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 Nau/nau A medicinal plant
Hawaiian Naupaka (Scaevola sp.)
Hawaiian Nawe Panting for breath (as after exercise, illness) Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian Nehe Various plant spp.
Hawaiian Nehu Anchovy (Stolephorus purpureus)
Hawaiian Nei This
Hawaiian Neʔe(neʔe) Edge along
Hawaiian Nene Stir, show animation
Hawaiian Newa Reel, stagger
Hawaiian Newenewe Plump, as pregnant woman
Hawaiian Nia Calm, smooth (of sea); smooth, round, bald, calm
Hawaiian Niiao Edge, as of a canoe; groove; rima, as of a bowl; sharp edge of a knife blade
Hawaiian Kama/niha/ Sullen, cross, hostile
Hawaiian Nihi Edge, brink, rim, border; standing on edge
Hawaiian Nihi Move stealthily
Hawaiian Niho Tooth
Hawaiian Nini Pour, spill
Hawaiian Niiʔau Coconut leaf midrib
Hawaiian Nini Ointment, balm
Hawaiian Niki To pinch
Hawaiian Niu Coconut palm, coconut meat
Hawaiian Niuhi Large, grey man-eating shark
Hawaiian Niu-a Spinning, whirling, dizzy Phonologically Irregular
Hawaiian No Of, for, because of, belonging to, in behalf of, honoring, to, for, from, resulting from, concerning, about
Hawaiian Noa Freed of taboo, released from restrictions, profane; freedom
Hawaiian Noho Sit, dwell
Hawaiian Nohu Fish sp., Scorpion fish
Hawaiian Noi Ask for something, request, solicit, appeal etc.
Hawaiian No’u Short, thickset, plump but not tall Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian None/aa Distaste for food that one has had too much of; surfeit
Hawaiian Noni (Morinda citrifolia)
Hawaiian Nou To throw
Hawaiian Nui Big
Hawaiian Nuʔa Thick, piled one on top of the other (of mats, ocean swells)
Hawaiian Numi Subside, ebb away
Hawaiian Oo Answer, reply "yes", agree, say, talk
Hawaiian Oha Affection, love, greeting; to greet
Hawaiian Ona Mite. louse
Hawaiian Oo Food provisions for a journey, especially at sea; sea rations
Hawaiian Oi Move, pull away as in anger
Hawaiian Oeoe (Oceanodroma castro) Hawaiian storm petrel
Hawaiian Oi/oi Squirm, leisurely swaying
Hawaiian Oʔioʔi/na Resting place for travelers, such as a shady tree, rock
Hawaiian Oʔo Matured, ripe, as fruit; or mature age, middle-aged, elderly; to mature, ripen or grow old; an adult human, maturity
Hawaiian Ola Life, health
Hawaiian Oli(oli) A chant that was not danced to
Hawaiian Olo Resound, sound long
Hawaiian Omo Suck, gourd
Hawaiian One Sand
Hawaiian Ono Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)