w

w  the twelfth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet. The real sound represented by it is one between the English w and v. In Tahitian the v sound is most universal; in Hawaiian the w sound predominates. In many cases the letter w is superfluous, the vowel a before a, e, i, o, producing the same sound as is made by the use of w; as, uwala, uala; uuao, uao; uwa, uä uwe, uë uweke, uëke; uui, uï; uwila, uila; uwo, uö; kawowo, kauouo, &c. In other places the w is an important letter, and sometimes, if the orthography of the language were fully settled, its use would serve to make a distinction in the meaning of words, as kaua, war, and kauwa, a servant, &c.

wa  A situation without friends or connexions, as in the phrase ku i ka wa, independent. He alii e noho wale ana i ka wa, a chief without subjects. To hit as a stone hits a mark; to compass, as a man his designs. Hoo. To sicken; to make sick; to cause to vomit.

wā₁  R  n. period of time, epoch, era, time, occasion, season, age. [PPn *waa, interval (of space or time)]

ʻAʻohe nohoʻi he wā, hoʻokuʻi ʻia e ke kaʻa.In no time at all, hit by the car; almost hit by the car.

ʻaʻohe wāalmost, no time

i ka wā heawhen

i ka wā i halabefore

i ka wā mua, i ka wā mamuabefore, in past times, formerly

i ka wā oat the time of, during

i ka wā pau ʻole, i ka wā mau loaforever, eternity

ia wāthen, at the time

mai kēia wā akufrom this time forth, henceforth

mai kēlā wā maifrom that time on

nā wā me nā kauseasons, chronology

Wā huli i luna ke alo.The time the belly turns up [infancy].

wā kamaliʻi, wā liʻiliʻichildhood

wā mahopefuture

wā uʻiage of youth and beauty

wa  A definite period of time, as the lifetime of a person; i ka wa i hiki mai ai o Vanekouva, at the time Vancouver arrived; wa kamalii, time of childhood; ka wa ana ao (see wanaoo), the early dawn of the morning. NOTE.—The Hawaiian year was formerly divided into two was. Elua no wa o ka makahiki hookahi, o ke kau a o ka hooilo, there are two was (periods) in one year, the kau (summer) and the hooilo (winter.).

wā₂  R  n. tense, in grammar. . cf. wā ʻānō. LNG

wā e hiki mai anafuture tense

wā i halapast tense

wa  In grammar, a tense.

wā₃  R  vi. to make a noise, roar, din; noisy, loud; to talk much, as of gossip: to talk loudly back and forth; to reason. . cf. wawā. [(EO) PPn *waa, roar, talk loudly]

hoʻowāto make a sound, roar; to cause gossip, talk. see ex., haʻanou

kai hoʻowāroaring sea

Wā ihola lākou iā lākou iho.They reasoned among themselves. (Mat. 16.7)

wa  s. Private talk or gossip concerning the characters of others. v. To reflect; to think; to reason. Mat. 16:7, 8. To seek to know; to wish. PASS. To be the subject of conversation. Laieik. 87. To say to one's self; to ponder; to revolve in one's mind; to consider.

wā₄  R  n. space, interval, as between objects or time; in music, one of the four spaces of the staff; channel. . cf. kōwā. PPN *waa. MUS

wā  n. interval, i.e. the number of units between spaces on a graph's scale, in math. MUS

wa  s. A space between two objects, as between two rafters or two posts of a house; hence. A space between two points of time.

wā₅  R  n. fret of an ukulele, guitar, or similar instrument. MUS

wā  n. fret, as on an ʻukulele, guitar, etc. . see ʻukulele. MUS

waʻa₁  R  n. canoe, rough-hewn canoe, canoemen, paddlers; a chant in praise of a chief's canoe. [(AN) PPn *waka, canoe]CAN

waʻa komebasket (RSV), ark (KJV), of bulrushes (Puk. 2.3)

waa  s. A canoe; a small boat; waa kome. Puk. 2:3. NOTE.—The ancient canoes of the Hawaiians were dug out of single logs or trees, generally of the koa; many were large. The specific names were kaukahi, a single canoe; kaulua, a double canoe; peleleu, a short blunt canoe, &c.

waʻa₂  R  n. trench, furrow, receptacle. fig., a woman. PCP *waka-.

waa  v. For For waha, a ditch. Hoo. To dig a ditch or pit; to make a furrow.

waʻa₃  R  n. moving masses of liquid lava, so called because of similarity to a moving canoe. rare. VOL CAN

waʻa₄  R   same as more common waʻawaʻa₃, stupid.

waʻa ʻākea, waʻa kea [waa·a·kea·waa·kea]  R  n. starboard hull of a double canoe. CAN

waʻa ʻauhau [waa·au·hau]  R  n. tribute canoe; a basket filled with food and set adrift during the makahiki ceremonies, said to represent the canoe in which Lono returned to Tahiti. (Malo 151)CAN

wāʻaeʻoia  R   same as lāʻaeʻoia.

Waʻa-hila  R  n. a rain in Nuʻu-anu and Mānoa Valleys and the name of a ridge separating Mānoa and Pālolo Valleys. see saying, puʻipuʻi. WIN

Ola ke kai o Kou i ka ua Waʻa-hila.The land of Kou [Honolulu] lives by the Waʻa-hila rain. (saying)

waʻa holo hau  R  n. sleigh. lit., canoe running on snow. CAN

waʻa honua  R  n. a wide canoe. CAN

waʻa ʻīhoe  canoe paddler. (EH)rare. 

waʻa kaiaka [waa·kai·aka]  n. kayak. [comb. waʻa + Eng.]. CAN

waʻa kai like  R  n. a canoe with little sheer. lit., equal-sea canoe. CAN

waʻakau [waa·kau]  R  n. head fisherman's canoe. FIS CAN

waʻa kaua  R  n. war canoe; an army formation. (Malo 197)CAN

waakaua [waa·kau·a]  s. A division of an army as about to enter into battle; a mahope mai o lakou (huna paa) na waakaua.

waʻa kau hī  R  n. canoe for fishing aku. FIS CAN

waʻa kaukahi [waa·kau·kahi]  R  n. single canoe, as contrasted with the kaulua. lit., single-placed canoe. CAN

waakaukahi [waa·kau·ka·hi]  s. Waa and kaukahi, one place. A single canoe, or a canoe moved with one paddle; he waa hoe hookahi.

waʻa kaulua [waa·kau·lua]  R  n. double canoe. lit., double-placed canoe. CAN

waakaulua [waa·kau·lu·a]  s. Waa and kaulua, two-fold. Two canoes united; a double canoe; more generally written simply kaulua; he mau waa elua i hoapipiia.

waʻa kea  R  var. spelling of waʻa ʻākea, starboard hull of a double canoe...

waʻa kea₁  R  n. unpainted canoe set to sea after the taboos were lifted during the makahiki harvest festivals. lit., white canoe. (Malo 151)CAN

waʻa kea₂  R   same as waʻa ʻākea.

waakioloa [waa·ki·o·lo·a]  s. A very small handsome canoe.

waakoihi [waa·ko·i·hi]  s. A waterspout; a great rush of water from above; he wai nui i iho mai, mai luna mai.

waʻa kome  R  n. vessel of papyrus (RSV), bullrush (KJV).

waʻa kūpāhoa [waa·ku·pa·hoa]  R  n. a long, thin canoe. rare. CAN

waʻa lau kī  R  n. toy canoe made of ti leaves. CAN

waʻa ʻllikini [waa·lli·kini]  n. canoe without ʻiako. lit., Indian canoe. CAN

waʻa lolo niu  R  n. toy canoe made of coconut sheath. CAN CN

waanaao [wa·a·na·ao]  s. Wa, time, a of, na, article, and ao, light. lit. The time of the lights, i. e., the first rays of the sun; early morning; the early dawn. NOTE.—In common use, the word is contracted into wanaao. see wanaao.

wā ʻānō [wa·a·nō]  R  n. present tense. LIN

waʻapā [waa·pā]  R  n. skiff, rowboat; ferryboat. lit., board canoe. (2 Sam. 19.18) CAN

waapa [waa·pa]  s. Waa, canoe, and pa, a board. A canoe made of boards; a skiff; a boat. 2 Sam. 19:18. A waapa is shorter and wider than a canoe. He waa pelupelu. A ship boat; he keiki na ka moku, a child of the ship.

waʻa pāhoa [waa·pa·hoa]  R   same as waʻa kūpāhoa, a long, thin canoe... rare. CAN

waʻapā hoʻopakele ola  lifeboat. (EH)

waʻa paulua [waa·pau·lua]  R  n. said to be a large or double canoe with three ʻiako. CAN

waʻa puhi  R  n. a small, slim canoe used for surfing. rare. CAN

waʻa ʻula  R  n. a chief's canoe with red sails. CAN

waʻawaʻa₁ [waa·waʻa]  R   redup. of waʻa₂, trench, furrow... full of gulches, gullies, grooves; gullied, furrowed, grooved. PCP *wakawaka.

waawaa [waa·waa]  Full of hillocks or knolls; he waawaa ka lae, an expression of blackguardism.

waʻawaʻa₂ [waa·waʻa]  R  nvs. muscular, one whose back bulges with muscles. PPN *wakawaka.

waawaa [waa·waa]  adj. Plump, as the shoulders of a young man; hard; full.

waʻawaʻa₃ [waa·waʻa]  R  nvs. stupid, ignorant; ignoramus, simpleton, fool. . cf. hāwāwā.

hoʻowaʻawaʻato act the fool

Waʻawaʻaiki-naʻaupō.Ignorant stupid one [name of a legendary simpleton].

waawaa [waa·waa]  v. To act ignorantly or without forethought, as if a person, without thought, should in a freak of generosity, give away all his property, and afterwards should remember his own act when it was too late. Mischief from ignorance, from badness generally; applied to all classes of persons; ku i ka waawaa o ke kapu la. Dark-hearted; ignorant; unskillful; awkward; naaupo. (see the verb.) Waawaa iki naauao kahi keiki; waawaa iki naaupo kahi keiki.

waʻawaʻa₄ [waa·waʻa]  R  n. upper end of a lobster's leg. FIS

waawaa [waa·waa]  s. The upper end of a lobster's leg; also the front side of a lobster's head.

waʻawaʻa₅ [waa·waʻa]  R  n. hollow at meeting of bones below the Adam's apple. [(FJ) PPn *waka-waka, thorax, rib-cage]BOD

waawaa [waa·waa]  The upper part of the thorax; the lower part of the throat.

waʻawaʻa₆ [waa·waʻa]  R  vs. desolate, uninhabited.

Waʻawaʻa kō kāua hale, ʻaʻohe kānaka.Our house is desolate without people. (a dirge)

waʻawaʻahia [waa·waa·hia]  R   pas/imp. of waʻawaʻa₁, furrowed... WIN

Ka ua waʻawaʻahia o Wai-piʻo.The furrow-cutting rain of Waipiʻo.

waʻawaʻa iki [waa·waa·iki]  R  n. same as waʻawaʻa₃, stupid, ignorant...

waʻawaʻaiki-naʻaupō, waʻawaʻa-iki-naʻaupō, waʻawaʻa-ikinaʻau-pō  name of a legendary simpleton; stupid, simpleton, ignoramus... (EH)

waʻawaʻalia [waa·waa·lia]  R   same as waʻalia, to dig a trench...

hoʻowaʻawaʻaliacaus/sim

-wae  R   . see māwae, cleft, fissure, ʻōwae, crack...

wae₁  R  nvt. to choose, select, pick out, sort, discriminate, separated, cull, nominate; to draft, as soldiers; to preen, as of a chicken; finicky, fussy; to reflect, meditate; appointment. PPN *wahe.

hīmeni waeselected hymn or anthem

hoʻowaeto choose, pretend to choose; finicky

wae  v. To select; to pick out; to choose. Puk. 12:21. To sort out the good from the bad; to separate; to set aside; to draw out some from among others; wae ae la ke kuhina i na waa kupono ke holo. Laieik. 100. To break and separate, as the parts of a thing. To dwell upon, as the mind in thinking of an event. To think; to reflect; to consider a case. see wa. s. A choice; a thing that suits one's desires; something according to one's wish.

wae₂  R  n. u-shaped canoe spreader. . see ex. pūkōkeʻe. CAN

wae  The knee; the side timbers in a boat or ship; he wae waa, he wae moku.

wae₃  R  n. leg. . see wāwae, leg, foot... rare.  [(AN) PPn *waʻe, leg]BOD

wae₄  R  n. rib of a ship.

waʻe  R   same as ʻaʻae, third generation taro. TAR

wae  Name of a species of kalo.

wae ʻana, waeʻana  R  n. selection, choice; nomination (EH)...

waeʻano [wae·ʻano]  R  n. category. [+]ADD

waeʻano [wae·ʻano]  vt. to classify, categorize. lit., sort (by) types.

wae ʻano  see pēmāʻōʻā wae ʻano, selective solubility...

wā e hiki mai ana  R  n. future tense or time.

waele  R  vt. to weed, clear, remove grass or weeds. [Pn(TA) *waere, to weed, clear away scrub, weeds (borrowed)]PLA

Nāna i waele ke ala, mahope aku mākou.He opened up the path, we followed [respect the older sibling].

waele [wa·e·le]  v. To clear away weeds, grass, bushes, &c., preparatory to planting. To clear away grass, weeds, &c., preparatory to building a house. To weed; to hoe; to cultivate food. Ier. 4:3.

waeleʻa [wae·leʻa]  vt. to distinguish. [comb. wae + leʻa (clearly, thoroughly).].

wā ʻelemakule  old age. (EH)

wae moho  vt. primary, primary election, i.e. a preliminary election to nominate candidates for office. wae moho kūākea. open primary. wae moho kūloko. closed primary. [sh. koho wae moho.]. also koho pāloka wae moho. LAW

Ma ka wae moho, e koho kekahi ʻaoʻao kālaiʻāina i ka mea a lākou e kākoʻo ai i ka holo moho ʻana no kekahi kūlana koʻikoʻi o ke aupuni.In the primary, a political party chooses the person they will support in running for election for an important government position.

waena [wae·na]  A dead body. syn. with kupapau.

waena₁  R  loc.n. middle, between, center, central, intermediate, medial (often preceded by i, ma-, mai); mean, average. cf. leo waena, paʻapū. [PPn *wahe-ŋa, division, portion, share, piece of land; middle: *wa(a)he-ga]

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waena [wae·na]  s. The middle; the central point of a substance or of a period of time; i ka waena o ka po, midnight. 1 Nal. 3:20. With the article, ka waena, the middle. 1 Nal. 6:6. comp. prep. Between; in the middle; in the midst; prefixed by i, ma, mai, no. Gram. § 161.

waena₂  R  n. cultivated field, garden, vegetable plot.

nā mea kanu o ka waenathe herb of the field (Kin. 3.18)

waena [wae·na]  A space inclosed by bounding lines. Ana Hon. 10. A field; a farm; a garden; a cultivated spot. Kin. 3:18.

waena alelo  n. central portion of the tongue. lit., tongue center. see kūʻau alelo, lau alelo, mole alelo, wēlau alelo. BOD

waena honua  Ke Kai Waena Honua. Mediterranean Sea. pōʻai waena honua. equator. also Kapikoowākea. G

waenakolu [wae·na·ko·lu]  s. Waena and konu, center. lit. The middle center. The central point; the very or real center. Puk. 14:29. The center of a circle. Ana Hon. 20. The midst, as of an assembly of people. Laieik. 120. NOTE. The first orthography is seldom used.

waenakonu [waena·konu]  R  loc.n. center, middle, midway. [Pn(CE) *tonu, postposed particle indicating precision]

i waenakonu o ke kaiin the midst of the sea (Puk. 14.29)

waenakonu [wae·na·ko·nu]  s. Waena and konu, center. lit. The middle center. The central point; the very or real center. Puk. 14:29. The center of a circle. Ana Hon. 20. The midst, as of an assembly of people. Laieik. 120. NOTE. The first orthography is seldom used. adv. Through the midst; in the middle; in the center.

waena moana  asea, at sea; midocean. kualapa waena moana. midocean ridge. [trad.].

Aia nā moku a pau ōna i waena moana.All his ships are at sea.

waena moku  R  loc.n. amidships.

wae ōewe [wae·o·ewe]  R  vt. artificial selection. lit., select genes. cf. ke ola ōewe ʻana. [+]ADD SCI

Ma ka wae ōewe ʻana, ua hoēhu pua kaʻakepa ʻia ʻelua ʻano ʻāpala i ʻole e palahū koke mai ka hua.In artificial selection, two kinds of apples were crossbred so that the fruit would not spoil right away.

wae ʻole  indiscriminately. (EH)

wae waʻa  R   same as wae₂, canoe spreader... CAN

waewae [wae·wae]  R   redup. of wae₁, choose, select... selective. . see kūlana waewae. PPN *wahewahe.

waʻewaʻe₁ [wae·waʻe]  R  n. cloven hoof, as of cattle, goats, and deer. Kauaʻi. rare. 

waʻewaʻe₂ [wae·waʻe]  R   head fisherman in charge of kūʻula, stone gods. FIS

waewaele [wae·waele]  vt. to thin, as plants when gardening. [comb. wae + waele.].

waha₁  R  n. mouth, opening, inner surface of a bowl, open top of a canoe, muzzle of a gun, oral, one who talks too much (see ex., hewa₄). see kakaʻo, waha wale, wahāwahā. [Pn(CE) *wafa, mouth]BOD SWP CAN

hoʻowahato talk excessively; to make faces; to make an opening or furrow; to dub out a canoe, hew

Kā i ka waha.Smite the speaker [said disparagingly of one who does himself what he has condemned others for doing].

ma ka wahaoral

Mai lawe mai i kāna ʻuala, he waha.Don't bring his sweet potato, [he] talks too much.

waha nui, waha kanigarrulous

waha [wa·ha]  s. A mouth; an opening generally. The mouth of a person; e olelo he waha no he waha, to speak mouth to mouth. The mouth of a cave or pit; ka waha o ke ana. Ios. 10:18. The mouth of a bag. see auwaha, a furrow. To dig a furrow or a ditch, especially a long one. see waha, s.

waha₂  R  n. neck of a dress.

muʻumuʻu waha nuigown (muʻumuʻu) with a low neck

waha₃  R  nvt. to carry on the back, as a child; a load so carried. [Pn(CE) *wafa, carry on back]

hoʻowahacaus/sim

waha [wa·ha]  A bundle to be carried on the back. see waha, v. v. To carry on the back, as a child, or a person, or a bundle.

waha₄  R  n. square notch cut in the upper part of house posts, in which the wall plates (lohelau) were placed; tenon. (For. 5:651)

waha [wa·ha]  The throating in the lower end of a rafter.

waha ʻā  R  vs. sharp-tongued, rude; to speak heatedly and rudely. lit., burning mouth.

wahaa [wa·ha·a]  v. To talk or speak with the mouth; to mumble; to dispute.

wahaama [wa·ha·a·ma]  v. Waha and ama, tattling. To tell tales; to reveal secrets.

waha ʻawa  R  n. a bitter (ʻawa) and sadistic person who makes impulsive vindicative statements about the one he hates, attempting to strike at his weaknesses or guilts, and usually predicting misfortune that often comes true. (Nānā 197–200)

waha haukaʻe [waha·hau·kaʻe]  R  nvs. smeared mouth; smutty-mouthed, evil-tongued.

wahahaumia [wa·ha·hau·mi·a]  s. Waha and haumia, dirty; foul. A foul mouth; a blackguard.

wahaheʻe [waha·heʻe]  R  S  nvi. to lie; lying, deceitful, false; a lie, liar. lit., slippery mouth. see ex. keu.

kapa wahaheʻe ʻanafalse impersonation

wahahee [wa·ha·hee]  v. Waha and hee, slippery. To lie; to speak falsely; to deceive in speaking. s. A lie; a false speech; a deceit in speaking. adj. Lying; deceitful; deceiving. adv. Falsely; not truly. Kanl. 5:17.

wahahewa [wa·ha·he·wa]  s. Waha, mouth, and hewa, wrong; wicked. The wickedness of the mouth; any false conversation. In a prayer to the gods for the sick, e kala mai i kona hewa, a me kona aiku, a me kona aia, a me kona wahahewa, foul mouth.

waha kale  R  nvi. to drool at the mouth, talk excessively, gush; one who does so.

waha kani  garrulous. (EH)

wahakoko [wa·ha·ko·ko]  v. Waha and koko, blood. To contend; to quarrel. adj. Tale bearing; slandering.

waha kole  R  nvi. garrulous, noisy, boisterous and obstreperous in speech; such a person; to rant.

wahakole [wa·ha·ko·le]  s. Waha and kole, red. A long protuberant mouth; waha nuku. A mouth that belches out filthy matter; a boisterous, raving person. adj. Clamorous; noisy; obstreperous; contradicting. Synonymous with wahapaa.

waha koʻu  R  nvi. garrulous, clucking mouth; to gabble.

wā hala  R  n. past tense. LNG

waha lapalapa [waha·lapa·lapa]  R  nvt. to scold, utter scathing remarks; one who does so. lit., blazing mouth.

wahale [wa·ha·le]  s. The same tree as the loulu or palm tree.

wahalehe [waha·lehe]  R  vs. wide open, as a door; too large, as the neck of a dress. fig., to exaggerate. lit., wide mouth. also uhalehe.

hoʻowahaleheto stretch the mouth with fingers; to stretch out of shape, as the mouth

wahalehe [wa·ha·le·he]  s. Waha and lehe, lips. The outside of a hole or orifice. adj. Wide or broad, as a hole in a board; open wide, as the mouth of a hole.

waha lina  R  nvs. finicky, of eating. lit., tight-mouthed; such a person.

wahamana [waha·mana]  R  n. screen, shutter. rare. 

wahamana [wa·ha·ma·na]  s. Waha and mana, divided. A screen; a shutter.

waha mana₁  R  n. voice of authority, person in authority. lit., powerful mouth.

waha mana₂  R  nvi. one who digresses from subject to subject; to digress. lit., branching mouth.

wahamana [wa·ha·ma·na]  A digression in one's speech; a turning off the subject in conversation.

wāhane [wa·hane]  R  n. same as hāwane, seed of the loulu. PLA

waha nui  R  nvi. a big mouth; to talk too much, tattle; tattler.

wahaohe [wa·ha·o·he]  v. To talk scandal; to scandalize. see wahaohi. s. A great tattler; a scandalizer.

wahaʻohi  R  nvi. to talk in a foolish, silly, senseless manner; such talk; such a talker.

wahaohi [wa·ha·o·hi]  v. To talk like a crazy person; to talk confusedly about this and that; to utter many words without meaning. To scold; to tattle. s. Foolish; crazy; loud talk. The person so talking; applied to females. A scold; a slanderer; a tale bearer.

waha o ka heʻe  octopus mouth (liar). (EH)

Waha-o-ka-manō  R  n. . see Ka-waha-o-ka-manō.

waha ʻō koko  R  v. to slander one's own blood. lit., mouth that pierces blood.

waha okooko  venomous mouth (fig.). (EH)

waha ʻōlelo, wahaʻōlelo [waha·o·lelo]  R  n. spokesman, mouthpiece, herald; speaking mouth.

wahapaʻa [waha·paʻa]  R  vt. to goad, tease, banter; argumentative. lit., hard mouth.

wahapaa [wa·ha·paa]  s. Waha and paa, hard. A person full of noise in his talk; a raving person; a scold; one who talks angrily and furiously; he wahapaa ia; mai hele oe i ka wahapaa; o ka wahapaa, oia ka hoopaapaa. adj. Noisy; clamorous; raving.

waha pala  R  n. a coated mouth, said in derision of an ignoramus, especially one who does not know the chants honoring his chief.

waha pilo  R  n. halitosis; foul mouth.

waha pio  R   to be unable to speak; not to dare to speak, speechless. lit., imprisoned mouth.

wahapio [wa·ha·pio]  v. Waha and pio, a prisoner. To speak as one that is under constraint and knows not what to say; e like me ka pio.

waha puʻu  R  n. protruding lips; unintelligible speech, as of one who has had a stroke. lit., lumpy mouth.

wahapuu [wa·ha·puu]  s. Waha and puu, swelled. A person who speaks unintelligibly in conversation; a boisterous person; a loud talker. adj. Rude; obstreperous in conversation; unintelligible.

wahauhauha [wa·ha·u·hau·ha]  s. Waha and uhauha, dirty. A long or hoggish mouth. A gormandizer; one who eats as long as he can. adj. Hoggish in one's manners; filthy; cramming one's self with food.

wahaukae [wa·ha·u·kae]  s. A filthy mouth. see wahahaumia.

waha ʻūkele  drool. (EH)

wahaʻula  R  vt. to nibble and pick at food without appetite. lit., red [sore] mouth.

wahāwahā [waha·wahā]  R  vt. to treat with contempt, scorn, despise, abhor, ridicule; be disgusted, defy. PCP *wafa(a)wafa(a).

hoʻowahāwahācaus/sim. cf. waha₁

hoʻowahāwahā i ka ʻahacontempt of court

wahawaha [wa·ha·wa·ha]  v. see waha, mouth. To make mouths at; to open the mouth at by way of contempt. To be dishonored; to live unhonored. To hate; to dislike; to be ashamed of. Hoo. To mock; to scorn; to rail at; to despise. Nah. 14:31. To treat contemptuously; to deride. To abominate. Oihk. 19:7. To hate. 1 Nal. 22:8. To be unbelieving; to be disobedient; ua like ka hoowahawaha me ka hoomaloha. s. Dislike; hatred; contempt. Iob. 31:34. adj. Disliked; displeased with; objected to; ahu iho ka pua wahawaha i Wailua.

wahawai [waha·wai]  R  vt. to talk glibly, brag. lit., watery mouth.

waha walaʻau  obstreperous. (EH)

waha wale  R  vs. deceitful, lying. lit., slimy mouth.

waha wali  R  S  vs. glib-tongued. glib-tongued.

waha wali  S  n. smooth talk, smooth talker; to talk smooth; glib. Niʻihau.

Ma muli o ka maikaʻi loa o kō kēlā kanaka kūʻai kaʻa me ka waha wali, nui ka poʻe kūʻai kaʻa maiā ia mai.Because that car salesman is such a smooth talker, many people buy cars from him.

waheawa [wa·he·a·wa]  s. The giving up of a plan, device, or intention, as a desire to go to a chief, but on thinking, gives it up; ka waheawa o ke alaula.

wahee [wa·hee]  s. A contraction of wahahee, which see.

wā heʻe  R  n. time when heʻe (octopus) abound. FIS

wā heu ʻole, wā heuʻole  R  n. time of beardless youth, preadolescence. lit., time without whiskers.

wahi₁  R  n. place, location, position, site, setting. (ka wahi contracts to common kahi). [Pn(NP) *waafi, side, place, part: *wa(a)(fs)i]

Iāʻoe ia wahi.None of your business [rude]; it's your turn [polite].

kēlā wahi kēia wahieverywhere

ma ia mau wahihereabouts, thereabouts

ma kekahi wahisomewhere

ma nā wahi āpaueverywhere, wherever, universal

Ua hele akula lāua ia wahi aʻe, ia wahi aʻe.They went everywhere.

wahi  n. region, a specific area, in math. MTH

wahi [wa·hi]  s. A place; a space; a situation; wahi kaawale, a vacant place; synonymous with kahi, but used differently in a sentence. see kahi. Wahi hilahila, private parts. Kanl. 25:11. Na wahi a pau loa, all places. Ios. 1:3. Na wahi paa, strong holds or places. 1 Sam. 23:14. It is used with ka for kau: a ka wahi (kau wahi) e noho ai, the dwelling place. Hal. 26:8.

wahi₂  R  paucal article. Some, a little, a bit of. (Gram. 10.2)   PCP *wa(a)si.

ʻaʻohe wahi ā neʻeneʻeu maidoes not bestir at all

E ʻoluʻolu ʻoe i wahi wai.Please a little water.

He wahi makana kēia.This is just a little gift.

wahi [wa·hi]  art. Gram. § 63. Some; some little; a few. It unites or takes with it the indefinite article he; as, he wahi wai, some water. It also takes kau before it, and both the definite article ke; as, lawe ae la ia i ke kau wahi leho no ka honua, in which case it means, some; some little; some indefinite quantity. It has no corresponding word in English; as, owau nei o ko oukou wahi kaikaina uuku hope loa.

wahi₃  R  idiom. to say, according to (usually followed by the possessive a or by a zero-class possessive and not preceded by either verb or noun particles).

Wahi a kahiko.According to the ancients.

Wahi a ke aliʻi.The chief said.

Wahi a wai?Who said so?

wahi [wa·hi]  s. A word; a saying; a remark. NOTE.—This word is somewhat anomalous; it has no article and has some of the properties of a verb; as, wahi a wai? word of whom? whose word? whose saying, or who said it? Ans. Wahi a ke alii, the king said so.

wahī  R  nvt. wrapper, envelope, case, covering, sheath; a ti-leaf bundle; to wrap, cover, bundle up, fold up, roll up, swathe; to dress, as a wound. cf. ʻili wahī, kīpē. [Pn(CE) *wafii, cover, wrap; wrapping, covering]

Ā wahī ihola ʻoia i nā papa i ke gula.And he overlaid the boards with gold. (Puk. 36.34)

wahī makaanianiglasses case

wahī  n. folder, as in a computer program. wahī o waho. external folder. see entries below. cf. waihona. CMP

Pono e hana kope ʻia kēlā waihona ma ka wahī ʻōnaehana.That file needs to be copied to the system folder.

wahi [wa·hi]  s. Accent on the last syllable. That which surrounds or envelopes anything; a covering; a sheath; a wrapper, as kapa, paper, ki leaf, cloth, &c.; wahi pahi kaua, a sword scabbard. 1 Sam. 17:51. v. To cover over; to bind up, as a wound. Ier. 30:26. To wrap up, as a body for burial; to tie up in a wrapper, as a bundle. To roll or fold up in kapa or cloth; to swathe; to wrap up. To surround, as a wrapper; to overlay; to cover up. Puk. 36:34. To cover, as the body of a person with clothing. syn. with uhi. O ka lole ka mea e wahi ai i ke kino.

wāhi  R  vt. to cleave, split, burst through, break through; to change, as money; to have sex relations with a virgin, deflower. . cf. wāwahi. [Pn(NP) *wasi, to split: *wa((q)a)si]FLO

E wāhi mai i ka berena e ola ai.Break the bread of life. (hymn)

hikiʻole ke nahā (haʻi, wāhi), haʻi ʻole.unbreakable (EH)

hoʻowāhicaus/sim

O wāhi mai, ē Lono, o wāhi ʻo luna, o wāhi ʻo lalo, o wāhi ka uka, o wāhi ke kai.Break through, O Lono, break through above, break through below, may the uplands break through, may the lowlands break through. (prayer to Lono for rain)

wahi [wa·hi]  v. To break by casting out of one's hand. Puk. 34:1. SYN: with naha. To break through, as an army; to break or rush through, as through a troop. Hal. 18:29. To break, as one's head. Lunk. 9:53. To separate; to open; to rend; to break through. Isa. 64:1. To open; to cause to flow. Isa. 41:18. To break; to cleave; to break, as a rock. Hal. 105:41. see wawahi.

wahi [wa·hi]  s. One that is above law, or is so much a favorite, or is so holy that the law cannot affect him. A favorite or high servant of the king; pepehiia o Kainapan wahi alii e Kainapau kuaaina, Kainapau the king's favorite was slain by Kainapau the backwoodsman.

wahi (kapuahi) hoʻoheheʻe hao  foundry. (EH)

wāhia  R   pas/imp. of wāhi, cleave, split... [Pn(NP) *wasi, to split: *wa((q)a)si]

Ka hūlili paʻa ʻaʻoe e wāhiathe strong bridge that cannot be broken. (chant for Ka-lā-kaua)

wāhia [wa·hia]  vs. decomposed, i.e. broken down into component parts, as through chemical reaction. . cf. hāpopopo.

wahia [wa·hi·a]  v. see wahi, to break. Wahia is for wahiia, to be broken.

wahi ʻaina  mess (dining). (EH)

wahi a ke aliʻi  the chief said. (EH)

wā hiamoe [wa·hia·moe]  R  n. time to sleep, bedtime.

wahī ʻanoʻano [wahi·ano·ʻano]  n. seed pod. lit., seed case. PLA

wahie₁  R  nvi. fuel, firewood; to serve as firewood. [Pn(CE) *wafie, firewood]

wahie [wa·hi·e]  s. Wood for burning; fuel. Oihk. 1:7. Wahie is used for fuel in distinction from laau, timber.

wahie₂  R  n. stroke in spear or club fighting.

wahī ʻea  n. any plastic film for wrapping food, as Saran Wrap. lit., plastic wrapper. FOO

wahieʻala  sandalwood. (EH)

wahieala [wa·hi·e·a·la]  s. Wahie and ala, odoriferous. An epithet of sandal-wood; sandal-wood. Its appropriate name is iliahi.

wahie-ʻekeʻeke  R  n. upper stroke in club fighting. (RC 59)

wahīʻeha  R  n. bandage.

wahīʻeha [wahi·ʻeha]  n. band aid.

wahi ʻeli  digging place. (EH)

wahie-o-ke-ola  R  n. lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale), a small tree from tropical America, with heavy, hard wood, useful for many purposes. The resin yields medicine and stain. The tree is also ornamental, each leaf with two or three pairs of rounded leaflets, the flowers blue and clustered, the fruits yellow and heart-shaped. (Neal 476)PLA TRE FLO ILL

wahi hakahaka  space. (EH)

wahi hakina iki  morsel. (EH)

wahi hana  R  n. workshop, place to work.

wahi hānai holoholona, wahi hānai pipi [wahi·ha·nai·holo·holona·wahi·ha·nai·pipi]  R  n. cattle ranch.

wahi hānai pipi  R  var. spelling of wahi hānai holoholona, cattle ranch...

wahi hihia  kink. (EH)

wahi hilahila [wahi·hila·hila]  R  n. private parts. BOD

wahi hoʻāhu ʻōpala [wahi·hoahu·o·pala]  R  n. dump, garbage pile.

wahi hoʻāhu waina  wine cellar. (EH)

wahi hoʻāno  sanctuary. (EH)

wahi hoʻokomoʻili kinai ahi  fire plug. (EH)

wahi hoʻolele kiʻi  screen for projecting pictures or movies. (EH)

wahi hoʻomalu [wahi·hoo·malu]  R  n. shelter.

wahi hoʻomalu [wahi·hoo·malu]  n. shelter.

wahi hoʻomalu holoholona  animal quarantine station. (EH)

wahi hoʻopau pilikia [wahi·hoo·pau·pili·kia]  R  n. toilet, rest room.

wahi hoʻoulu mea ʻai no ka mākeke  truck farm. (EH)

wahi huna  sexual part. (EH)

wahi i hoʻokaʻawaleʻia  zone. (EH)

wahi i hoʻopōʻino ʻia  disaster area. (EH)

wahi ʻino  evil place. (EH)

wahi inu lama  bar (for drinking). (EH)

wahī iwi  niniki wahī iwi . periosteum, i.e. the tough membrane adhering tightly to a bone. BOD

wahi kaʻawale [wahi·kaa·wale]  R  n. vacant place, vacancy.

wahi kanaaho, wahi kanaho  refuge, sanctuary. (EH)

wahi kanu ʻanoʻano  seedbed. (EH)

wahi kapu  sacred place, taboo place, enclosure. (EH)

wahi kiaʻi  R  n. lookout.

wahi koho pāloka  poll. (EH)

wahi kūkākūkā  consultation place. (EH)

wahi kūkulu kaʻa  parking lot. (EH)

wahi kū moku  R  n. anchorage.

wahi kupa  residence for several generations. (EH)

wahi laʻa  sacred place. (EH)

wahī lawe pepa  R  n. brief case.

wahī leka  R  n. envelope.

wahi lulu  R  n. shelter.

wahī makaaniani [wahi·maka·ani·ani]  R  n. glasses case.

wahi mālama keiki  nursery (children's). (EH)

wahi mālama mea ulu  herbarium. (EH)

wahi mālama pipi waiū [wahi·ma·lama·pipi·wai·ū]  R  n. dairy.

wahi manaʻo hoʻopuka  I have just a small comment (he...). (EH)

wahī mimiki  n. shrink-wrapping; to shrink-wrap. lit., wrapping (that) shrinks.

wahi moe  R  n. bed (Hal. 132.3) , place to sleep.

wahi nānā  R  n. lookout.

wahine₁  R  nvs. woman, lady, wife; sister-in-law, female cousin-in-law of a man; queen in a deck of cards; womanliness, female, femininity; feminine; Mrs.; to have or obtain a wahine; to become a woman, as an adolescent. In some chants, as those about Pele, the word wahine has a connotation of goddess (see ex., ʻolokaʻa). cf. wāhine. [Pn(CE) *wafine, woman, female]

A laila wahine ʻoe.Then you will have a wife. (Laie 493)

hoʻowahineto behave like a woman, effeminate, feminine; to imitate the ways of a woman; to grow into womanhood; to have the manners and ways of a lady; to become a wife; to obtain a wife (rare); to take a wife

ʻIke ʻoia i ka wahine maikaʻi o Ka-maile, ʻo ka hoʻowahine ihola nō ia.He saw the beautiful womanliness of Kamaile, [and] took her as wife. (For. 5:607)

kai wahinea gentle sea (Kep. 183)

Kamika wahine.Mrs. Smith.

kāna wahine maikaʻihis good wife

kona wahine maikaʻiher good-looking femininity

pipi wahinecow

Ua wahine ʻoe.Now you have a woman. (GP 12)

wahine  hoʻokae wahine . misogyny, hatred of women. . see hoʻokae.

wahine [wa·hi·ne]  s. A female in distinction from kane, male. A woman; a wife. The term is applied to men and animals, and when applied to animals it merely marks the feminine gender. In grammar, ano wahine, feminine gender. Wahine, he mea ia e nani ai ke kane, he lei alii maikai no ke kane, woman, she gives honor to the man, she is a crown of beauty for the husband.

wahine₂  R  n. plant names. see below. PLA

nā wāhine  women. (EH)

wāhine [wa·hine]  R   plural of wahine. (Gram. 8.1)   [(OC) PPn *faafine, women]

nā wāhinethe women

wahine ʻai honua  earth-eating woman (epithet for Pele). (EH)

wahine hana  R  n. female servant.

wahine hana keaka  actress. (EH)

wahineheliakaea [wa·hi·ne·he·li·a·ka·ea]  s. The names of two goddesses.

wahine hiʻu iʻa  R  n. mermaid. lit., fish-tail woman. FIS

wahine hoʻāo  bride. (EH)rare. 

wahine hoʻohaʻi  coquette. (EH)

wahine hoʻokamakama  prostitute. (no equivalent in ancient times). (EH)

wahine hoʻowahine [wahine·hoo·wahine]  R  n. platonic wife, an old Hawaiian relationship. lit., pretended wife. cf. kāne hoʻokāne.

wahine i kaʻawale aku  ex-wife ex-wife (separated). (EH)

wahine kāne make  R  S  n. widow. lit., woman with dead husband.

wahinekanemake [wa·hi·ne·ka·ne·ma·ke]  s. Wahine and kane and make, dead. A woman whose husband is dead; a widow. Kanl. 16:11.

wahine kāne ʻole  R  n. spinster, woman without a husband, single woman.

wahine kapu  R  n. taboo woman, goddess (specifically Pele — not a woman who might not have sex relations, as some believe). (Nānā 200–3)

wahine kāpulu  R  n. untidy woman, slattern.

wahine kaua  R  n. fighting woman, woman in the armed services, Amazon.

wahine kau lei  lei seller (female). (EH)

wahine laikini  licensed prostitute, prostitute. (EH)

wahine lauʻauʻa  unattractive woman. (EH)

wahine lawelawe  maid (servant), stewardess, waitress. (EH)

wahine maikaʻi, wahinemaikaʻi [wahine·mai·kaʻi]  R  n. a gray lichen. PLA

wahine makua  R  n. older woman; older sister-in-law or female cousin-in-law of a man.

wahine mālama hale  housewife. (EH)

wahine mālama kapa [wahine·ma·lama·kapa]  R  n. wardrobe mistress.

wahine male, wahine mare  R  n. married woman, bride, wife.

wahine male hou  bride. (EH)

wahine male ʻole  spinster. (EH)

wahine maleʻole  miss (unmarried woman). (no equivalent to the title). (EH)

wahine malihini  foreign woman (epithet for Pele: she came from Kahiki). (EH)

wahine manuahi [wahine·manu·ahi]  R   mistress, common-law wife... . see manuahi, gratis, free of charge...

wahinemanuahi [wa·hi·ne·ma·nu·a·hi]  s. Wahine and manuahi. A kept mistress.

wahine mare  R  var. spelling of wahine male, married woman...

wahine moekolohe  prostitute (no equivalent in ancient times). (EH)

wahine moekolohe wale  trollop. (EH)

wahine noho kula  R  n. an endemic shrub (Isodendrion hawaiiense) in the violet family, having the petals equal and without spurs. lit., woman dwelling [on the] plains. cf. aupaka. PLA

wahine noho mauna, wahine-noho-mauna  R  n. an endemic fern (Adenophorus tamariscinus), with finely subdivided narrow-elliptical fronds 10 to 40 cm long, growing on trees and on the ground. lit., mountain-dwelling woman. FER TRE

wahine noho pū  mistress, common-law wife. (EH)

wahine o ka ʻaʻahu keʻo-keʻo  woman of the white garment (epithet for Pele). (EH)

wahine o ka lua  woman of the pit (PH 25) (Pele). (EH)

wahine o ka pō  R  n. wife of the night. Similar to kāne o ka pō but less common.

wahine ʻoki male ʻia  ex-wife ex-wife (divorced). (EH)

wahine ʻole  R  nvs. without a wife or sweetheart; bachelor.

wahineʻōmaʻo₁ [wahineo·maʻo]  R  n. same as mohihihi, a vine. PLA

Wahine-ʻōmaʻo₂  R   the companion of Hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-Pele on her trip to Kauaʻi to fetch Lohiʻau for Pele. lit., green woman.

wahine ʻōpio [wahine·o·pio]  R  n. young woman; younger sister-in-law or female cousin-in-law of a man.

wahine pākaukau  prostitute (no equivalent in ancient times). (EH)

wahine pānoa  woman easily taken. (EH)

wahinepuupaa [wa·hi·ne·puu·paa]  s. Wahine and puupaa, epithet of virginity. A virgin; virgo intacta. Puk. 22:17. Hence, purity; a state of undefilement.

wahi noho  R  n. dwelling place, address.

wahi noho  n. residence. . also hale noho.

wahi noho kokoke  neighborhood. (EH)

wahi noho like o ka poʻe  community. (EH)

wahi noho o ke kanikela  consulate. (EH)

wahi no nā pāʻani hoʻoikaika kino  gymnasium. (EH)

wahī o waho  pod. (EH)

wahi paʻa  stronghold. (EH)

wahī pahi kaua  scabbard. (EH)

wahipale [wahi·pale]  R  n. coleoptile, a first leaf of germinating grasses which forms a protective sheath around developing leaves. lit., protective covering. [+]ADD PLA

wahi palekana  refuge. (EH)

wahī pāleo [wahi·pa·leo]  n. record album cover. lit., record album wrapper.

wahi pana  R  n. legendary place.

wahī pepa  paper wrapper. (EH)

wahi puhi ahi  R  n. crematory, incinerator.

wahi uliuli ma ka wao one  oasis. (EH)

wahi ulu o ke kī  place where kī grows. (EH)

wahi waiho lole  R  n. clothes hamper.

waho  R  loc.n. outside, beyond, out, outer, outward, exterior (frequently preceded by particles ʻo, ma-, mai). see ex. make₁. [Pn(CE) *wafo, outside]

e ʻimi i ke ola mawahoseek help outside [consult a kahuna]

he make na wahodeath by outside [sorcery, not a natural death]

mawaho aku o ka poʻina nalubeyond the breakers

Mawaho aku ʻolua!Go out, you two!

mawaho o Hanaleioff Hanalei [as a ship] (FS 45)

waho [wa·ho]  comp. prep. Out; out of; outside; outward; prefixed by o, no, ko, i, ia and ma. Gram. § 161. Ia waho, the outside. Mat. 23:25. Opposed to ia loko. Luk. 11:40. adv. Outwardly. Outwardly. Esek. 44:1.

wahokahua [wa·ho·ka·hu·a]  s. Waho, outside, and kahua, foundation of a house. What is outside of a house.

waho loa  hōkūhele o waho loa. outer planet. STA

wā hoʻohana [wa·hoo·hana]  n. session, i.e. a period of time spent in an application of a computer program. lit., using time. CMP

wā hoʻomaha  vacation. (EH)

wā hoʻomalu [wa·hoo·malu]  n. probation, in law. lit., time (of) probation. luna wā hoʻomalu. probation officer. LAW

ʻO ka ʻōlelo hoʻopaʻi nōna, he ʻeono māhina ma ka wā hoʻomalu.His sentence was six months probation.

-wā hoʻowā [wa·hoo·wā]  R   to retch. . see ex. haʻanou. ILL

wahu  R   to take without consent, as food at a feast; to ensnare, trap. (AP)

wahu [wa·hu]  v. To take by force. Hoo. To rob; to take by force.

wahua [wa·hu·a]  v. To set a snare or trap. Hoo. To insnare; to entrap. s. A snare; a trap for catching small animals.

wā huli o ke alo i luna  infancy. (EH)

wahulu  R   same as ahulu, overcooked. FOO

wahulu [wa·hu·lu]  v. To bake food in the oven for a long time till it is burnt or turned yellow or black; poha ka nanu (nalu) ke wewe, o wahulu mai ka piko.

wahuwahū [wahu·wahū]  R   to interlock arms, as while walking. (AP)

wahuwahu [wa·hu·wa·hu]  v. To lean upon a person with the arms across the shoulders. see wahu.

wai₁  R  nvs. water, liquid or liquor of any kind other than sea water (see ex., koni), juice, sap, honey; liquids discharged from the body, as blood, semen; color, dye, pattern; to flow, like water, fluid. [(MP) PPn *wai, fresh water]FLO

E wai kahi ka pono i mānalobetter sweeten with a single color [unity to find serenity]

Hoʻokahi wai ʻo ka likethe sameness of a single dye [unity]

Hoʻolana i ka wai ke olalife floats on water [near death]

I wai noʻugive me some water [let's have a contest or fight]

Komo wai ē ʻiaforeign liquid has entered [of a child conceived by other than the married husband]

Paʻihi ʻoe lā, lilo i ka wai, ʻaʻohe ʻike iho i ka hoa muawell-adorned are you, carried to water [wealth], not knowing former friends.

ua hewa i ka waigreat quantities of water

Wai ihola ke kokothe blood flowed

wai o ka lehualehua flower honey

wai o ka wahinemenstruation or other discharge

wai o kaunuthrilling discharges of love

wai o ke kānesemen

wai  n. water. dic. nele wai. anhydrous, i.e. without water. cf. ʻanahaidaraside. papa kānāwai wai o ka mokuʻāina. state water code. ʻāina kumu wai. watershed, i.e. an area from which water drains. see ana kaumaha wai, pena kuapapa wai, pena wai, and entries below. . FLO

wai  s. A general name for what is liquid; fresh water in distinction from kai, salt water; wai maka, tears; wai kahe, running water; wai u, milk; wai eleele, ink; wai hooluu, dye; wai puna, spring water, &c. see the compounds.

Wai₂  R  n. place names beginning with Wai-, river, stream.

Nā Wai-ʻehā.The four waters, a poetic name for Wai-luku, Wai-ehu, Wai-heʻe and Wai-ka-pū, Maui.

wai₃  R  n. grain in stone.

wai₄  R  vi. to retain, place, leave, remain, earn, deposit (see more common waiho, waihona, waiwai, and less common wailana, waina₂, wai ʻūlili). PCP *wai.

hale waiprison

wai₅, ai  R  interr. pronoun. who, whom, whose, what (animate antecedents). (Gram. 8.5)   [(MP) PPn *hai, who?]

Iā wai ʻoe i kamaʻilio ai?To whom did you speak?

Kō wai kaʻa kēlā?Whose car is that?

Kō wai, kā wai?Whose?

Na wai nō i ʻōlelo iāʻoe e hele malaila?Who told you to go there?

Na wai?By whom?

No wai?For or in honor of whom?

ʻO wai ia?Who is he? (angrily) Who does he think he is?

ʻO wai kou inoa?What is your name?

ʻO wai!Who?

wai  inter. pron Who? It refers only to persons or to the names of persons or things. see the forms in the paradigm, Gram. § 156–158.

wai₆  R  n. type of house with thatch purlins separated by a width of two fingers. (For. 5:645)

waʻi  R  vi. same as wāhi, to break, end Kauaʻi . . FIS

Lāwaʻiday to end [fishing taboo] (place name)

waia₁  R  nvs. disgraced; shame, dishonor.

hoʻowaiato disgrace, put to shame

Waia nohoʻi ka inoa o ka ʻohana.The name of the family is disgraced.

waia [wai·a]  adj. Strong and bad smelling; stinking; foul; filthy; polluted.

Waia₂  R  n. name of a star. STA

Waia₃  R   a son of Hā-loa noted for corruption and sin. lit., dishonor. see waia. (Malo 244-246)

wa iʻa  season of abundant fish. (EH)

wāiʻa  R  n. season in which fish are numerous. FIS

waiʻaʻa  R   same as wai ʻaʻapu, water in a leaf...

waiʻaʻapu  R   rare var. of wai ʻapo, water in a leaf...

waiahu [wai·ahu]  R   same as waiehu, a file... TOO

wai ahu  R  n. pool of water.

waiahulu [wai·a·hu·lu]  s. Wai and ahulu, reddish; dirty. Water of a muddy color; dirtyish red water.

wai aka  R  n. water showing a reflection; name of a Nuʻuanu pool.

waiākea [wai·a·kea]  R   same as lehua keʻokeʻo, a taro. TAR

waiʻakika  R  n. acid.

waiakua [wai·akua]  R  vs. distant, aloof, unsociable, exclusive, as of a chief too high to mingle with others. lit., godly blood.

waiʻala  R  n. perfume, cologne, toilet water. lit., fragrant liquid.

Wai-ʻaleʻale  R  n. name of the highest mountain on Kauaʻi.

waiʻaleʻale  R  n. rippling water, artesian water.

waialeale [wai·a·le·a·le]  s. Wai, water, and aleale (see ale), to ripple; to disturb, as the surface of water. The name of a spring or fountain on or near the top of the highest mountain on Kauai. The name of the mountain above mentioned. see the mele. Aloha Waialeale. Ke kuahiwi a Kauai.

waiali [wai·a·li]  s. The place assigned to the king when he speaks on public affairs.

waialialia [wai·a·li·a·li·a]  s. Wai and alialia, a hard, smooth surface. Water reflecting light.

wai aliʻi  R  n. chiefly water; royal liquor, gin (in Kalākaua's song, Koni au).

waianiani [wai·ani·ani]  R  n. a variety of Molokaʻi sweet potato. SWP

wai aniani [wai·ani·ani]  R  n. crystal-clear water, artesian water.

waianuhea [wai·anu·hea]  R   same as anuhea. . see pī waianuhea.

hoʻowaianuheato cool, make fragrant and cool

Na ka Maʻaʻa i hoʻowaianuhea ā ʻolu wale.Cooled by the Maʻaʻa wind so as to be pleasant.

waianuhea ke ʻala o ka ʻawapuhithe cool fragrance of ginger

wai anuhea [wai·anu·hea]  R  n. tepid water, neither hot nor cold.

waianuʻukole [waia·nuu·kole]  R  n. name of a soft porous stone, as used in medicine or for octopus sinkers. (Malo 19)rare. ILL FIS STO

waianuukole [wai·a·nuu·ko·le]  s. Name of a species of soft porous stone.

wai ʻapo  R  n. water caught in a taro leaf, often used in ceremonies as it was regarded as pure in not having touched the ground. fig., a beloved mate, spouse. lit., caught water. TAR

waiapo [wai·a·po]  s. Water of a dirty reddish color; he waiapo, he wainao, he wai me he kukae hao la; water of the color of iron rust.

waiapuni [wai·apuni]  n. hydrosphere. [comb. wai + a + puni.]. SCI

wai au  R  n. swirling water of a current.

waiau [wai·au]  s. Wai and au, current. A place where water runs continually; water where one can always bathe.

wai ʻauʻau  R  n. bath water; bathing place or pool. A figurative use follows:.

He wai ʻauʻau ia nona.It was like bath water for him. [of heroes dodging spears or engaged in fights; the hail of spears is as pleasant as splashing water] (FS 51)

waiauau [wai·au·au]  s. Wai and auau, to bathe. A pool; a bathing place. Ioan. 5:2.

wai aulia  flowing water. (EH)

wai ʻawa, waiʻawa  R  nvs. poisoned or bitter water; bitter. fig., same as poli ʻawa.

wai ʻawaʻawa, waiʻawaʻawa  R   redup. of wai ʻawa.

Imua ē nā pōkiʻi ā inu i ka wai ʻawaʻawa.Forward, young ones, and drink the bitter water. [exhortation of Ka-mehameha to his warriors at the battle of ʻĪ-ao; i.e., face danger!].

waiawī [wai·awī]  R  n. the yellow strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum f. lucidum), a small tree, like the waiawī ʻulaʻula in many ways but bearing larger, yellow fruit. (Neal 634)PLA TRE

waiawī ʻulaʻula [wai·awi·ʻulaʻula]  R  n. the purple strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum), a small tree from Brazil, with smooth bark, smooth, shiny, obovate leaves about 5 cm long. The purplish-red fruit is round, about 2.5 cm in diameter, and has white pulp, good to eat raw or made into jam or jelly, tasting like strawberries. (Neal 633–4)PLA TRE

waidala  R  var. spelling of waikālā, quicksilver...

wai ea₁  R  n. aerated water.

wai ea₂  R  n. small house at the entrance of a heiau temple, where the ceremonial cord (ʻaha) was stretched. (Malo 162)

waiea [wai·e·a]  s. Name of a class of heiaus.

wai ea₃  R  n. sea water used for purification. lit., water of life.

waiehu [wai·ehu]  R  n. a file; formerly a rough stone used to grind and polish. TOO STO

wai ehu  R  n. spraying water.

waiehu [wai·ehu]  n. file, the tool. waiehu makaliʻi. fine-cut file. cf. apuapu. TOO STO

waiehu [wai·e·hu]  s. A file or rough stone; any substance that will grind or polish iron.

waiʻele₁  R  n. black tapa dye; tapa so dyed. TAP

waiele [wai·e·le]  s. Wai and ele, dark colored. A dye for cloth or kapa.

waiʻele₂  R  vt. to drug fish with ʻauhuhu. FIS