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 Waho Exterior, outside
Hawaiian Waena Middle; cultivate field, garden, plot
Hawaiian Wai Water
Hawaiian Waiho Leave, lay down
Hawaiian Wainohia Safe, safety; a gift of affection
Hawaiian Waiʔeli Well
Hawaiian Wailua Spirit, ghost
Hawaiian Waimaka Tears
Hawaiian Wai puna Spring water
Hawaiian Waikahe Stream
Hawaiian Waiuu Milk
Hawaiian Waʔa Canoe
Hawaiian Waʔawaʔa Hollow at meeting of bones below the Adam’s apple
Hawaiian Wale Slime, mucous, phlegm, sticky sap.
Hawaiian Walea (= nanea) Of absorbing interest...fascinating...leisure, tranquility; relaxed, at ease...engaged with, busy with...
Hawaiian Wali Fine, mashed, soft, powdery, thin, as poi
Hawaiian (U)walo Call, resound
Hawaiian Walu Eight
Hawaiian Walu Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus)
Hawaiian Walu Scrape v
Hawaiian Wanawana Spiny, thorny
Hawaiian Waanana Prophecy
Hawaiian Wao Inland region
Hawaiian Waahi To split
Hawaiian Wawe Quickly, fast
Hawaiian Wela Burned
Hawaiian Wela, we/wela, wela/wela Hot, heat
Hawaiian Wele To weed, remove grass or weeds
Hawaiian Wele Fine, thin (as thread)
Hawaiian Welewele Suspended, hanging (Pki>
Hawaiian Weli A Holothurian
Hawaiian Welu Rag, ragged garment; ragged, frayed.
Hawaiian Veo Red, redness, to blush; dried banana bark, perhaps so-called because of a reddish color
Hawaiian Wehe Open, undo, untie, loosen
Hawaiian Weka First dark excreta of an infant
Hawaiian Weke To separate, loosen, free; crack, narrow opening; open a crack, as a door
Hawaiian Weke Goatfish, Surmullet (Mullidae sp.)
Hawaiian Weu/weu Fluffy; bushy or fuzzy (as a beard); herbage, grass, greenery
Hawaiian Wii (Spondias dulcis), Tamarind
Hawaiian Wili Wind, twist, writhe, crank, turn, screw, drill, bore etc.
Hawaiian Wiki Hurry, hasten, quick, fast, swift
Hawaiian ʔAi Food, eat
Hawaiian Niioi A tree (Eugenia sp.)
Hawaiian Hoolua Sled, especially the ancient sled used on grassy slopes; the sled course
Hawaiian Inaa If, would that; unless, whether (with negative)
Hawaiian Mala Sour (as fermented sweet-potato)
Hawaiian Hoʔomake Kill
Hawaiian Poʔe People, persons...; plural marker Phonologically Irregular
Hawaiian Kohola Reef flats, bare reef
Hawaiian Pula A fish, perhaps Pempheris mangula