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 | Hoʔolulu | To lie quietly in calm water, as a ship in port; |
| Hawaiian | Lihilihi | Eyelashes, eyelid Problematic |
| Hawaiian | Pu/puʔu | To double up, draw the limbs together; foetal position |
| Hawaiian | Hoʔokupu | To cause growth, sprouting; to sprout |
| Hawaiian | Make | Desire, want; to want |
| Hawaiian | Make ʔai | Hungry |
| Hawaiian | Make wai | Thirst; thirsty |
| Hawaiian | Hoo/ʔoi | To sharpen |
| Hawaiian | Kaupili | Beloved wife or friend; beloved friendship; united in such close relationship |
| Hawaiian | (Ha)hau | To lay before; to offer as a sacrifice or prayer |
| Hawaiian | Ohi | To peel, as bark (rare) Phonologically Irregular |
| Hawaiian | Olo | Hill (rare except in place names) |
| Hawaiian | Wao akua | A distant mountain region, believed inhabited only by spirits; desert, wilderness Problematic |
| Hawaiian | Manu | Wing of a kite |
| Hawaiian | Humu | The star Altair, in Aquila, said to have been used for navigation from Hawai'i to Tahiti |
| Hawaiian | Welo | The name of a month in the lunar calendar; name of a star used by navigators |
| Hawaiian | Po/ina | To forget; forgotten Problematic |
| Hawaiian | Kuu | Abruptly, rudely, defiantly, unceremoniously, without observance of taboos or niceties, brusque Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Hawaiian | Kei(kei) | To glory in, take pride in; dignified, proud, glorious |
| Hawaiian | Nanau | Unfriendly, bitter, crabbed, estranged... Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Samoan | Lona | To be pained by swallowing a hard unmasticated substance |
| Hawaiian | Maamana | Attractive, said of a person sexually appealing but not necessarily good-looking Problematic |
| Hawaiian | Kuʔi/a | To meet an obstacle, stumble |
| Hawaiian | (Pe)peʔe/kue | Coarse, as lace or hair; thick, clumsy, lumbering (as a puppy's feet). |
| Hawaiian | (Ha)hai | To follow, pursue, chase, hunt; to accompany, go with |
| Hawaiian | Hea | To call, to name; to sing or recite a name chant |
| Hawaiian | Maahea | Hazy, as moonlight |
| Hawaiian | Lole/a | Worn smooth by friction, wear, or constant handling; weathered |
| Hawaiian | Maaihi | To peel, to strip (as bark) |
| Hawaiian | Alani | An O'ahu tree (Pele sandwicensis or P.oahuensis)... |
| Hawaiian | Naʔi | To strive to obtain, endeavour to examine or understand |
| Hawaiian | ʔAalapa | Athletic, active Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Hawaiian | Kau/pale | To cover an oven, especially with rocks on its edge to keep earth out |
| Hawaiian | Kupe | To stumble, twist the ankle |
| Samoan | Ue/a | To be giddy |
| Hawaiian | Hoo/ʔole | To deny, repudiate |
| Hawaiian | Hoʔokuu/kuu | To hold a contest, compete...contest, game, match... |
| Hawaiian | Una/una | Hermit crabs in general |
| Hawaiian | Ene | First attempts of an infant to move, to draw up knees and push elbows, to crawl, creep |
| Hawaiian | Keeia pule aʔe | Next week |
| Hawaiian | Aʔe nei | Just now, recent past (postverbal) |
| Hawaiian | Kuuʔee | To oppose, resist, protest... |
| Hawaiian | (Iwi) kuamoʔo | Spine, backbone Problematic |
| Hawaiian | Peeia | Thus, like this, this way (less definite than penei) |
| Hawaiian | Wa/waa | Tumultuous; racket, loud talk, echo, sound of distant voices, roar; rumored, talked about... |
| Hawaiian | I | Particle marking...agent, source (indefinite), instrument, causation |
| Hawaiian | ʔAʔa | Brave, dare, venture, challenge, defy etc. |
| Hawaiian | I | Particle marking direct and indirect object |
| Hawaiian | ʔOoiwi | Physique, appearance; to appear; self; own |
| Hawaiian | ʔUla | Sacred; sacredness; regal, royal... |
