offered as a sacrifice].

ʻUme i ka ihu.To draw on the nose [with the hand, i.e., to weep]. (ON 2873)

ihu  s. The nose of a person. Isa. 65:5. The snout of an animal. Sol. 11:22. The bill of a bird; the bowsprit of a ship; the fore part of a canoe, &c.; e homai ka ihu, give me a kiss. Laieik.72. NOTE.—Hawaiians kissed by touching noses. Laieik. 119. Oia ka manawa e loaa'i kou ihu i ke keiki Kauai; a proverbial expression, or it may be a misprint for ike. Laieik. 126.

ihu₂  n. prow or bow of a canoe or ship. nose of a plane (HE) bc [ʻO mua o nā ʻano alakau like ʻole e like me ke kaʻa a mokulele a waʻa paha kekahi. ʻo mua o ka waʻa.]CAN

ihu  n. bow, of a boat. CAN

ihu₃  n. thick end of pearl-shell shank. bc

ihuanu [ihu·anu]  n. name of an odoriferous tree or shrub. PLA TRE

Ihuanu [Ihu-anu]  n. name of a wind blowing down from the uplands of Kawela, Oʻahu. lit., cold nose. WIN

ihuanu  s. Ihu, nose, and anu, cold. Name of a wind upland of Kawela; o ka ihuanu, he makani ia no Kawela, mauka mai. Name of an odoriferous tree or shrub of that place.

ihu ʻeʻeke  vi. to wrinkle up the nose, as to show scorn.

ihu ʻeka  n. dirty nose, a disparaging epithet.

ihu hānuna [ihu hā·nuna]  vi. to snore or speak with nasalized sounds.

ihuhanunu  adj. Ihu, nose, and hanunu, to breathe hard. A hard breathing nose; hard breathing; snoring.

ihuihu [ihu·ihu]  vi. rising upward, as the prow of a canoe. fig., scornful. CAN

ihuihu  adj. A word used in contemning another.

ihu kāmaʻa [ihu kā·maʻa]  n. toe of shoes. CLO

ihu kikiwi  curved beak (EH)

ihukilu  var. spelling of ihu kilu, same as kilu₃, unpleasant musty odor... AltSpel ILL

ihu kilu, ihukilu  same as kilu₃, unpleasant musty odor, and iʻakui, nasal discharge; ozena (EH) ILL

Ihukū [Ihu-kū]  n. name reported for a Hawaiian star, although it may be a general term for any guiding star standing (kū) above the bow (ihu) of a canoe. STA CAN

ihu kū  nvs. tilted nose, pug nose. fig., haughty, snobbish, snooty, contemptuous.

ihuku  v. Ihu, nose, and ku, to stand. To turn up the nose in anger or contempt. see ihuph. s. Anger; contempt.

ihukukani  adj. Ihu, ku and kani, to sound. Hard breathing.

ihumaʻa [ihu·maʻa]  vs. disobedient, impudent.

ihumaa  adj. Disobedient; mischievous; manomano ke keiki ihumaa oe, you are a child of frequent disobedience.

ihu mene  flat-nosed (EH)

ihu meumeu  snub-nosed (EH)

Ihumoe [Ihu-moe]  n. name of a star. STA

ihuna  adj. Mischievous; applied to persons; kolohe.

ihu nā  nvi. to snore with prolonged sounds; such snoring. lit., moaning nose.

ihunana  adj. Snoring; a snoring person. see ihunono below.

ihu nanā  quarrelsome (EH)

ihunono  v. Ihu, nose, and nono, to snore. To snore in one's sleep. see nonoo and none.

ihu nui₁  n. large nose. BOD

ihu nui₂  n. canoe with a large bow, hollowed from the large end of a log instead of from the butt end, as was customary. (Malo 131, 135)CAN

Ihuokapuaʻa₁ [Ihu-o-ka-puaʻa]  n. deadly stroke in lua fighting. lit., nose of the pig. LUA

ihuokapuaʻa₂ [ihu-o-ka-puaʻa]  n. type of coarse-grained stone. STO

ihuokapuaʻa₃ [ihu-o-ka-puaʻa]  n. see ihu₁, nose, snout, beak, bill...

ihu ʻolāʻolā  nvi. to snore with short puffs; such snoring. lit., gurgling nose. BOD

ihuolaola  s. Ihu, nose, and olaola, to snore. A breathing hard; a snoring. A snoring nose.

ihu ʻole  n. possibly a syphilitic saddlenose or damage from leprosy. lit., no nose. (Kam. 64:115)

ihu pākiʻi  flat-nosed (EH)

ihupani [ihu·pani]  n. expert, wise person, wisdom. lit., closed nose, perhaps referring to deep diving and hence profound knowledge.

ihupapa  adj,. Ihu, nose, and papa, flat, or pepe, mashed. Depressed; flat or depressed nosed.

ihu papaʻa  n. scab nose, an insulting term for a lunkhead.

ihupepe  adj,. Ihu, nose, and papa, flat, or pepe, mashed. Depressed; flat or depressed nosed. s. A flat nosed person. Oihk. 21:18. Puka ihu, a nostril. Nah. 11:20.

ihu pī  vi. to breathe with difficulty due to partial obstruction of the nostrils, as of one with a cold. see pī₂.

ihu piʻi  nvs. elevated nose, fig., scornful, haughty, aloof, contemptuous, disdainful, snobbish, snooty.

ihupii  v. Ihu, nose, and pii, to go up. To turn up the nose in contempt. s. A word of contempt. lit. A turned up nose.

ihupilau  var. spelling of ihu pilau, ozena, a discharge of fetid matter from the nostril ... AltSpel BOD ILL

ihu pilau, ihupilau  same as iʻakui, ozena, a discharge of fetid matter from the nostril ... BOD ILL

ihupōhue  n. var. spelling of ihu pōhue, gourd nose... AltSpel

ihu pōhue, ihupōhue [ihu pō·hue]  n. gourd nose, said of one with superficial knowledge or lack of skill, perhaps so called because one floats like a gourd rather than descends to the depths of knowledge (ihupani). stupid. see pōhue, gourd...

ihuʻū  n. a variety of rarely cultivated bunana, wild in forests of Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi, with short, slender green trunk, and yellow fruit with yellow flesh, edible only when cooked. (HP 175)

ihu ʻū  snub-nosed.

ihu waʻa  n. bow of a canoe, bowsprit. CAN

ihu winiwini  sharp nose (EH)

ii  s. A heavy weight, difficult to lift; he kaumaha, he koikoi ka pupu.

ii  Name of the papaia; also written i

iʻi  vs. bristling, dishevelled (follows hulu, huhulu, huluhulu). [Pn(NP) *iki, undo, dismantle, disentangle]

ʻiʻi₁  vs. small, stunted, undersized, dwarf. [Ka liʻiliʻi, emi mai ka nui ma mua o ke ʻano maʻamau.]FIS BIR

kioea ʻai pua ʻiʻi o Hiliathe kioea bird that eats the tiny spawn of Hilia [of big persons gobbling up little ones]

pua ʻiʻitiny fry of fish

ii  Name of a species of fish around Molokai; ka pua ii. adj. Stinted; unthrifty; choked with weeds; applied to vegetables or animals.

ʻiʻi₂  n. admired deep, rasping sound in chanting; tremor; guttural quality of some sounds, as back vowels or strongly aspirated "h". MUS

Inā e hoʻokoʻikoʻi i ka leo.E loaʻa nō ka ʻiʻi, if the voice is, stressed, the guttural quality is obtained.

ii  s. A rejoicing with an audible voice, like a chant; o ka mea lea i ke olioli, aia a loaa ka ii iloko o ka puu; a singing in the throat, like the gurgling of water running from a calabash; e olaola ana me he huewai la; oia ka ii.

ʻiʻi₃  same as ʻiʻini, desire, crave...

Nānā aku au iāʻoe, noho pono ka ʻiʻi iā loko.I looked at you, desire settles deep within. (song)

ii  Covetous; close; niggardly.

ʻiʻi₄  vt. to gather, collect.

Ua ʻiʻi kānaka i ka hunahuna mea ʻai.The people collected the scraps of food.

ii  v. To collect; to gather up, as small things; to bring together. see noii. Ua ko waa, ke ii nei ka aha. s. A gathering together; a collecting, as of small things; ka noii; ua hele i ka ii hana; he pii no i ka ii poaaha, they go up to collect mulberry bark.

ʻiʻi₅  short for hāpuʻu ʻiʻi₁, hāpuʻu ʻiʻi₂, ferns. FER TAR

ʻamaʻu ʻiʻia fern

pala ʻiʻia taro

ii  A kind of fern.

ʻiʻi₆  vs. reddish-brown, as a dog's hair.

ʻiʻi₇  same as ʻapapane, a bird. BIR

ii  s. Name of a bird, partly red, bill hooked. see apane. He manu liilii ulaula; he apapane kekahi inoa.

ʻiʻī₁  vs. tight, difficult to extract, as a plug; stiff. [Pn(EP) *kiki, stiff (borrowed)]FIS MUS

E ʻiʻī ana, ēhē, āhā, e mamau ana, ēhē, āhā.Fitted tightly, tra-la, remaining firm, tra-la. (chant for Kamehameha IV)

hōʻiʻīto strain and grunt as during real or false pain or exertion; labor pains. Fig., stingy

No ka nui o ka iʻa, hō ʻiʻī nā lawaiʻa i ka huki ʻana i ka ʻupena.Because of the great number of fish, the fishermen groaned as they pulled on the net.

ʻiʻī₂  vi. to frown, scowl.

hōʻiʻīcaus/sim. (often used with maka)

ii  s. A person hard hearted, cruel and selfish; ka hooii puahi ole a ka ua iuka wale no e haakeke ai.

ʻiʻī₃  vi. to move swiftly. Kauaʻi.

ʻiʻī₄  vs. lost, as old knowledge. rare. 

ii  To be lost; forgotten, as something formerly known; ua ii na olelo kahiko, ua nalowale.

ʻīʻī₁  vs. sour, rancid, moldy, musty.

hōʻīʻīcaus/sim. to cause to sour

ii  adj. Sour; mouldy; musty, as food injured by long standing. syn. with punahelu. v. To be mouldy, &c., as food; ua ii loa ka ai. s. Mould; rust; anything indicating age or decay.

ʻĪʻī₂  n. John (Ioane) Kaneiakama Papa ʻĪʻī, Kingdom of Hawaii educator, politician and historian (August 3,1800, Kūmelewai, Waipiʻo, Oʻahu – May 2, 1870, Mililani, Honolulu, Oʻahu) .

ʻĪʻī  placename. state government building housing the Bureau of Conveyances, perhaps named for Papa ʻĪʻī, guardian of Liholiho (RC 220), and uncle of John and Daniel ʻĪʻī.

ʻiʻiaao, ʻīʻīaao [ʻiʻi·aao]  n. cooked and partly dried taro or sweet potato that becomes sour or ferments. SWP TAR

iiaao  s. Hard mouldy poi.

ʻīʻīaao  n. var. spelling of ʻiʻiaao, cooked and partly dried taro or sweet potato that becomes sour or AltSpel SWP TAR

ʻiʻiao  same as ʻiao, a fish. [ʻIʻiao pākanaloa: he iʻa liʻiliʻi ka ʻiʻiao, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ʻiao, i kohu like me ka pua ʻamaʻama ke nānā aku, a ʻo ka pākanaloa, he iʻa kekahi, he hou ʻōpiopio hoʻi, kohu mea he iʻa nō kēia ʻiʻiao pākanaloa, he iʻa paha i piha i ka ʻaila.]FIS

iii  s. Smallness; littleness; inferiority; ka iii, ka aa, ke noinoi, ke kupalii.

ʻiʻiʻi₁  intensification of ʻiʻi₁, small, tiny.

puaʻa ʻiʻiʻitiny pig

iii  s. A child of slow growth, many years, little stature; aole nae ka iii loa, a nonoi no hoi; aia he uuku nui ae. Ua ike au i kahi keiki i komo iii, aa no hoi ke kino ke nana aku. adj. Little; small; dwarfish; he puaa iii, a small hog; he laau iii, a small tree; also, ka pulu iii, little cotton; ka ipulu iii.

ʻiʻiʻi₂  small hāpuʻu ʻiʻi and ʻamaʻu ʻiʻi ferns. same as ʻiʻi₅, ʻiʻi₆; FER

iii  Name of a plant eaten in time of scarcity.

ʻiʻiʻī  vi. to restrain, choke back; to groan, as with exertion.

iii  adj. Stinted; unthrifty; choked with weeds; applied to vegetables or animals. Mortified or humbled, as a person by the overbearing conduct of another; restrained. Tight, as a rope in a hole. Close; parsimonious. see ii 2. v. To choke; to restrain; to hedge up.

iiina  v. To desire strongly. see iini.

iika  adj. Small; little in size; he wahi manini iika, a small manini, i. e., a kind of fish; ke kalo iika. the little kalo; he wiwi. he olala.

ʻiʻika  vi.
  • contracted, drawn, as facial features;
  • wincing, as in pain;
  • to contract, wince, shrivel, as octopus that writhes or turns while being broiled.

hoʻoʻiʻikato contort the features; to pucker, shrink, contract, wrinkle, scowl

iiika  s. A scar; a contraction of the skin from a wound.

ʻiʻike  vt. to see well; observant; to recognize and accost in a friendly way. [(EO) PPn *ki-kite, see into the future, have second-sight]

iike  adj. see ike, to know. Quick to learn; ready; smart; having gained knowledge.

ʻĪʻīlewa [ʻĪʻī-lewa]  placename. small crater, Kalapana qd., Hawaiʻi, formerly called ʻIeʻielewa (swinging ʻieʻie vine).

ʻiʻimi  nvt. to seek again and again; one seeking everywhere, as for knowledge. cf. ʻimi, ʻimiʻimi.

kanaka ʻiʻimi ʻikeone constantly seeking knowledge

ʻiʻimo  vi. to blink. cf. ʻimo, ʻimoʻimo. [Pn(??) *kimo, wink]BOD

hoʻiʻimoto blink rapidly; to twinkle, to cause a twinkling

iimo  v. see imo. To wink repeatedly; to wink often. To convey some idea by winking. Sol. 6:13.

ʻiʻini  nvt. to desire, crave, yearn for, wish; desire, liking. bc

iini  v. To desire; to wish for; to long after. Kin. 31:30. To fear or expect the loss of a thing which we very much love. To desire strongly to have or do a thing. 2 Sam. 13:39. Ke iini nei ka naau i ka pono, the heart desires that which is good. s. A strong desire; ka iini nui, the greatly loved one. Laieik. 114. Ka makemake nui me ka ikaika.

ʻiʻiwi₁  n. scarlet Hawaiian honey creeper (Vestiaria coccinea), found on all the main islands; its feathers were used extensively in feather work. Also ʻiwi, ʻiʻiwi pōlena, olokele. cf. also ʻiʻiwi pōpolo and kikiwi. BIR

ka mahiole ʻie i haku ʻia i ka hulu o nā ʻiʻiwiplaited helmet made of ʻiʻiwi feathers (Laie 479 [90])

iiwi  s. A small red bird; also iawi.

ʻiʻiwi₂  n. same as the honey creeper called ʻakialoa on Oʻahu (Hemignathus obscurus ellisianus). BIR

ʻIʻiwi  placename. street, Kāhala, Honolulu, named for the ʻiʻiwi (scarlet honey-creeper).

ʻiʻiwi haole  n. cape honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis), a climbing shrub bearing narrow, curved, tubular, scarlet flowers and fernlike leaves (Neal 765), introduced to Kaʻū by George Jones. FER FLO

iiwipolena  s. The name of a bird mentioned in Laiekawai 29, 80 and 149.

ʻiʻiwi pōlena [ʻiʻiwi pō·lena]  same as ʻiʻiwi₁, scarlet Hawaiian honey creeper... BIR

ʻiʻiwi pōpolo [ʻiʻiwi pō·polo]  n. immature, greenish-yellow, blackspotted stage of the ʻiʻiwi bird, lit., pōpolo berry honey creeper. BIR

ika  vs. strong. cf. ikaika, lima ika. [(FJ) PPn *kita, tensed, as a muscle, a grip]

īkā₁ [ī·kā]  nvi.
  • to drift upon,
  • strike against;
  • to turn aside from a straight course;
  • flotsam and jetsam.

hoʻoīkāto put or throw ashore; to float, strike, drift

Īkā ihola lākou i lalo i kahi wiliau, ili ihola ka moku.And falling into a place where two seas met [currents mixed] they ran the ship aground. (Oih. 27.41)

Paʻa ʻia iho i ka hoe uli i ʻole e īkā i ke koʻa.Grasp the steering paddle lest [we] strike the coral head.

ika  v. To float ashore, as a drowned person; a ao ia po, ika ia aku la ia kanaka iuka o Ukumehame; to be driven on shore by the surf. To be turned aside, as a vessel by the wind aud current. Oih. 27:41. To fall off, as a vessel before the wind. To run before the wind. Hoo. To be thrown up on the bank of a kalo patch. adj. Drifting; inclined to fall off before the wind; making leeway.

īkā₂ [ī·kā]  n. sides of taro patch or garden. rare. TAR

ika  s. Name of the sides of a kalo patch, or of a mala where the grass is thrown; oia ka mea e malu ai na ika. i lilo ole ka mea kanu a kekahi i kekahi.

ʻIkahō [ʻika·hō]  n. Idaho; Idahoan. G

i kai  see kai, sea.

ikai  adv. I, prep., towards, and kai, sea. Towards the sea; the opposite of iuka, towards inland.

i ka ʻī  see ʻī₄, interj. of scorn.

ikaiā  gram. active voice. (PHG)

ikaika₁  nvs. strong, powerful, sturdy, stalwart, potent; strength, force, energy, might, vigor, determination (rare) (usually pronounced ikeika). (Gram. 2.7)   bc SPO

E hoʻoikaika ana au e hana i kēia.Iʻm going to make a great effort to do this.

Hoʻoikaika Kalikiano.Christian Endeavor Society.

hoʻoikaika kinobody-building exercise

hoʻoikaika, hōʻikaikato make a great effort, work hard, encourage, animate, strengthen, fortify, try, strive, strain; calisthenics

pili hoʻoikaika kinorelating to body building, athletic

pōhaku hoʻoikaikastones lifted as a test of strength

Ua hoʻomaka ʻia nā hoʻoikaika pāloka ʻana mawaena o nā kālaiʻāina ʻekolu.Political campaigns were begun by three political parties; lit., ballot strengthening.

ikaika  v. see ika 3 and 4. To exercise muscular strength; to be strong; ua ikaika kona lima, his arm was strong. To be strong mentally or morally; to be courageous; persevering; energetic. Kanl. 31:6. Hoo. To make strong, as one weak in body. To be courageous in mind. To be persevering in business. To exhort one to be strong, energetic, persevering, &c. s. Strength; power; valor; zeal; perseverance. adj. Strong; hardy; persevering. adv. Strongly; perseveringly. 1 Oihl. 10:2.

Ikaika₂, ʻIkaika  n. a name reported for Jupiter. STA

ʻIkaika  n. var. spelling of Ikaika₂, a name reported for Jupiter. AltSpel STA

ikaika hawewe kani  n. amplitude, i.e. the amount of energy in a sound wave. see hawewe kani.

ikaika lio  n. horsepower.

ikaika mānowai [ikaika māno·wai]  n. cardiovascular fitness. lit., circulatory (system) strength. [+]SCI

ikakani [ika·kani]  n. decibel. lit., sound strength.

Ikalia, Italia  nvs. Italy; Italian. Italian. G

ʻĪkālia [ʻī·kā·lia]  n. Italy; Italian. also ʻĪtālia. G

ikamu, itamu  n. item. Eng.

ikamu mea hounews item

ikāmū  n. var. spelling of ʻikāmū, gathering together, as of fish about a hook. AltSpel FIS

ʻikamu  n. entry, item, object.

E koho i kekahi o nā ʻikamu i hōʻike ʻia.Choose one of the given objects.

ma ka ʻikamuà la carte, as on a menu

ʻoka pākahikahià la carte, as on a menu

ʻikāmū, ikāmū [ʻikā·mū]  n. gathering together, as of fish about a hook. cf. mū₃. FIS

i kana mai  see kana₂, extremely, beyond compare...

ikāna wai  n. bank of a stream. rare. 

Ikawaolani [I-ka-wao-lani]  n. name of a star. lit., in the mountain area occupied by gods or high chiefs. STA

ʻike₁  nvt.
  • to see, recognize, perceive; recognition,
  • know, be aware, understand;
  • knowledge, awareness, understanding, comprehension and hence learning;
  • feel, experience,
  • greet,
  • to know sexually (For. 4:275);
  • to receive revelations from the gods;
  • sense, as of hearing or sight;
  • sensory, perceptive, vision.
  . cf. anaina ʻike aliʻi, ʻike loa. bc PPN *kite. [1. launa me; honi aku. 2. ke hoʻohana ʻia ʻo ʻike me me, ʻo kona manaʻo, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hālāwai a hui ʻana me kekahi.]

aniani hoʻonui ʻikemagnifying glass, telescope, microscope

Ē Leo, e hele mai e ʻike i kō hoahānau.Leo, come and greet your cousin.

haʻawina hōʻikeexamination, test

hāiki ka ʻikenarrow-minded,

He ʻike kumu, he ʻike lau, he ʻike lono, he ʻike pū ʻawa hiwa; Ka ʻike ia āu ē ke akua.A knowledge basic, a knowledge flowering, a knowledge heard, a knowledge from kava offerings; this is the knowledge from you, O god. (hula prayer)

hōʻike ā maka, hōʻike ākeato reveal openly and clearly

hōʻike ʻanashow, exhibition

Hōʻike ʻana.Revelation (Biblical).

hōʻike ʻanodescription, example, illustration; to tell the nature of, describe

hōʻike honuageography

hōʻike hoʻopōkoleshortened review, synopsis, sketch, summary, outline, resumé

hōʻike hoʻopunipuni, hōʻike wahaheʻefalse witness; to lie, commit perjury

hōʻike manawachronology

hōʻike maopopo akuto demonstrate clearly

hōʻike ʻōlelogrammar

hōʻike paʻawitness, one who confirms

hōʻike pākuʻirebuttal

hōʻike panakōbank statement or report

hōʻike₁to show, make known, display, tell, exhibit, reveal, indicate, inform, report, notify, explain, testify, cause to know or see, discover, announce, allege; acquaint; testimony, notice, information; identifying characteristics, as of land claims; proof, token guide, exhibition

hōʻike₂witness, as in court

hōʻike₃school commencement; to hold commencement

hōʻike₄congregational convention of various Sunday Schools with singing and recitation

ʻIke aku, ʻike mai.To recognize one another.

ʻike ʻēforesee

ʻike hoʻomaopopoconscious, consciousness

ʻike mamaofar-sighted

ʻike nui ʻiawell known, famous

ʻike pōkolenear-sighted

ʻike wale ʻiaeasily seen, conspicuous

nā hōʻike makahikithe annual conventions

palapala hōʻikeaffidavit, report

pau ka ʻiketo lose consciousness

Ua hele au e ʻike i kuʻu hoaloha; ua pau ka ʻike, pau ka lohe.I went to see my friend, he was in a coma, neither seeing or hearing.

ʻike  n. information. see poʻo pāʻālua.

laina ʻikeline of sight, sight line

laina lenaline of sight, sight line

ike  v. To see, perceive by the eye. To see, perceive mentally, i. e., to know; understand. A form of sending love to an absent one; as, e ike aku oe ia mea, do you salute such a one. To receive, as a visitor or a messenger. To know; to have carnal knowledge of. Kin. 4:1 and 19:5. Hoo. To exhibit; to show; to point out; to cause to know; to give testimony in a court concerning one. s. Knowledge; instruction; ka ike, the person having knowledge. Puk. 4:11. Understanding. Kanl. 4:6. A parting salutation; as, e ike.

ʻike₂  interj. of scorn in the phrase: I ka ʻike! What does [he, she] know! bc

ʻikea  pas/imp. of ʻike₁, to see, know, feel, greet, recognize, perceive, experience... bc PPN *kitea. [ʻike ʻia.]

Ē Kāneikawaiola hōʻikea mai i ke ola.O Kāne-of-the-living-water, bring forth life. (prayer)

hōʻikeapas/imp. of hōʻike, to show, exhibit...

ikea  v. Used for ikeia, the passive of ike. Gram. § 211. It has also the regular, passive ikeia. To be seen; to be known; to appear. Puk. 16:10. Hoo. To be exhibited; manifested.

ikeaka  v. Ike, to know, and aka, clear. To know clearly; to perceive distinctly. SYN. with ikepaka, ikelea.

ʻike hana lima  nvs. skilled craftsman, craftsmanship; deft.

ʻike hānau [ʻike hā·nau]  n. instinct. lit., birth knowledge. (Kep. 11)

ʻike hānau [ʻike hā·nau]  see lawena, behavior.

ikehu  n. energy, power. SCI

hoʻoikehuto charge, as a battery

pālākiō ikehu ōlaʻiRichter scale

ikehuʻā [ikehu·ʻā]  n. calorie. lit., burning energy. SCI

ikehuʻā pākaukani.kilocalorie. abb. ikpk.

ikehu kāʻokoʻa [ikehu kā·ʻokoʻa]  n. thermal energy, i.e. the total energy of all the particles in an object. lit., complete energy. SCI

ana ikehu kāʻokoʻacalorimeter, an instrument used to measure changes in thermal energy

ikehu kemikala [ikehu kemi·kala]  n. chemical energy. SCI

Hana ʻia ka ikehu kemikala ke hoʻohuihui pū ʻia kekahi mau ʻano kemikala.Chemical energy is produced when certain chemicals are mixed together.

ikehu lā  solar energy SCI

hawewe ikehu lāsolar energy wave

ikehu mahana  n. thermal energy. lit. heat energy. [+]SCI

ikehu neʻe  n. kinetic energy. lit., moving energy. SCI

ikehu noho  n. potential energy. lit., possessed energy. SCI

ikehu nukelea [ikehu nuke·lea]  n. nuclear energy. SCI

ikehu uila  n. charge, as electric. lit., electric energy. see hohoki, hoʻoikehu. SCI

ikehu hohokineutral charge

ikehu uila hohokineutral charge

ikehu uila puhi wāwahiethermoelectric power

ikehu uila wai kahehydroelectric power

ikehu ʻumekaumaha  n. gravitational energy. lit. gravity energy. [+]SCI

ʻikeʻike  rare redup. of ʻike₁, to see, know, feel, greet, recognize... PPN *kitekite.

hale hōʻikeʻikemuseum, art academy, exhibition hall

he nūpepa hōʻikeʻike kiʻiillustrated newspaper

hōʻikeʻiketo display, exhibit, as in a museum or show; entertainment, play, fair, exposition, circus, carnival, show of almost any kind; demonstration

hōʻikeʻike honua nuiworld's fair

ikeike  v. see ike. To see; to know, &c. Hoo. To explain; to exhibit; to show; to bear witness. Sol. 10:32. s. Hoo A testimonial; a superscription. adj. Showing; witnessing.

ʻike kaʻa kaua  n.v. strategy, knowledge pertaining to war; to know the strategy of war.

ʻike kūhohonu [ʻike kū·hohonu]  n. deep knowledge or insight.

ʻike kumu  n. basic or fundamental knowledge.

ʻike kuʻuna  n. traditional knowledge.

aʻo kahua ʻike kuʻunatraditional knowledge-based learning

ʻIkelaʻela, ʻIseraʻela [ʻike·laʻela]  nvs. Israel. (For the Hawaiian glottal stop, cf. (Gram. 2.9.3)) Heb. Yisraayl. G

ʻike lihi  vt. to glimpse.

ʻike loa  vi. to know very well indeed, knowledgeable, versed, wise.

ʻike lonoa  sensation, sensory information, sensory details...

ʻike mahuʻi  nvt. to glimpse; inkling.

ʻike maka  nvt. eyewitness, witness as to a will, eyesight, visual knowledge; visible; to see or witness personally. [ʻikemaka: ʻike me kou mau maka ponoʻī.]

ikemaka  s. Ike, to see, and maka, the eye. An eye witness; one that sees with his own eyes, or knows a thing of his own knowledge; a witness. Ier. 32:10. v. Ike, to see, and maka, the eye. To know positively; to see with the eyes.

ʻike maopopo  see clearly (EH)

ʻike maopopo ʻiaplainly seen

ʻikena  n. view, seeing, knowing, association, scenery, knowledge. PCP *kitenga.

e hoʻomaʻamau i ka ʻikenacontinue forever seeing [one another] (song)

nalo ka ʻikena a ka makalost from view

ʻikeoma, ʻikioma [ʻike·oma]  nvs. idiom; idiomatic. Eng. IDI

ʻike pāpālua [ʻike pā·pā·lua]  nvt. to see double; to have the gift of second sight and commune with the spirits; supernatural knowledge, extrasensory perception.

ʻikepili [ʻike·pili]  n. data. lit., associated information. see ili, distribution..., kāhuakomo, to enter or input, as data..., kāhuapuka, to output, as data..., kākuhi, to chart..., waiho, spread, as data on a graph... and entry below CMP MTH

hōkeo ʻikepilidata bank, database

hoʻokuene ʻikepilito browse, as in a database program having the capability to rearrange data

laina ʻikepilidata stream, as in a computer program

pakuhi huina ʻikepilicross-tab graph, in math

pukaaniani kolamu ʻikepililist editor screen, in a computer program

ʻikepili helu [ʻike·pili helu]  n. statistics, i.e. numerical facts or data, in math. lit., number data. MTH

Ikepoka  n. Eastport. G

ʻike pono  nvt. to see clearly; to know definitely; certain knowledge.

iki  nvs. small, little, slightly; a little, trifle; not at all (with a negative). cf. ʻauiiki. bc [(MP) PPn *ʻiti, small]PLA

ʻAʻole au i hele iki i laila.I've never been there.

ʻaʻole kohu ikinot the least fitting; most inappropriate

he iki pua mauʻua small blade of grass

He mea iki.It's a trifle; you are welcome; don't mention it.

hoʻoikito lessen, diminish, make small

ua ʻeha ikislightly hurt

iki  vs. little, small.

manamana ikilittle finger. also manamana liʻiliʻi

iki  adj. Small; diminutive; little; often used in compounds; as, kamaiki, keiki, the little one, &c.; he wahi mea uuku, he liilii. adv. Not at all; nearly; ke hookoe iki nei no ka aie o ke aupuni, there remains very little of the government debt. v. Hoo To spare; to hold back; to make small. Isa. 54:2.

ikiʻalamea [ikiʻala·mea]  n. name given for a disease, probably stomach ulcers. cf. hikiʻalamea. ILL

ikiiki₁, ikīki  nvi. stifling heat and humidity; acute discomfort, pain, grief, suffering; to be weary, stifling, sultry, stuffy.

Ikiiki au i ka hoʻomanawanui ʻana.I am weary with forbearing. (Ier. 20.9)

ikiiki o ke kauafury and heat of war

ikiiki  v. To be pressed; to be compelled to do a thing; to be compelled to act or not to act against one's will. To be weary of refraining from. Ier. 20:9. To pant for breath, as one dying. s. A confinedness; want of room. A close, tight room. Severe pain; panting for breath; strangulation; the pangs of death. A siege of a city. Ier. 19:9. adj. Close and hot, as the confined air of a crowded room. Tight, as a bandage or clothes made too small.