Entries from Pukui & Elbert 1986 in Pollex-Online

Pukui, M. K. and S. H. Elbert (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press.

Language Item Description
Hawaiian Loopaa Tenant farmer
Hawaiian Loko Inside
Hawaiian Loko Pool, lake
Hawaiian Loko/kai Lagoon
Hawaiian Loko Character, disposition, heart
Hawaiian Loku Downpour of rain; to pour (of rain), blow (of wind); to feel deep emotion, pain, sorrow; to weep profusely; intense
Hawaiian Luu Drip (as water)
Hawaiian Luu(Luu) Shake
Hawaiian Lua Hole, pit
Hawaiian Lua Two
Hawaiian Lu(w)ahine Old woman
Hawaiian Luaʔi Vomit
Hawaiian Lua Companion, mate
Hawaiian Lue/lue Bag net...held open by a hoop...baited and lowered into the sea by four long cords Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian Luhi Weary, tired, fatigued
Hawaiian Luna Above
Hawaiian Luhia Variety of shark
Hawaiian Luuʔau Young taro tops
Hawaiian Liʔi Imaginary or indistinct sound Problematic
Hawaiian Luʔu Dive, plunge into water, immerse, duck, dip (as shrimp net)
Hawaiian Lule Shake like a jelly
Hawaiian Lulu Shelter, calm
Hawaiian Lumaʔi Douse, duck
Hawaiian Luna Foreman, boss, leader, overseer Problematic
Hawaiian Launa Friendly, sociable; to associate with, meet with, fraternize with Problematic
Hawaiian Lupalupa Flourishing, of luxuriant growth, lush, thriving
Hawaiian Luupoo Fish sp Problematic
Hawaiian Luku To massacre, destroy, slaughter, lay waste...
Hawaiian Ma Particle following names of persons; and company, and others, and wife, and associates
Hawaiian Maa Clear, faded
Hawaiian Mae Withered
Hawaiian Mae/a Malodorous (of body, vomit, etc.)
Hawaiian Maaewa Swaying, swinging, as something with an anchored base
Hawaiian Maahaʔi/haʔi Brittle
Hawaiian Mahana Warm
Hawaiian Maahe Grow indistinct, fade out
Hawaiian Maahelahela Clearly showing as grain of wood Problematic
Hawaiian Mahi Cultivate
Hawaiian Mahiki Jump, leap, hop, move up and down, vibrate etc.
Hawaiian Maahoe Trees (Alectryon macrococcum), (A.mahoe)
Hawaiian Maahola Spread out
Hawaiian Maahole To bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure, as the feelings
Hawaiian Mahuu Weak, flat, as diluted kava or stale beer, insipid, as fresh poi kept too long in the icebox
Hawaiian Maahuu Homosexual of either sex, hermaphrodite
Hawaiian Maahu To steam, exude vapour
Hawaiian Mahuka Flee, run away, escape, elope
Hawaiian Mana Branch
Hawaiian Maana A chewed mass, as for kava drinking
Hawaiian Maanalo Sweet
Hawaiian Manawai Stream branch