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 Kuulou, kuunou To bow the head, bend
Hawaiian Hooʔaa To set on fire, burn, ignite, etc.
Hawaiian Maea Stinking, as of unwashed bodies; malodorous, as a swamp; offensive-smelling, as vomit Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian Puu Head of squid or octopus
Hawaiian Leu Loins (rare, in chant)
Hawaiian Hoʔokuu To set up, make stand, establish, asa society; to brace a canoe with a paddle...; to carry on, as a family name
Hawaiian Api To gather together, as people or things (And.)
Hawaiian ʔAuhaka Spindle-legged; spindleshanks; an animal with slender legs Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian ʔAukaa Wood woven through sticks in 'ie kala fish trap; long stems, as of some species of mangoes; bar, as of soap or gold; ridge or strip between the flutes of a column; facet, fillet, capstain bar, bar across a roadway; stump
Hawaiian Nonoo To snore, gurgle Phonologically Irregular
Hawaiian ʔAʔano Overbearing, arrogant, bully Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian Koena Remainder, residue, remnant, surplus, scraps, leftovers, balance (in accounts), remains, ruins
Hawaiian Alu To co-operate, act together
Hawaiian Ono Six; sixth
Hawaiian Luʔu/kia Coconut fiber lashing; to lash thus
Hawaiian ʔIke-a See, know, feel...
Hawaiian E Vocative particle; a second ee often follows the head word for emphasis
Hawaiian Pe/pehi To beat, strike, pound, kill
Hawaiian Pehi Throw, throw at, pelt
Hawaiian Lehu Ash-colored or gray, as a chicken
Hawaiian Ani/ani Mirror, glass; clear, transparent, obvious Phonologically Irregular
Hawaiian Mili/mili To examine with interest or curiosity and admiration
Hawaiian Puu Cluster of several stalks, as of bananas, pandanus, or kava; clump, as of sugar cane. Coil of hair, topknot of hair
Hawaiian M/a Indefinite locative: at, in, on, beside, along, through...
Hawaiian Kai- Prefix to six kinship terms (kaina, kua'ana, kunaane, kuahine, ko'eke, kamahine) used as terms of reference
Hawaiian Kaakai Handle, as of a bucket, pot, basket, purse; strings by which a netted calabash is hung
Hawaiian Kaakai To tie on; to encircle with a band, specifically, to stretch the taboo cord before the entrance of a chief's house...
Hawaiian Hoʔo/heʔe To put to flight, rout
Hawaiian Hiʔi A plaiting process (= kuupoki, plaiting process of turning a pandanus leaf back, thereby giving the product a neat edge)
Hawaiian Kahena wai Stream bed, stream
Hawaiian Kaaheka Pool, especially a rock basin where the sea washes in through an opening and salt forms; salt pan
Hawaiian Anei Particle indicating that a question may be answered by yes or no, always following a word or phrase
Hawaiian Naʔi Conquer, take by force
Hawaiian O Preposition. Of. Forms part of the possessives
Hawaiian A Preposition: of, acquired by. Forms part of the possessives
Hawaiian Kaa Poss. Of, belonging to (a-class), as in the possessives Kaa kakou etc.
Hawaiian Kaau Second person singular possessive pronoun A-class
Hawaiian Kaana Third person singular possessive A-class
Hawaiian Kona His, her, its
Hawaiian ʔAkahi One (especially in counting in a series). For the first time. To have just
Hawaiian Mai From
Hawaiian Kua- Once, twice, three times, twofold, depending on suffixed number (rare)
Hawaiian Kuakahi Once, singly; first; single, unwedded, unmarried. Three generations removed, 2 generations removed
Hawaiian Kaʔu My, mine, A-form
Hawaiian Koʔu My, mine O-form
Hawaiian ʔA- Prefix to numbers from one through nine, especially for counting in a series
Hawaiian Pola Flap, as of a loincloth or sarong; tail of a kite; platform or high seat between the canoes of a double canoe Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian Kamumu Crunching sound, thud, thump...rumbling, clatter...roar, as of approaching rain; rustling, as wind
Hawaiian Hoʔooki Put an end to, terminate, conclude, annul, finish, stop, end
Hawaiian Kanaloa A sea-shell (Phasianelidae); young stage of the hou (a fish);