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abacushelu hōʻike.
abacuskunipona.
abaloneʻopihi malihini.
abalonepāua.
abandonhaʻalele, haʻalele loa, waiho, hoʻokuʻu, kuʻu, mauhaʻalele.
abashedhilahila.
abateakakuʻu, emi. also: kualiliʻi, kāhaʻu.
abbreviatehoʻopōkole.
abbreviationhua hōʻailona, hoʻopōkole ʻana.
abbreviationhua hōʻailona. see initial.
abdicatehaʻalele, waiho. abdicate a throne, haʻalele noho aliʻi.
abdomenʻōpū; lower abdomen, keʻahakahaka. see stomach.
abdominal aortaēwe.
abdominal aortaewe o lalo. see aorta.
abdominussee entry below and rectus abdominus.
abdominus oblique muscleinternal abdominus oblique muscle. mākala kū hiō o loko. external abdominus oblique muscle. mākala kū hiō o waho.
abductkāʻili, lawe, kaʻi malū, pio, ʻaihue kanaka.
abetkōkua; weʻaweʻa, weʻa (in doing wrong).
abhorhoʻokae ʻino, wahāwahā, hoʻowahāwahā, inaina.
abidenoho.
abilityhiki. of limited ability, kaupalena ʻia ka mea hiki iāia, ʻōpū ʻukuʻuku (fig.). according to his ability, like me kona hiki, like me ka mea hiki iāia.
abjecthaʻahaʻa loa.
ablativeʻauihele.
able₁can. hiki.
able₂capable. mākaukau, mākau.
-ablesee Hawaiian entry pē-.
able-bodiedolakino maikaʻi.
abodewahi noho. abode of gods or spirits, wao akua, kaha akua.
abolishhoʻopau. also: pupuhi, luʻi. abolish a relationship, wehe i ka pili, mō ka piko.
abolitionhoʻopau ʻana.
abominablehoʻopailua, ʻino loa.
abominationmea ʻino, mea haumia, mea hoʻopailua.
aboriginalmaoli, kupa maoli.
abortʻōʻō ʻōmilo, hoʻohemo.
abortto abort, as in a computer program. ʻōʻū.
abortionʻōmilo, milo, milomilo, hoene, hoʻohemo keiki ʻana. instrument for abortion, ā ʻōʻō, koholua. potion to cause abortion, lāʻau hoʻohemo keiki.
abortionsee pro-choice, pro-life.
about₁concerning. e pili ana no, no. about him, e pili ana iāia; e pili ana nona.
about₂see almost. about ten feet, ma kahi o ʻumi kapuaʻi.
about-facee huli loa.
abovemaluna, i luna. also: nuna, kumalauā. above the house, maluna o ka hale.
above-mentionedʻōlelo ʻia maluna aʻe.
abroadma ka ʻāina ʻē (in foreign lands).
abscesspala heʻe, kūpī, pūhā, pūhō, puhi kaokao; kua puhi, kuanaka (on back); ʻāʻī ʻalaʻala (on neck).
absencehele ʻole mai.
absentma kahi ʻē, ma kahi ʻokoʻa, kaʻa, ʻaʻole i hiki mai.
absent-mindedpoina wale, aia i kahi ʻē ka noʻonoʻo, hoʻomaopopoʻole.
absoluteholoʻokoʻa. absolute power, mana piha.
absolute locationin geography. kuhikuhina. see relative location.
absolute valuein math. waiwai ʻiʻo. see value.
absolute zeroa hypothetical temperature characterized by complete absence of heat; also zero degrees K (Kelvin). ʻole Kelewine.
absolutionhuikala, kala ʻana, puʻukalahala.
absolvehuikala, kalahala, kala, hoʻokala, hoʻokalakala.
absorbomo, moni, monimoni, momomoni, momoni, kemu, ale, hei.
absorbomo. see adsorb, sorbent.
absorbed₁imbibed. omo ʻia.
absorbed₂occupied. lilo loa, papau. pleasantly absorbed, mili nanea, nanea, mili-mili nanea; kiliʻopu (as in love-making).
absorbentomo i ka wai; poale (rare).
absorptionʻauinakala omohia
absorption lineehuwewe omohia
abstainkē, hoʻokāʻokoʻa. to abstain from voting, kānalua.
abstemiouspākiko. see refrain.
abstractmoʻolelo i hoʻopōkole ʻia (summary).
abstracthōʻuluʻulu ʻōlelo pīkole
absurdkohu ʻole, ʻaʻole kohu iki, ʻāpiki.
abundantnui, nui ʻino, lawa pono, nui hewahewa. also: ʻena, lēʻia, pākī, ʻapiʻapi, kanalani.
abusehana ʻino, hōʻino, hoʻoʻino, hoʻomāino. also: hainā, hoʻomāuna, pāʻuluʻā, kuʻi pehi, pololo ka waha.
abusedhoʻomaʻewa ʻia, hōʻino ʻia. see saying, bait.
abusivehōʻino. also: māuna, ʻaʻana.
abutilonmaʻo.
AbyssiniaʻApikinia, Abisinia; ʻApukinia, Abusinia.
ac
aca acc ace ach aci ack acn aco acq acr act acu
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
ACalternating current. au māʻaloʻalo. AC electricity. uila au māʻaloʻalo. see DC.
academicsalso academic. kālaiʻike.
academykula, ʻahahui ʻimi naʻauao; hale hōʻikeʻike (for exhibits).
acceleratehoʻohikiwawe, hoʻoholo ʻāwīwī; hoʻokanahē (rare).
acceleratehoʻopiʻi i ka māmā holo; piʻi ka māmā holo. see acceleration, decelerate.
accelerationpiʻi māmā holo. see accelerate, deceleration.
accent₁speech. hopuna. to speak imperfectly, as with foreign accent, palalē.
accent₂stress. kaulele, kālele leo, hoʻokoʻikoʻi, koʻikoʻina.
accent₃diacritical mark. kaha, kiko.
accentor stress, in linguistics. kālele. accent unit or measure. paukū kālele. in speech. pualono. foreign accent. pualono ʻē.
acceptʻāpono, hoʻāpono, ʻae, lawe.
acceptablemea i ʻāpono ʻia.
accessway. ala e hiki ai, komo ʻana.
accessto access, as in a computer program. komo (i loko o).
accessoriesmea hoʻokohu, pono.
accessoriesor peripherals, as for a computer. lakolako.
accessorykōkua. accessory in crime, kōkua hewa, weʻa, weʻaweʻa.
accidentulia, pilikia. auto accident, ulia kaʻa.
accidentulia. car accident. ulia kaʻa.
accident insuranceʻinikua ulia.
accidentalulia, pōʻino hiki wale.
acclaimohohia, ohooho, ololani. see praise.
accommodatekōkua.
accompanyhele pū, ukali, ʻalo, hahai. to insist on accompanying, hoʻolalaʻō. one accompanying a messenger, hoa una.
accomplicehoa hana, kōkua; weʻaweʻa, weʻa, kōkua hewa (in wrongdoing).
accomplishmenthoʻokō ʻana.
accordlōkahi, hui kahi, ʻae like, kiakahi.
according tolike me, ma, mamuli o, wahi a.
accordionpilaʻumeʻume, koliana, ʻakoleana.
accountpilawaiwai, helu; moʻowaiwai (rare). bank account, waihona panakō.
accountas in a bank. waihona kālā. charge or credit account. waihona kāki. checking account. waihona kīkoʻo. expense account. waihona hoʻolilo. savings account. waihona hoʻāhu kālā. as in a computer program or any listing of charges. moʻokāki.
accountingmālama moʻohelu kālā. see budget.
accretemūʻumehia
accretionpā mūʻumehia
accruelilo, māhuahua, māhua, hoʻomahuahua.
accumulatehoʻāhu, hōʻiliʻili, hoʻākoakoa, manuʻa.
accumulateto lay away, store away. hoʻāhu.
accumulationnā mea i hoʻākoakoa ʻia, nā mea i hōʻiliʻiliʻia.
accursedkūamuamu ʻia, hāʻiliʻili ʻia.
accusationʻōlelo hoʻopiʻi, ʻōlelo hoʻāhewa, hoʻolawehala, niʻa.
accusative caseʻauialo.
accusehoʻāhewa, hoʻolawehala, hoʻopiʻi, niʻa.
accusedmea i hoʻopiʻiʻia. see ex., presume.
accustomedmaʻa, maʻamaʻa, maʻamaʻahia, hoʻomaʻa, hoʻomaʻamau, walea. also: kuluma.
aceʻeki.
acein volleyball. ʻai hāʻawi wale, ʻeki.
acetatea salt/ester of ascetic acid. ʻākeka. ethyl acetate. ʻākeka ʻeto.
acetoneʻakekona.
acetyleneʻaseteline.
acheʻeha, huʻi. also: māla, māloʻeloʻe, māʻopaʻopa, ʻōpā, nalulu, hōkaʻa, pākoni, ʻōpili, maʻuhā, ʻainā. see toothache.
Achernara star. Hinalua.
achievementhoʻokō ʻana, kū i ka niʻo.
achievementcertificate of achievement. palapala hoʻokō. see record.
acidʻakika, ʻawaʻawa, wai ʻakika; māniani. see acid.
acidʻakika. acid indicator. ana ʻakika. see litmus paper. amino acid. ʻakika ʻamino. carbonic acid. ʻakika kalapona. carboxylic acid. ʻakika pūhui kalapona. formic acid. ʻakika forimiku. hydrochloric acid. ʻakika haidorokoloriku. naturally occurring weak acid. ʻakika ʻūpalu kūlohelohe. nitric acid. ʻakika naikokene, ʻakika nikiriku. sulfuric acid. ʻakika sulufuriku. tannic acid. ʻakika tanika.
acidic anhydrideʻanahaidaraside ʻakika. see anhydride.
acknowledgehōʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻae, mahalo.
acknowledgmenthōʻoiaʻiʻo ʻana, ʻōlelo hoʻomaikaʻi.
acorn barnaclepīʻoe ʻōkuʻekuʻe.
acousticsthe science of acoustics. kālaikani.
acquaintancehoalauna.
acquaintedkamaʻāina. also: kamaʻalua, kuluma. not well acquainted, mamalihini.
acquireloaʻa, lawe. to acquire land, komo ʻāina.
acquired immune deficiency syndromeAIDS. maʻi pale ʻea pau, pale ʻea pau. see HIV.
acquisitionloaʻa ʻana, lawena.
acquithoʻokuʻu, kala, hoʻopuka.
acquittalhoʻokuʻu.
acrossma kēlā ʻaoʻao.
acrossas in a crossword puzzle. pololei aʻe. see down. pages across, as in a computer program. ʻehia ʻaoʻao haʻaaʻe?
act₁to do. hana. to act as, noho. act of God, pōʻino no ke Akua mai.
act₂theatrical. mahele (of a play). to act in a play, hana keaka.
act₃law. kānāwai.
act₄to pretend. hoʻomeamea, hoʻomea.
actas a law, decree, or edict, in government. kānāwai. see Hawaiian entries under kānāwai. Admission Act, Statehood Act. kānāwai hoʻolilo mokuʻāina. Endangered Species Act. kānāwai lāhulu ʻane halapohe.
actto act, as in a play, movie, or video production. hana keaka. see actor, act out.
act cockyto strut about looking for a fight. hoʻonanā.
act outto act out, as a math problem. hana keaka.
actinge hana ana, kūikawa. acting officer, hope.
acting commissionerkomikina kūikawā
actinoidone of the fourteen elements that follow actinium on the periodic table. ʻakinoika.
actionhana. joint action, huki like ʻana, olowalu. to get into action, hiu, ʻaʻako. to stir up to action, hoʻoulu, lale, hoʻolale. see saying, crab.
actionaffirmative action. kākoʻo hapa ʻuʻuku.
action moviekiʻiʻoniʻoni ehuehu.
action·reaction pairtwo forces having equal strength but opposite directions, in science. paʻa manehu kūʻēʻē.
activeʻeleu, miki, kāʻeuʻeu, ʻālapa, hālapa, lapakū. also: kaʻukaʻulele, ʻākepa, ʻakeu, hīʻō, makahai, ʻuleulele. active mind, lolo ʻeleu.
activeas a volcano. ʻā. see active volcano. lua pele ʻā.
active voiceleo pili aku.
activistmea hoʻouluulu. see agitator.
activityhana, ʻoihana. come to activity, ʻīnana.
activitychemical activity. mōʻaui kemikala. secondary activity, of a volcano. ʻā kualua. see active.
actormea hana keaka.
actormea hana keaka. see extra, role.
actresswahine hana keaka.
ActsʻOihana.
actuallyʻiʻo.
acute₁pointed. ʻoi. acute angle, huina ʻoi.
acute₂of pain. huʻi.
acute₃of mind. ʻaʻapo.
acutein math. ʻoi. acute angle. huina ʻoi. acute triangle. huinakolu ʻoi.
ad
ada add ade adh adi adj adm ado adr ads adu adv adz
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
adalso advertisment, commercial. hoʻolaha kūʻai.
ad hockūikawā.
ad interimno ka manawa, kūikawā.
Adamʻs applepuʻu, pūʻāʻī, kaniʻāʻī. hollow at meeting of bones below Adamʻs apple, waʻawaʻa.
adaptmaʻa aku.
adaptto adapt, as a written document by shortening or lengthening, or by changing the form or style. hakuloli. see modernize.
adapthoʻomaʻa. see adaptive radiation. to become adapted to. maʻa. to adapt biologically. hoʻoliliuwelo. see adaptive radiation. to be biologically adapted to. liliuwelo.
adaptivehikiloli
adaptive radiationin biology. malele hoʻoliliuwelo. see adapt.
addhōʻuluʻulu, hoʻohui, pākuʻi, kuʻi lua, hoʻonui; hoʻokuʻi (as numbers); kipona (as ferns to a lei); hoʻoholo (as water to poi). also: naʻiau. add two and two, hoʻohuiʻelua meʻelua.
addin math. hoʻohui. see addition, plus sign.
addendumʻōlelo pākuʻi.
addermoʻo make, moʻo lele, moʻo pekena, moʻo pepeiao hao.
adderʻs-tongue fernpuapua moa.
addictionalso addicted. hei.
adding machinemīkini helu.
additionhōʻuluʻulu. addition to a house, hale pākuʻi.
additionin math. hōʻuluʻulu. see add, plus sign.
additionalkoe, keu, pākuʻi, kaulele.
additive colorone of the primary colors (red, blue, green) which, when added together, produce white light. waihoʻoluʻu hui kea.
address₁speech. haʻiʻōlelo. to make an address, haʻiʻōlelo.
address₂residence. wahi noho, kahi noho.
addresspahuleka
addresshelu wahi
addresspahuleka
addresseeka mea nāna ka leka.
adeptmākaukau loa, loea. also: walea, lolo, ʻailolo, hei. not adept, ʻaʻole mākaukau, māʻukaʻuka.
adequatelawa pono.
adherepipili, pili, hoʻopili, pilipili, hoʻopilipili, hoʻopipili.
adhesionalso adhesive. pīlekaleka. see cohesion.
adhesivepilipili, lina, ʻūlika, ʻuoʻuo, aweawea.
adhesivesee silicone.
adipogenesisthe formation of fat or fatty tissue in a body; also adipogenetic. haʻakupu ʻailakele. see adipose tissue.
adipose tissueanimal tissue in which fat is stored. ʻaʻaʻa hunaola ʻailakele. see adipogenesis.
AdirondackʻAkilonakaka, Adironadaka.
adjacentsee side (of a triangle).
adjectivehaʻiʻano. verbal adjective, haʻina pili haʻiinoa.
adjective complementukali haʻiʻano.
adjoinpili. adjoining, e pili mai ana.
adjournhoʻomalolo, malolo, kuʻu, hoʻokuʻu, hoʻonoa.
adjournmenthoʻomalolo.
adjudicationhoʻokolokolo.
adjusthoʻoponopono.
adjusteras on triple-beam balance scales. pihi hoʻopololei.
adjustmenthoʻoponoponoʻana.
adjutant generalhope kenelala.
administerhoʻoponopono, hoʻohana, hoʻoholo.
administeredhoʻoponoponoʻia.
administrationhoʻoponopono ʻana, lawelawe hana, lawelawe ʻana, hoʻohana.
administrationa team of executive branch officials appointed by the president, in government. papa luna hoʻokele. see director.
administration buildinghale hoʻoponopono, hale mana hoʻokō.
administrative headluna hoʻohana.
administratorluna hoʻoponopono, kahu, kahu hoʻoponopono; hoʻoponopono waiwai (of an estate); kaulana ʻāina (of land).
administratoras a controller for a computer network. kahu. network administrator. kahu pūnaewele.
admirablekū i ka mahalo. also: lehiwa, nilu.
admiralʻakimalala. see admiral.
admirationmahalo, makahehi. To glance about, as in admiration, maka leha.
admiremahalo. also: makahehi, hiʻilani, hoʻohihi, lehiwa. see akena, makaleho, praise.
admiredmahalo ʻia.
admissionhoʻokomo ʻana, ʻapo.
Admission Actalso Statehood Act. kānāwai hoʻolilo mokuʻāina.
admit₁allow to enter. hoʻokomo, ʻae.
admit₂see acknowledge.
admonishaʻo, hoʻoponopono.
adobelepo kāwili, pōhaku lepo, ʻakopie. adobe house, hale lepo.
adobeʻakopie. adobe block. uinihapa ʻakopie.
adopt₁as a child. hānai, lawe hānai; hoʻokama (as a child or adult one adopts because of affection but does not rear); hoʻomakua (as a parent).
adopt₂to approve. ʻāpono.
adoptas a highway or other public area for environmental cleanup or maintenance. lawe mālama.
adoptedhānai. adopted brother or sister, kaikuaʻana hānai, kaikaina hānai, kaikuahine hānai, kaikunāne hānai. adopted child, hānai, keiki hānai. legally adopted child, keiki hānai hoʻohiki. siblings in the hoʻokama relationship may speak of kaikuaʻana hoʻokama, etc. (see kama).
adoptionlawe hānai.
adoption paperpalapala hoʻohiki.
adorationhoʻonani.
adorehoʻonani, hoʻomana (worship).
adornhoʻohiwahiwa, hoʻonani, hoʻokāhiko, hoʻowehi, hoʻoulumāhiehie, hoʻouluwehi. also: hoʻomāhilu; kauluwehi (as with greenery).
adorneduluwehiwehi, uluwehi, ulumāhiehie; ʻohuʻohu (with leis).
adornmentwehi, wehiwehi; pāpahi (rare).
AdriaticʻAkiliakika, Adiriatika.
AdriaticʻAkilikika. Adriatic Sea. ke Kai ʻo ʻAkilikika.
adriftlana, lana hele, lanaau.
adsorbomowaho. see absorb, solvent front.
adultmakua, kanaka makua, oʻo. to act as an adult, hoʻokanaka makua. to become an adult, kanaka makua.
adulterousmoekolohe, noho manuahi.
adulterymoekolohe, hana i ka hewa; ʻakulekele (rare).
advanceholo i mua, neʻemua, hoʻomua. in advance, ʻē, mua. advance in office, piʻi hou aʻe. to make advances, hoʻopilipili, hoʻokohu.
advancementhoʻoholo i mua.
advantagemea e ʻoi aʻe. take advantage, hana i ka wā kūpono (as of a benefit); kolohe, hoʻowalewale, kāhina (deceive).
advantageouskūpono, mea e kūpono ai.
adventhikina.
AdventistHoʻomana Pōʻaono.
adventurehana hoʻopīhoihoi, hana wiwo ʻole.
adventureas a story or movie. ʻaʻanahoa.
adventurermea wiwo ʻole, mea ʻaʻa.
adverbhaʻinaleʻa, kōkuahaʻina. directional adverb, haʻinaleʻa kuhikuhi.
adversekūʻē; ukiuki (as wind).
adversitypilikia, pōpilikia. to bring adversity, hoʻomāhūwā.
advertisehoʻolaha.
advertisementhoʻolaha, ʻōlelo hoʻolaha. advertisement, for sale, hoʻolaha kūʻai, hoʻolaha hoʻolilo. advertisement, for rent, hoʻolaha hoʻolimalima. advertisement, help wanted, hoʻolaha limahana.
advertisementalso ad, commercial. hoʻolaha kūʻai.
adviceʻōlelo aʻo, aʻo, leo, aʻoaʻo, kuauhā. to give advice, haʻi aʻo. refusal to listen to advice, pepeiao kuli.
advisablekūpono.
adviseaʻo, ʻōlelo aʻo; kauleo.
adviserhoa kūkā, kākāʻōlelo.
advisory councilʻaha kūkā.
advocate₁see urge.
advocate₂see lawyer.
adzunu kākoʻi
adzekoʻi (see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it), lipi (for various kinds, see Haw.-Eng. entry). also: kūpā, kūpā ʻai keʻe, lopu, pākīkō, iwiole, kīkoni, koʻi paukūkū, nao-maka-lua, ʻolopū. to make adzes, kākoʻi. adze-headed, poʻo koʻi (term of ridicule). adze handle, ʻau koʻi.
adzekoʻi hapa paʻa
adze makerkākoʻi.
ae
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
AegeanʻAekeana. Aegean Sea. ke Kai ʻo ʻAekeana.
Aeneolithicin anthropology. haku keleaweʻula. Aeneolithic age, period. ke au haku keleaweʻula.
aeratehōʻeaea. see aerobic. aerated. eaea.
aerated waterswai ea.
aerialpili ana i ka lewa, lewa. radio aerial, uea radio. aerial tuber, kūhalakau (as of yam). see root.
aerobicliving, active, or occurring only in the presence ofoxygen. eaea. see entry below and anaerobic decomposition. aerobic decomposition or putrefaction. ka hoʻohāpopopo eaea ʻana.
aerobichoʻoikaika puʻuwai. see aerobics. aerobic activity. hana hoʻoikaika puʻuwai. aerobic point. ʻai hoʻoikaika puʻuwai.
aerobicsʻonilele. see aerobic.
aerophonea musical instrument whose sound is produced by air passing through it. oloea. see Hawaiian entries beginning wiih olo-.
af
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
afarmamao. rare: poʻiu, ʻiuʻiu, mōwahowaho.
affableʻoluʻolu; pūnolunolu.
affairhana, mea, kuleana. love affair, moe ipo, hana kalakalai, ʻōmau. affairs of others, kō haʻi kuleana.
affectationhōʻoio, hoʻokohukohu.
affectionaloha, aloha pumehana, ʻena aloha, hoʻoheno. also: oha, makeʻe, haʻehaʻe, mahamaha. see endearing.
affectionatealoha, hoʻoheno; mahamaha. affectionately, me ke aloha.
affective domainas relating to the learning process. pōʻai naʻau. see domain.
affidavitpalapala hōʻike, palapala hoʻohiki ʻia, ʻōlelo hōʻike.
affinal relativeinoa. cf. in-laws.
affinitypili.
affinityto have an affinity for something. hiaʻume.
affirmhōʻoia.
affirmativekino hōʻoia
affirmativekino hōʻoia
affirmative actionkākoʻo hapa ʻuʻuku.
affix₁place. kau.
affix₂word portion. hua pākuʻi.
affixin grammar. pākuʻina. see prefix, infix, suffix.
affixakipili
affixakapili
afflicthoʻopōpilikia, hōʻehaʻeha.
affricatein linguistics. pōhahī.
afghankīhei.
AfghanistanʻApekanikana, Afeganitana.
Afghanistanalso Afghan, Afghani. ʻApekanikana, ʻAfekanisana.
afootwāwae, hele wāwae.
aforementionedua … nei, ua … lā, ua ono o. (Gram. 8.3.4). this aforementioned person, ua kanaka nei. that aforementioned person, ua kanaka lā.
aforesaidi ʻōlelo ʻia. the aforesaid John Owen, ʻO John Owen i ʻōlelo ʻia.
afraidmakaʻu, weli, weliweli, wiwo, ʻeʻena; kūpēkia (rare). afraid for no reason, makaʻu wale, makaʻu honua. to make afraid, hoʻomakaʻu, hoʻomākaʻukaʻu. he is afraid of war, makaʻu ʻoia i ke kaua.
Africaalso African. ʻApelika, ʻAferika. Central African Republic. Lepupalika ʻApelika Waena. South Africa. ʻApelika Hema, ʻAferika Hema.
African Gold CoastKapakai Kula ʻApelika, Gula Aferika.
afthope.
afterhope, mahope, muli, mamuli, pau. after school, pau ke kula, mahope o ke kula.
after-muli. see entries below and post-, after-school sports. haʻuki muli kula.
afterbirthēwe, ʻiewe, ʻiawe, wewe.
afterglowakaakalani, akalani.
afterlifeʻaoʻao mau o ka honua.
afternoonʻauinalā. late afternoon, ahiahi, ʻāluna ahiahi.
after-school detentionas punishment at school. hoʻopaʻi ʻauʻa muli kula. see in-school detention.
aftershocka minor shock following an earthquake. manunu muli ōlaʻi.
afterthoughtmanaʻo poina.
afterwardhope, mahope, mahope iho, mamuli iho.
ag
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
againhou. To do again, hana hou.
againstkūʻē. against the law, kūʻē kānāwai, ʻaʻe kānāwai.
agapanthuslīlia ʻaikupika, līlia ʻaigupita.
agara gelatin-like product of certain seaweeds used as a thickening agent. ʻēkā.
agatepōhaku paea, ʻula, ʻakake.
age₂age of a person. kūlana makahiki, makahiki. see old age. to age, kahiko, kūnewa. What is your age? ʻEhia ou makahiki? seven years of age, nā makahiki ʻehiku.
agealso epoch, era, period, as in athropology. au. see Eolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Aeneolithic. Ice age. au paʻahau.
ageto age, as a person; aged. mākuakua. aging. ka mākuakua ʻana.
agednui nā makahiki, makule. rare: ʻāpela, lāʻele, mauole, kaikapū, mākuakua. see sayings, age. aged man, ʻelemakule. aged woman, luahine. aged animal, nūkea.
agendapapa hana. see kukulu kumuhana.
agendaas for a meeting. papa kumumanaʻo.
agentʻākena₂
agentʻākena₂
agentive caseʻauiʻia. the common agentive preposition is e. ((Gram. 9.9))
aggravatehoʻonāukiuki, hoʻolawehala, nui aʻe; malaʻo (rare).
aggregateto bind together. hoʻopili pū.
aggressionas an attack by one country upon another. lele kaua. as a threat of attack by one country upon another. lele hoʻonanā.
aggressivehōʻoiʻoi. also: nanā, hoʻonanā, makoa, mīʻoiʻoi. see saying, kākea.
aggressorka mea lele mua.
aghastpūʻiwa, kākāhā i ka ʻino.
agileʻeleu. rare: kaʻukaʻulele, ʻeleʻio.
agitatedpīhoihoi, piʻoloke. also: hoʻoluliluli, kūpikiʻō, hōʻaleʻale, ʻakūkū, kōkūkū, pikipikiʻō, ʻāpikipiki, ʻōpikipiki, ʻāwili, uluulu, hoʻoloku, noni, ānoni, ānoninoni, ānononi, ʻōnoninoni, hoʻoleʻoleʻo, ʻōleʻoleʻo, hakukoʻi, hākoʻi, hākoʻikoʻi, ʻōʻili, ʻōʻiliʻili, ʻōkū, ulukū, hōkūkū, aukūkū, ʻeleʻelepī, kapauʻu, nū, ʻapoʻapo, kūhulukū. see saying, olokē.
agitatormea hoʻoulu pilikia, hoʻoulu haunaele, hoʻohaunaele, hoʻopaipai.
agomamua aku nei, wā i hala. a while ago, aku nei. a long time ago, kala loa, kala wale, kala kahiko, hala kahiko, kala kua, ʻaʻole i kala, ʻeʻoe i kala, līloa, iō kikilo. a few days ago, kēia mau lā aku nei.
agonizehōʻehaʻeha.
agreeʻae, ʻaelike, lōkahi. also: kuʻikahi, ō, ʻeo, pāpāʻale.
agreeableʻoluʻolu, launa ʻoluʻolu, waipahē, leo ʻole, ʻināʻinau.
agreementʻaelike, palapala ʻaelike, lōkahi, hui kahi, kuʻikahi like, pāpāʻale; ʻae waha (oral). to confirm an agreement by touching hands, pāpālima. to make an agreement, paʻi.
agriculturalmahi ʻai. agricultural heiau, heiau hoʻoulu ʻai. agricultural industry, ʻoihana mahi ʻai. agricultural expert, kahuna hoʻoulu ʻai.
agricultureʻoihana mahi ʻai.
agricultureCollege of agriculture. koleke mahi ʻai. State department of agriculture. ʻoihana mahi ʻai o ka mokuʻāina.
agronomykālailepomahi.
agroundili, ilihia, mau, hoʻomau, oloi.
ah
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
ah!ʻā! Kāhāhā. cf. (Gram. 12). To oh and ah, āhē, kāhāhā.
aha!āha! Ahahana!
ahi pokepoke ʻahi
ahi pokepoke ʻahi
ai
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
aidkōkua, kākoʻo. also: weʻaweʻa, weʻa (in wrong-doing).
aidforeign aid, as a government policy. kōkua ʻāina ʻē. hearing aid. pihi hoʻonui lohe (preceded by ke).
aideukali. Governor’s aide, ukali o ke kiaʻāina.
aide-de-campaliʻikoa lawelawe no ke kenelala.
AIDSacquired immune deficiency syndrome. maʻi pale ʻea pau, pale ʻea pau. see HIV.
ailingʻōmaʻimaʻi, maʻimaʻi.
aim₁as a gun. mākia, kia, kaulona, hoʻopololei, kākiʻi. also: hikia, lena, mano.
aim₂intention. manaʻopaʻa, mākia.
aimlesslalau wale, lanaau.
airea, eaea, lewa. upper regions of the air, papa lani. rarefied air, ea māmā. by air, ma ka mokulele.
air ballalso missed shot, in basketball; to make such a shot. kī halahī, kī halahū.
air basekahua kaua lewa.
air conditionermīkini hōʻolu ea, hōʻolu ea.
air currenteaea; holouka (rare).
air forcemahele kaua lewa.
air gunpū makani.
air holepuka makani.
air mailma ka mokulele.
air massas in weather. ahu ea.
air plantʻoliwa-kū-kahakai.
air pressureas in a tire. mīkā ea.
air raidpākaha mai ka lewa.
air resistanceāohiohi ea. see resistance.
air stonethe porous rock in an aquarium that creates tiny bubbles at the surface of the water to facilitate the exchange of gases. pōhaku puka ea.
air valveas on a tire. pihi pāumu ea (preceded by ke).
aircraftmilitary transport aircraft. mokulele hali koa.
aircraft carriermoku halihali mokulele.
airline companyhui mokulele
airline companyhui mokulele
airmailalso to send by airmail. halilele. airmail letter. leka halilele. airmail stamp. poʻoleka halilele (preceded by ke).
airplane carriermoku halihali mokulele.
airportkahua hoʻolulu mokulele; kahua kaua lewa (military).
airportkahua mokulele
airportkahua mokulele
airtightpaʻa ea. an airtight container. he hōkelo paʻa ea.
airyholomakani.
aislekahi hele mawaena o nā noho.
aisleas in a supermarket. ala, alakaha.
aj
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
ajaralso unlocked, open for business. hemo. see open wide.
ak
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
akimboʻekemo.
akinpili.
al
ala alb alc ald ale alf alg ali alk all alm aln alo alp alr als alt alu alv alw
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
-alkū. see constitutional.
Al Nair-Alpha Gruisa star. Lanihaʻi.
Alabamaalso Alabaman, Alabamian. ʻAlapama, ʻAlahama.
alabasterʻalapaka.
alaninean amino acid. ʻalanine.
alarmkāhea. see alarmed. fire alarm, kāhea pau ahi. false alarm, kūkala hewa.
alarmalarm bell, as on a clock or fire alarm. oeoe, pele. alarm clock. uaki hoʻāla, uāki hoʻāla. smoke alarm. oeoe uahi.
alarmedpiʻoloke, hopohopo, pīhoihoi.
alasaloha ʻino. Auē! Auē nohoʻi ē! Alas for us! Auē kākou!
AlaskaʻĀlaka; Alakeka, Alaseka.
Alaskaalso Alaskan. ʻĀlaka, ʻAlaseka.
albacoresame as tuna
Albaniaalso Albanian. ʻAlepania, ʻAlabania.
albinokekea.
albumrecord album. pāleo. record album cover. wahī pāleo.
AlbuquerqueʻAlepukaka, Alebukaka.
alcoholʻalekohola, waikulu.
alcoholʻalekohola. blood alcohol level. nui lama koko. see breathalyzer.
alcoholicʻona mau, ʻona lama, ʻalekohola.
AldebaranʻAu-kele, ʻAu-kele-nui-a-Iku(?), Kaomaʻaikū.
Alderamina star. ʻAnamuli.
aldermanluna ʻekalekia (ekalesia).
aldrina kind of insecticide. ʻalidirina. see dieldrin, poison.
aleʻela.
alertmakaʻala, mikiʻala, ʻeleu, ʻeuʻeu. also: miki, kaʻukaʻu lua ʻole, alawiki, peʻepeʻe makawalu, hāna, naʻenaʻe.
Aleutsee Aleutian.
Aleutianalso Aleut. ʻAleuta. Aleutian Islands. ka pae ʻāina ʻo ʻAleuta. Aleutian Trench. ka ʻauwaha ʻo ʻaleuta.
AlexandriaʻAlekanekalia, Alekanedaria.
alfalfamauʻu ʻalapapa, mauʻu ʻalafafa.
alfalfa sproutkawowo ʻalapapa.
algalimu (see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it). see lichen, moss, lettuce, seaweed. some fresh-water algae: nehe, limu kalawai, līpalaʻō, līpālāwai, palaʻō, pālāwai, pāwai, hulu ʻīlio, haʻulelani, ohaʻohaʻo.
algaegeneral term. līoho. coraline algae. limu koʻa.
algarobakiawe.
algebrahōʻailona helu.
algebrahōʻailona helu. algebraic expression. haʻi hōʻailona helu.
Algeriaalso Algerian. ʻAlekelia, ʻAlegeria.
Algola star. Pōʻā.
algumʻalekuma.
aliasinoa kapakapa.
aliasalso gateway, in a computer program. ʻīpuka.
alienkupa no ka ʻāina ē.
aliensee permanent resident. illegal alien; to arrive as an illegal alien. pae malū. legal alien; to arrive as a legal alien. pae kānāwai. space alien, extraterrestrial. mea ao ʻē.
alienatehoʻohuli kūʻē, hoʻomokuāhana.
alightkū (as a bird or plane on the ground); kau (as a bird on a branch).
alignto align, as type in a computer program. hoʻolālani.
alikelike, like pū, likelike, kohu like. also: ʻālike, kūlike, kaulike, hālike, hālikelike. just alike, like loa, like ā like, kūlike loa.
alimentary canaluha.
alimonyuku hoʻomau mahope o ka ʻoki male ʻana.
aliveola, kūola, kāmakamaka. to take alive, lawe ola.
alkalikoʻana mimi (in urine).
alkalialso alkaline. ʻākilikai. see entries below.
alkali metalone of the family of elements in group 1 of the periodic table. mekala ʻākilikai. see alkaline earth metal.
alkaline earth metalone of the family of elements in group 2 of the periodic table. mekala honua ʻākilikai. see alkali metal.
alkaloidʻalakaloida.
alkaneʻalakane. see alkene, alkyne. alkane series, i.e. saturated hydrocarbons where all the carbon atoms are joined by single covalent bonds. pūkaʻina ʻalakane.
alkeneʻalakene. see alkane, alkyne. alkene series, i.e. the group of unsaturated hydrocarbons with one double bond. pūkaʻina ʻalakene.
alkyneʻalakaine. see alkane, alkene. alkyne series, i.e. the group of unsaturated hydrocarbons with one triple bond. pūkaʻina ʻalakaine.
allāpau, pauloa, pau, papau, like ʻole, puni, holoʻokoʻa, paunui. all the people, nā kānaka apau loa, pau apau. all over, mai ʻō ā ʻō. all things, kēlā mea, kēia mea. all together, pau pū. not at all! ʻole wale! ʻaʻole loa!
all righthiki, hiki nō, pololei, ʻoia paha, maikaʻi. All right, then, ʻoia hoʻi hā. It’s all right, ʻoia aʻe lā nō.
allamandananialiʻi, lanialiʻi.
allayhoʻēmi, hōʻoluʻolu.
allegehōʻike. the alleged, ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia.
allegiancekūpaʻa. pledge of allegiance, hoʻohiki kūpaʻa.
allegorymoʻolelo e aʻo ana i ka hana pono loa; ʻōlelo nane, nane.
allegroʻai haʻa.
allergic reactionhopena pāheu. see allergy.
allergypāheu. see allergic reaction.
alleviatedhōʻoluʻolu ʻia, mao.
alleyala ʻololī. bowling alley, kahua ʻolohū, ala maika.
alleyalso alleyway. ala hānuku.
alley-oopa basketball play. ʻaliupa.
alliancehui.
alliancea group of nations that have agreed to help or protect each other; to form such an alliance. hui kuʻikahi. see consortium.
alliedhoʻohui ʻia.
allied health professionalkākoʻo ʻoihana olakino.
alliesaupuni kākoʻo.
alligationʻāwili.
alligatorʻalakeka.
allophonein linguistics. puana hualeo. see phoneme.
allosomeawe ōʻewe hoʻokumu maʻi
allothāʻawi.
allotmenthaʻawina.
allotropea different molecular form of an elemeni, in science. kino lātoma.
allowancehaʻawina. to make allowances for, hoʻokuʻu.
alloymea hoʻohuihui.
alloymekala ʻōʻā, metala ʻōʻā.
allspiceʻalakapaika.
allspicepimeka.
all-terrain vehicleATV. mokohuilahā. see off-road vehicle.
alludehoʻomea, hoʻomaoe, ʻōlelo ma ke ʻano hoʻonalonalo.
alluringnani e makahehi ʻia ai, ʻume, onaona, hoʻonaona.
allyhoa kākoʻo.
Alma MaterʻAlemamaka.
Almaka star. ʻAoʻao.
almanacʻalemanaka.
almanacpuke ʻalemanaka. see appointment book.
almightymana loa.
almondkamani haole, ʻalemone, kepa.
almostkokoke, ʻaneʻane; ʻānihaniha (rare). almost dead, mai make. almost seven fathoms, nā anana ʻeono ā puka ʻehiku. almost hit by a car, ʻaʻohe nohoʻi he wā, hoʻokuʻi ʻia e ke kaʻa.
Alnilama star. Kauano.
Alnitaka star. ʻAumani.
alodialʻalolio, alodio, ʻalokio. freehold less than alodial, kuleana malalo o ke ʻano ʻalolio. alodial title, ʻalolio, palapala ʻalolio.
alodiumʻalokio, ʻano ʻalokio.
aloepānini ʻawaʻawa, ʻaloe.
alohaaloha.
aloha ballin volleyball. kinipōpō aloha.
alonehoʻokahi wale nō, wale, hoʻokahi, kohana, kiakahi. see saying, aka.
alongma.
alongsidema ka ʻaoʻao, pilipā, pīpā.
aloofkū mamao, kū hoʻokahi, ihu piʻi, waiakua, umuakua, naua, pali loa.
aloudleo nui.
alpacaʻalapaka.
alphaʻalepa.
alpha particlea positively charged particle made up of two protons and two neutrons. huna ʻālepa. see beta particle.
Alpha Tuscanaea star. Kapoʻe.
alphabetpīʻāpā, hua kumu, ʻalepapeka. alphabet song, mele ukali hua kumu.
alphabetpīʻāpā. see alphabetize.
alphabetpīʻāpā
alphabetpīʻāpā
alphabetical orderkaʻina pīʻāpā. see alphabetize.
alphabetizeto put in alphabetical order. hoʻokaʻina pīʻāpā.
Alphekkaa star in the constellation Corona Borealis. Keaopō.
Alpheratza star. Māpono.
alpinerelating to the biogeographic zone above timberline. ʻalapaina. see subalpine. alpine desert. panoa ʻalapaina. alpine shrubland. wao laʻalāʻau.
AlpsʻAlepa.
alsohoʻi, kekahi, kahi, eia kekahi, laʻa, hoʻoiho. I also, ʻo au pū.
altarkuahu, lele, lele hoʻokau, ahu, kūʻula, ahupuaʻa, niʻo, unu, unu kupukupu. also: hāunu kupukupu, hoʻouluulu lei, hūlili, kuaʻaha, hanoalewa, kaʻānaniʻau, uhe. altar platform, haka lele.
altersee change.
alterationlolina.
alternate₁following by turns. ʻo kēlā aiʻole ʻo kēia. alternate Sundays, he lāpule ā he lapule ʻalo.
alternate₂substitute. pani hakahaka kūikawā.
alternateto alternate, as in a computer program. hōʻalo. alternate key. pihi hōʻalo (preceded by ke).
alternate playerfirst alternate player or substitute, also called first off the bench or six man, in basketball. kūono.
alternatelyi kekahi ā i kekahi aku.
alternating currentac. au māʻaloʻalo. see direct current. alternating current electricity. uila au māʻaloʻalo.
alternativeʻo kēlā aiʻole ʻo kēia.
alternative educationas a school program. hoʻonaʻauao kaʻaʻokoʻa.
althoughʻoiai.
altimeterana kiʻekiʻena. see altitude.
altitudekiʻekiʻe, kiʻekiʻena.
altitudekiʻekiʻena. see elevation, height. of a triangle. kiʻe kūpono.
altogetherʻokoʻa, holoʻokoʻa. all of us together, kākou pū.
alumpaʻakai muʻemuʻe.
aluminumʻaluminuma. aluminum foil. pepa kini.
alveolarin linguistics. lapa niho.
alveolusan air sac of the lungs, in anatomy. nōiki. alveolar duct. pūʻali nōiki.
alwaysnā manawa apau loa, mau, pau ʻole, kau ā kau.
am
ama amb ame amh ami amm amn amo amp ams amu
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
amsee be. I am, yours respectfully, ʻo au iho nō, me ka mahalo.
a.m.ante meridium. a. m. ( pronounced ʻāmū). see p.m.
AMamplitude modulation. AM ( pronounced ʻāmū), ʻanini laulā hawewe. see FM.
amaranthpakai, ʻāheahea, pakai kukū; kūwela (possibly). amaranth seedlings, pakapakai.
amateurhōlona, mea ʻakahi akahi.
amazehoʻokupaianaha, kamahoi.
amazementpūʻiwa, kupaianaha, kupanaha, kāhāhā, makahehi, kamahoi. see astonishment.
AmazonWahine kaua, koa wahine (female warrior).
Amazonʻamasona. Amazon River. ka muliwai ʻo ʻamasona.
ambassadorʻelele aupuni, kuhina. rare: ʻemepakekoa, luna koʻikoʻi.
ambassadorkanikela nui. see consul.
amberfishkamanu.
ambergrishūpē koholā.
amberjackkāhala (mokuleʻia), āmuka.
ambitionʻonipaʻa e loaʻa ka mea ʻiʻini, ʻiʻini, kuko kōkikiu.
amblehele mālie; hakiʻopa (rare).
ambulancekaʻa lawe maʻi.
ambulancekaʻa pōulia
ambulancekaʻa pōulia
ambuscadehālua, kauamoe; poʻi pō (night).
ambushhālua, hoʻohālua, moe, moemoe.
amenʻāmene.
amenʻāmene
amenʻāmene
amendhoʻoponopono, hoʻololi.
amendsee amendment.
amendmenthoʻololi ʻōlelo pākuʻi.
amendmentan addition or change to a bill, constitution, etc.; also to amend pākuʻi hoʻololi.
amendmentpākuʻina₂
amendmentpākuʻina₂
amenitiesʻolu o ka noho ʻana.
AmericaʻAmelika; Maleka (rare).
Americaalso American. ʻAmelika. see entries below. Central America or Latin America. ʻAmelika Waena. North America. ʻAmelika ʻAkau. South America. ʻAmelika Hema. United States of America. ʻAmelika Hui pū ʻia.
AmericanʻAmelika, haole. American citizen, kupa ʻAmelika.
American Baseball Leaguekuʻikahi pōhili ʻAmelika.
American cockroachPeriplaneta americana. ʻelelū kīkēkē.
American Football ConferenceAFC. hui pōpeku ʻAmelika.
American Sāmoaalso American Sāmoan. Kāmoa ʻAmelika, Haʻamoa ʻAmelika.
American Tract SocietyKōʻAmelikaʻAhahui Kelaka.
AmericanizedHoʻohaoleʻia, hoʻoliloʻia i ʻAmelika.
amethystʻameki, ʻamekukeke.
amidmawaena.
amidshipswaena moku; ukuwai (of canoes).
aminoʻamino. amino acid. ʻakika ʻamino.
ammeteran instrument used to measure the amount of electric current in a circuit. ana au uila.
ammoniaʻamonia.
ammoniaʻamonia.
ammoniumʻamoniuma. ammonium molybdate. ʻamoniuma molaibadahate.
ammunitionlako kaua.
amnesiapoina ka noʻonoʻo.
amnionnalu.
amniotic fluidʻinaʻina, lapawai.
amomumʻamomo.
amorousʻano kuko, liʻa, ake hoʻoipoipo.
amorphoushaving no regular crystalline form. laukua. amorphous substance. ʻakano laukua.
amphibianpepeʻekua.
amphibiousholo ʻāina holo kai.
amphidromousmigrating from fresh to salt water, or from salt to fresh water, at some stage of the life cycle other than the breeding period. pōʻaiwaiakai.
amphipodʻami kai.
amplelawa pono. also: kaʻakaʻalawa, pūlawa, kīlaha.
amplifierpahu hoʻonui leo. see speaker.
amplifyto increase the amplitude of a wave. hoʻolaulā hawewe. see amplitude.
amplitudethe amount of energy in a sound wave. ikaika hawewe kani. see entry below and sound wavelength.
amplitudethe greatest distance the particles in a wave rise or fall from their rest position, in science. laulā hawewe. amplitude modulation. ʻanini laulā hawewe. see entry above and am. as of a pendu-lum. palena piʻi.
amputatemoku, momoku, mokumoku, muku, ʻoki.
amputatedmuʻumuʻu, mumuku, muku, ʻokiʻia.
amputeemuʻumuʻu.
AmsterdamʻAmekekama, Ametedama.
amusehoʻoleʻaleʻa, hoʻokolohe, hoʻohoihoi; paʻapaʻanā (rare).
amusementhoʻoleʻaleʻa, leʻaleʻa, pāʻani.
amusingmea hoʻoleʻaleʻa, hoʻomākeʻaka, pāʻani, hūʻeu, hoʻowale hau.
an
ana anc and ane ang anh ani ank ann ano ans ant anu anv anx any
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
ansee a.
anaerobic decompositionalso anaerobic putrefaction. ka hoʻohāpopo eaea ʻole ʻana. see aerobic.
anagramhuaneʻe.
analoganalog watch or clock, i.e. having hands. uaki lima kuhikuhi, uāki lima kuhikuhi. see digital.
analysisweheweheʻano.
analysiscost analysis. huli kumukūʻai.
analyzewehewehe pono, weheweheʻano.
analyzekālailai.
anarchistʻanakia.
anarchyʻanakia, kānāwai ʻole.
anatomyʻanakomia. ancient method of teaching anatomy, hoʻonoho i ka ʻiliʻili.
ancestorkupuna; ʻeleua (rare). related through a common ancestor, pili ma ka hanauna, pili ma nā kūpuna. see ʻiewe.
ancestorsnā kūpuna. to talk too much of ancestors, kaulaʻi iwi.
ancestralpili i nā kūpuna.
ancestryhanauna, kupuna, welo.
anchorheleuma, hekau; kū (verb). also: ʻanakā, pōhākau, pōhaku hekau. to weigh anchor, huki i ka heleuma. to lie at anchor, lana, lulu, mouo, mōuouo.
anchoragewahi kū moku, awa kū moku.
anchoragekū moku
anchoragekū moku
anchovynehu.
ancientkahiko; mauliauhonua (rare). ancient times, wā kahiko, kumupaʻa, kuapapa.
andā (usually preceding verbs); a me (usually preceding nouns); eia hoʻi.
andalso when, until, to, etc. a.
and so forthā pēlā aku.
AndamanʻAnadamana. Andaman Sea. ke kai ʻo ʻAnadamana
andantehoʻāeae.
andironhao hoʻopaʻa wahie ma ke kapuahi.
AndorraʻAnakola.
AndoverʻAnekowela, Anedovera.
AndromedaʻAnakolomeka. Andromeda galaxy. ka wiliau hōkū ʻo ʻAnakolomeka.
anecdotemoʻolelo pōkole. to illustrate with anecdotes, hoʻopilipili ʻōlelo; pākaʻa (rare).
anemiakoko hōwai, kaiaka ke koko; ʻīkoko (rare).
anemoneʻōkole emiemi, ʻōkole hāwele (kinds of sea anemones).
anemonesea anemone. ʻōkala, ʻōkole.
aneroid barometerana mīkā ea kuhikuhi.
anestheticlāʻau hoʻomāʻeʻele.
anesthetizehoʻomāʻeʻele.
anewhou.
angelʻānela, hemolele, kanaka lele. guardian angel, ʻānela kiaʻi.
angel’s trumpetnānāhonua.
angryhuhū, hoʻohuhū, inaina, ukiuki, uluhua, nāuki. also: hoʻomainaina, uluulu, laukōnā, kahu ka ʻena, ʻāniha, ioioleʻa, manini, makāʻeo, memeki, makani, nāulu, ʻōkaikai, hoʻokuakeʻeo, ʻōnohi ʻula, nekuʻe, hoʻokoko, ʻā, ʻaʻā, ʻena, ehuehu, hōkūkū, kalakū. see sayings, hālelo, hao₄, haoʻe, kō₁, pihapiha₂, molar. very great anger, huhū wela loa, huhū loa, hūʻena, hahana ka wela, kokoko. anger without cause, huhū wale. uncontrolled anger, huhū kāohi ʻole, kuakoko. quick anger, huhū hikiwawe. slow to anger, kaʻalolohi. words of anger, piʻipiʻi ʻōlelo. interjections of anger: kāhūhū, kāhōhō, chā. to arouse anger, hoʻoinaina, hoʻopīʻena, hoʻopiʻipiʻi, hōʻenaʻena, hoʻohae. to become angry, piʻi ka huhū, piʻi ka heu, piʻi ka ʻena.
angiospermʻanakiopua.
anglehuina; ʻanekelo (rare). acute angle, huina ʻoi. obtuse angle, huina peleleu. right angle, huina kūpono. to cut at an angle, kaʻakepa.
anglein math. huina. see entries below. acute angle. huina ʻoi. central angle, an angle that has its vertex at the center of a circle. huina kikowaena. complementary angle s, two angles whose measures have a sum of 90°. nā huina hoʻopiha kūpono. corresponding angle. huina launa. exterior angle. huina kūwaho. obtuse angle. huina peleleu. right angle. huina kūpono. straight angle, an angle that has a measure of 180°. huina kaha. supplementary angle s, two angles whose measures have a sum of 180°. nā huina hoʻopiha kaha.
angle of incidencethe angle made between a wave striking a barrier and the normal to the surface. huina papā. see angle of reflection.
angle of reflectionthe angle between a reflected wave and the normal to the barrier from which it is reflected. huina kūpī. see angle of incidence.
angle spikein volleyball. hili ʻaoʻao. see spike.
anglerkanaka kā makoi.
AnglicanʻAnekalikana.
Angolaalso Angolan. ʻAnagola.
angrysee anger.
anguishnaʻauauā, walania, walawalania, walenia, wawalania, welenia; ʻawaʻawa (Ioba 7:11), hoʻokūpouli.
angularhiwi, hiwihiwi, kihi loa, kihikihi, ʻōkihikihi, hoʻokeʻekeʻe.
angularuluō niniu
anhydridea compound formed from another by the removal of water. ʻanahaidaraside. see anhydrous. acidic anhydride. ʻanahaidaraside ʻakika. basic anhydride, a metallic oxide that forms a base when added to water. ʻanahaidaraside kuapapa.
anhydrouswithout water. nele wai. see anhydride.
animalholoholona. young animal, ohi, ʻouo. pet animal, hānai ā huhu.
animalholoholona. fish or any marine animal. iʻa, iʻa kai. see fish. vertebrate animal. holoholona iwi kuamoʻo. invertebrate animal. holoholona iwi kuamoʻo ʻole.
animatehōʻeu, hōʻeleu, hoʻolapa, hoʻoikaika, hōʻīnana.
animate proper nounmaʻuli
animate proper nounmaʻuli
animatedʻeuʻeu, ʻīnana, ʻeleu, ehuehu, lamalama, nanahea.
animatedalso violent. ehuehu. see action movie.
animationʻeu, ʻeleu, ehuehu, lamalama, nene.
animistichoʻokanaka₂
animistichoʻokanaka₂
Ankaaa star. Kapela.
anklekuʻekuʻe wāwae, ʻami wāwae; kuʻina wāwae (joint); puʻupuʻu wāwae, puʻu (bone).
ankletkūpeʻe.
annexpākuʻi, hoʻohui, hoʻokuʻi. annex to a house, hale pākuʻi.
annexto annex, in math, as in annex ing a zero to show both decimal parts as a hundredth. pākuʻi.
annexationhoʻohui ʻāina.
annihilationpapau make, luku hoʻopapau.
anniversarypiha makahiki, lā hoʻomanaʻo.
anniversary cardkāleka piha makahiki. see birthday card.
Anno DominiAD
announcehōʻike, kūkala, kalakū, kala, kalahea, kuahaua.
announcerkala, kalakū. radio announcer, mea hoʻolaha, leo kala.
annoyhoʻonaukiuki, hoʻokolohe, hoʻouluhua, hōkake, hana wale. also: hoʻomāhuā, hoʻomāʻauē, nole.
annoyancehoʻonaukiuki, pulapula, malaʻo, none. interjections of annoyance: kā! kaī! i ka ī!
annoyedukiuki, uluhua, kūʻaki. rare: uhelehe.
annualmakahiki, kūmakahiki, ma ka makahiki. annual flower, pua makahiki. annual issue, puka makahiki. annual report, hōʻike makahiki. annual salary, uku ma ka makahiki.
annualyearbook. puke hoʻohaliʻa makahiki.
annuityuku makahiki, ʻanuiki.
annunciationhaʻi ʻana.
anodethe positive electrode in an electrical circuit. ʻūholo uila ʻāne. see cathode, electrode.
anointponi, hoʻoponi, hamo, hoʻopē, kāhinu.
anointedhamo, poniʻia, māhinu.
anonauaneʻi.
anonymousʻaʻohe i hōʻikeʻia ka inoa.
anotherkekahi, haʻi, ʻokoʻa, ʻē aʻe. another day, kekahi lā. another person, kekahi mea, haʻi.
answerpane, panena, ō, eō; ʻī mai (cf. Gram. 7.2); haʻina (as to a riddle); hua loaʻa, haʻiloaʻa (as to a problem); pākīkē, hoʻokīkē, ʻuʻu (rude); ʻāpaʻapani (clever). to answer briefly, ʻekemu. to refuse to answer, mū.
answera solution to a problem. hāʻina.
antnaonao, ʻānonanona, nonanona, lonalona.
antagonisthoa paio.
antagonistichoʻonanā, ʻimi hakakā, hoʻokūʻē; ʻolokeʻa (rare).
Antarctic CirclePōʻai-anu-hema.
Antarctic OceanMoana-anu-hema.
Antarcticaalso Antarctic. ʻAneʻālika.
AntaresKao, Hōkū-ʻula, Melemele, Auhaele, Welehu, Lehua-Kona (?).
ante meridiuma.m. a. m. ( pronounced ʻāmū). see post meridium.
anteaterʻainaonao.
antelopeʻanekelopa, nilekau, pipi hihiu.
antennakukuna.
antennaas of a lobster, insect, television, etc. kukuna. volleyball antenna. kukuna pōpaʻipaʻi. antenna violation. ʻaʻena kukuna.
Antennariv Commersonila kind of fish. hahili poloka.
anteriorin biology, laumua. see dorsal, posterior, ventral. anterior dorsal fin, of a fish. kualā laumua.
anthemmele hīmeni. national anthem, mele aupuni.
anthocyanina kind of pigment producing blue to red coloring in flowers and plants. ʻulakaiano.
anthropoligistkanaka kālai hulikanaka
anthropologyhuli kanaka.
anthropologyhulikanaka. see age.
anthropologykālaikanaka
anthropomorphichoʻokanaka₂
anthropomorphichoʻokanaka₂
anti-ʻēʻē
antibioticpale mūhune ʻino. see pathogen.
antichristʻanikaliko ʻanikelikeko.
anticipatenoʻonoʻo i ka mea e hiki mai ana, noʻonoʻo mua, hoʻomaopopo ʻē, koho, kau nui ka manaʻo; kēwā (rare).
anticshana hoʻomākeʻaka.
antifreezeʻaila ʻaʻalo paʻahau.
antigravity machinemīkini hoʻopau ʻumekaumaha. see gravity.
antimatterʻēʻēmeakino
antineutronʻēʻēhuna hohoki
antiprotonʻēʻēhuna ʻāne
antiquekahiko, mea kahiko.
antiquityka wā kahiko.
antisociallaulauna ʻole; puʻaki (rare).
antlerkiwi.
antonymhuaʻōlelo manaʻo ʻēkoʻa. see homonym, synonym.
anusʻokole, poholua. see buttocks. anus opening, ʻamo, puka makani, puka kahiko, puka kūkae. sputtering anus, pī ka ʻamo (of an overworked drudge).
anusthe posterior opening of the alimentary canal. puka kahiko, puka ʻamo. see sphincter.
anvilkua, kua hao, kua lāʻau; kua kuku, kua kapa (for tapa).
anxietyhopohopo, pīhoihoi, ʻōpikipiki, noʻonoʻo ʻihaʻiha.
anxietyʻōpikipiki.
anykekahi. Any kind, any whatsoever, ʻaʻohe pilo. see pono₆.
anybodysee anyone.
anyhowsee however.
anyonekekahi, kekahi mea, ʻo ka mea nō e. Who will go? Oh, anyone. ʻO wai ka mea e hele ana? ʻO ka mea e hiki ana nō ke hele.
anythingka mea e loaʻa ana.
anywaysee however.
anywhereaia nō i kahi e hele ai; ma nā wahi like ʻole. Just anywhere, aia i ka ʻauwaʻa i pānānā.
ao
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
aortaēwe.
aortaewe o luna. abdominal aorta. ewe o lalo.
ap
apa ape aph api apo app apr apt
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
apartkaʻawale. to stand apart, kū kaʻawale. placed apart, kauʻokoʻa.
apartmentkeʻena noho. apartment building, hale papaʻi.
apathetickukule, palaka, hoʻonakuli, ʻōhea.
ape₂to imitate. māhuʻi, hoʻopaʻi ā paʻi. to ape a white person, hoʻohālike me ka haole, hoʻohaole.
apexkihi.
aphidʻeleao.
aphida kind of insect. ʻeleao. see honeydew.
apiecepākahi.
apocopein linguistics. hua hope hāʻule.
ApocryphaʻApokelupo.
apologizemihi, mimihi, mimimihi.
apoplexymaʻi kūhewa, make kāʻiliponi; umalei (rare).
apostateʻapokaka.
apostlelunaʻōlelo, ʻapokolo, ʻapokekolo.
apostolicʻapokolika.
apostrophekoma luna.
apothecarykāwili lāʻau.
apparatusmea paʻahana.
apparatusdevice or mechanism, ordinarily including some mechanical part or parts. maomeka. see device, instrument, tool.
apparentmōakaaka.
apparitionakakū, lapu, hoaka, mea ʻike ʻia ʻana.
appealnoi, nonoi; hoʻopiʻi (legal). also: ui, ʻūlāleo, kāhoahoa, kākua.
appealto ask a higher court to review a decision made by a lower court. hoʻopiʻi kūʻē. see appellate jurisdiction.
appealingmakahehi; hone (of sound). see attractive.
appearpuka, kau, hiki, hoʻomaka, kū, ʻōʻili, ʻōiwi, oni, pua, hoʻomahiki; puaʻi (as color); wana (as a ray of light); halaʻoʻa (dimly). also: ʻōmeʻo, pāholo, kūkaʻi, ulāheo. to appear for no reason, ʻōʻili wale. to cause to appear, hoʻohiki. to appear angry, piʻi ka huhū.
appearance₁resemblance. hiʻona, ʻōiwi, kū, kohu, hālina, hālinalina, nānaina. see ex., ʻōiwi.
appearance₂arrival. kauna, ʻōʻili. appearing here and there, ʻōʻiliʻili.
appearancegeneral appearance or impression. hiʻona. see feature.
appeasehoʻonā, hoʻomānalo, hoʻomaʻalili, hoʻolauleʻa.
appeasementhoʻomānalo ʻana.
appellate jurisdictiona court’s authority to hear an appeal of a decision made by another court. mana hoʻokolokolo. see appeal.
appendagesmanamana.
appendicitismaʻi o ka naʻaumoa. symptoms of some ancient diseases, perhaps appendicitis: hoaka, kākaiawī, kākaipū.
appendix₁anatomy. naʻaumoa, hoaka and below. see also kākaiawī, kākaipū (none of these meanings are certain).
appendix₂supplement. ʻōlelo pākuʻi hou.
appendixas in a book. pākuʻina.
appetiteʻono ka ʻai, hiaʻaiʻono. lack of appetite, kanea, kanekanea, naoa, kaea, niole, noni, uanaoa. ravenous appetite, ʻaiāmanō. he has a good appetite, his food is appetizing, ʻono kāna ʻai ʻana.
appetizerpūpū, hōʻonoʻonoʻai.
applausepaʻipaʻi lima, paʻipaʻi.
apple of Sodompōpolo kīkānia.
appliancemīkini. home appliance. mīkini home. office appliance. mīkini keʻena. appliance store. hale kūʻai mīkini home.
applicablekūpono.
applicantmea noi.
applicationpalapala noi, palapala hoʻopiʻi.
applicationas in a computer program; also program, as for a computer. polokalamu.
apply₂petition. noi.
apply₃concentrate. noʻonoʻo pono, kau ka manaʻo, lelepau.
appointhoʻonoho, hoʻokohu, hoʻokoho, poni.
appointment₁engagement. hoʻopaʻa manawa. Have you made an appointment? Ua hoʻopaʻa ʻoe i kou manawa?
appointment₂nomination. wae, hoʻokohu.
appointment bookalso date book. ʻalemanaka puke. see almanac.
appointment certificatepalapala hoʻokohu.
AppomattoxʻApomakoka, Apomatoka.
apportionmahele, māhelehele, kāʻana; kaʻipuʻu (rare).
apportionalso division, piece, portion, department, category, part, land division; to divide. māhele.
appositionkino kaulele (in grammar).
appraisehoʻoholo, hoʻoholo waiwai.
appreciatehoʻomaikaʻi, mahalo, maopopo loa ka waiwai; poma (rare).
apprenticehaumāna aʻo ʻoihana, hoʻopaʻa aʻo hana, haumāna.
apprenticeSee intern.
approachhoʻokokoke, hiki, hōʻeaʻea.
approachor strategy, as in solving a math problem. kaʻakālai.
approachkiʻina₃
approachkiʻina₃
approachingeia aʻe, eia aku, aʻe.
appropriate₁set aside. hoʻokaʻawale, hāʻawi.
appropriate₂suitable. kūpono, kohu, kū.
appropriationhaʻawina, pila haʻawina; alāiki (taking by force).
approximatealso approximation. kokekau.
approximatelykahi, kokoke. approximately ten feet, ma kahi oʻumi kapuaʻi.
apricotʻapelekoka.
AprilʻApelila
April Fools’ DayLā ʻEpa o ʻApelila.
apronʻepane, pāpalu, pale, pālaulau.
apronpale kuene, ʻepane.
apt₁clever. ʻaʻapo.
apt₂likely. malia. apt to fall, malia o hāʻule aku.
aptitudemākaukau; uliʻeo (rare).
aq
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
aquaculturemahi iʻa. see biofilter, pipe.
aquariumhale hōʻikeʻike iʻa, pahu iʻa.
aquariumpahuwaiea. see hale hōʻikeʻike iʻa (dic.).
Aquatic ResourcesDivision of aquatic resources. Māhele kumuwaiwai kai.
aqueducthā wai.
aqueoushaving water as a solvent, in science. ʻūheheʻe wai. aqueous solution. māʻōʻāna ʻūheheʻe wai.
Aquilaprobably Humu, Humu-mā, Hoʻohumu.
ar
ara arb arc ard are arg ari ark arm aro arr ars art
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
Arabsee Arabia. United Arab Emirates. Aupuni ʻEmira ʻAlapia hui pū ʻia.
Arabiaalso Arab, Arabian. ʻalapia, ʻArabia. Arabia Sea. ke kai ʻo ʻAlapia. Saudi Arabia, Saudi. Saudi ʻAlapia, Saudi ʻArabia.
Arabic numbershelu ʻalapia
Arabic numbershelu ʻalapia
Aralʻalala. Aral Sea. ke kai ʻo ʻAlala.
arbitrary₁inconsiderate. paʻakikī, mākonā.
arbitrary₂without reason. hana kumu ʻole.
arbitratehoʻomaluhia, ʻuao.
arbitrateʻuao. arbitration. ka ʻuao ʻana.
Arbor DayLā Kanu Lāʻau.
arborialkau lāʻau. see orange tree frog, treehouse.
arcpiʻo, kaula, lālani poepoe.
arcin math. piʻo. see chord. island arc. pae moku hoaka. three-point arc, in basketball. hoaka kīkolu.
archpiʻo, pāpiʻo, hoaka; pao, lapuʻuna. arch of a foot, poho wāwae. arch over a door, hoaka, hoakakeʻa. arch of rainbow, piʻo ke ānuenue.
archas the Arch of Triumph in Paris. hoaka kū.
archaeologistmeaʻike hana lima o ke au i hala.
archaeologynoiʻi ʻike hana lima o ke au i hala.
archaeologyhulikoehana. archaeological site. kahua hulikoehana. archaeologist. kanaka hulikoehana, mea hulikoehana.
archangelaliʻi ʻānela, luna ʻānela.
archbishopʻakipihopa.
archedpiʻo, lāpuʻu, ʻōnaha, kaka, popoli.
archerypana pua, pana ʻiole, pāpua.
ArchimedesʻAkimika. Archimedes’ principle, i.e. the buoyant force on an object submerged in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by that object, in science. ke kulehana a ʻAkimika.
archingpipiʻo, nianiape, moai.
archipelagopaeʻāina, pae moku.
archipelagopae moku, pae ʻāina. see Hawaiian entries.
architectkaha kiʻi hale; kuhikuhipuʻuone.
archiveor backup, as in a computer program. papaʻa. see backup.
archiveswaihona palapala kahiko.
ArcticʻĀlika. Arctic fox. ʻalopeka ʻĀlika, ʻalopeke ʻĀlika. arctic ground squirrel. kiulela ʻĀlika.
Arctic CircleKāʻei-anu, Pōʻai-anu-ʻākau.
Arctic OceanMoana-anu-ʻākau.
ArcturusHōkū-leʻa (probably).
ardentʻiʻini nui, ake nui. ardent love-making, hoʻokela o ka hoʻoipoipo, hiu ā wela.
are₁see be.
are₂unit of measurement. ʻale.
areain math. ʻili. abb. ʻi. quantitative measurement. ʻili laulā, ʻili. surface area. ʻili alo.
areatransition area, an area where natural topography changes from one land feature to another. ʻāina loliloli.
arenakahua, pā. Lua fighting arena, pākuʻi a lua.
Argentinaalso Argentine, Argentinean. ʻAlekina.
argonan element. ʻaragona.
arguehoʻopaʻapaʻa, hoʻopāpā, paio, pākuʻikuʻi, pāoni, hoʻopāoni, kīkēʻōlelo, hoʻopanepane, hākā ʻōlelo; uhiʻāpana (rare).
argumentpaio, paʻapaʻa, pāoni, hoʻopaʻapaʻa, hakakā ʻōlelo.
argumentativewahapaʻa, puni hoʻopaʻapaʻa.
aridmānā, ʻāpaʻa, panoa, anoa, kaʻo, kaʻokaʻo, kōʻā, maloʻohāhā, ponanā.
AriesHipa-kāne.
aristocracyaliʻi.
Aristotle’s lanternNiho.
arithmetichuina helu, helu, ʻalimakika. mental arithmetic, helu naʻau. children’s arithmetic, helu kamaliʻi.
Arizonaalso Arizonan, Arizonian. ʻAlikona, ʻArizona.
arkhale lana, waʻa kome, pahu.
ark of the covenantpahu pelika.
ark of the testimonypahu kānāwai, pahu hōʻike.
ArkansasʻAkanaka, Akanasa; ʻAlekaneko, Arekaneso.
Arkansasalso Arkansan. ʻAkanakā, ʻAkanasā.
armanatomy. lima; kālele (as of a chair); upper part of arm, uluna, ununa. arm below elbow, kūʻaulima. arm in arm, kui lima, kuikui lima, kuiʻēʻē. to swing the arms, kāia.
armresistance arm, i.e. the distance from the fulcrum to the resistance force in a lever. lima āohiohi.
arm guardpale lima.
armadilloʻamakila.
armamentlako kaua.
armchairnoho kālele.
armchairnoho lima
armedlako i nā mea kaua. armed division, papa kaua.
armed forcespūʻali koa.
ArmeniaʻĀmēnia.
armisticehoʻopau kaua, hoʻokuʻikahi, hoʻomalu kaua; hoʻokuapapa (rare).
Armistice DayLā Hoʻopau Kaua, Lā Hoʻokuʻikahi.
armorʻaʻahu kaua, pale kila, kapa kila, pūliki kaua.
armorerʻāmala.
armoryhale koa, hale hoʻolako kaua.
armpitpōʻaeʻae, kīpōʻaeʻae, napoʻo, ʻēʻē, poʻēʻē.
arms₁anatomy. nā lima; poli (fig.).
arms₂war. lako kaua.manual of arms, he kumu paikau. Carry arms! Hāpai pū! to supply arms. Hoʻolako i nā mea kaua.
armypūʻali, kaua, pūʻulu, pūʻulu kaua. army unit, kaua, huna kaua, papa kaua, papa koa, pūʻulu; honua, kuamoʻo kaua (main); hunalewa, papa poʻo (van); hunapaʻa (rear). army disposition in battle, kahului.
armyalso military service. pūʻali koa.
aromaʻaʻala, onaona, ʻaloma. see smell.
aroundpuni. to go around, kaʻapuni, pōʻai, anapuni, kalawai. around the island hula, kaʻapuni.
arousehoʻāla, pai, hoʻopaipai, hōʻeu, hoʻā, hoʻohana; hoʻokola (sexual).
arraignmenta court hearing in which a defendant is formally charged with a crime and enters a plea of guilty or not guilty. ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻi.
arrangehoʻonoho, hoʻonohonoho, hoʻonoho papa, hoʻoponopono, kūkulu papa, haku, hakuhaku, kuene. arrange flowers, hoʻonohonoho pua.
arrange musicalso music arranger. kūkulu puolo.
arrangementhoʻonoho ʻana, kūkulu ʻana, hoʻonohonoho ʻana.
arrayrectangular array, in math. lau huinahā lōʻihi.
arrayedulumāhiehie, hoʻouluwehiwehi ʻia, kāhiko ʻia.
arrearskaʻa hope.
arrest₁seize. hopu, hopuna. warrant of arrest, palapala hopu. freedom from arrest, pakele mai ka hopu ʻia.
arrest₂check. keʻakeʻa, keʻa, hoʻokeʻa.
arrest warranta document issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest. palapala hopu.
arrogantsee proud.
arrowpua, pua pana; kaha kuhi (reference mark). To shoot with an arrow, pana.
arrowan indicator. nahau. arrow key, as on a computer keyboard. pihi nahau (preceded by ke). arrow key for moving right (left, up, down). pihi nahau holo ʻākau (hema, i luna, i lalo). mouse arrow, pointer, or cursor, as in a computer program. nahau ʻiole, nahau.
arrow caseʻaʻa pua.
arrowheadnahau.
arrowrootpia. arrowroot starch, pia. process of sweetening arrowroot starch, kūlō pia. to place arrowroot in packages, ʻaʻaho. small arrowroot tubers, māʻili. arrowroot balls, ʻomoʻomo, pia.
arrythmiacardiac arrythmia. puʻuwai pana ʻewaʻewa.
arsenalwaihona lako kaua.
arsenicʻalakenika.
arsonpuhi ahi, puhi manaʻo ʻino.
arthana noʻeau.
artalso artwork. pāheona. see artistic, fine arts. art director, as for movie or video production. luna pāheona. performing art. pāhiahia.
art academyhale hōʻikeʻike.
artemiabrine shrimp. pokipoki ālia.
artemisiahinahina.
arteriolosclerosisin medicine. aʻahaʻapupū. see arteriosclerosis.
arteriosclerosisalso atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, in medicine. aʻalāʻau. see arteriolosclerosis.
arteryaʻa.
arteryaʻa koko puʻuwai, aʻa puʻuwai. see Hawaiian entries under aʻa puʻuwai and arteriosclerosis, vein.
artesian waterwai aniani, wai ʻaleʻale.
artesian wellluawai aniani, luawai pipiʻi.
artfulmaʻalea.
arthritislumakika, huʻi o ka ʻami o ke kino.
arthropodwāwaeʻami.
artichokeʻalikoka.
article₁object. mea; kumu (rare).
article₂essay. moʻolelo.
article₃grammatical. pilimua. see definite article, indefinite article.
article₄section. paukū, haʻawina.
articlekaʻi₆
articleʻatikala
articlekaʻi₆
artifactkoehana. see archaeology.
artificialkuʻi (as a leg); hoʻohālike (as flowers).see plastic.
artificial reefumukoʻa.
artisanalso craftsman. mālalaioa.
artistkaha kiʻi.
artistmea kaha kiʻi
artiststoryboard artist, as in movie or video production. lima kaha moʻolelo. see storyboard.
artistmea kaha kiʻi
artisticnoʻeau, ʻike hana noʻeau.
artisticesthetically appealing or having artistic talent. heona. see art. to make artistic, decorate artistically. hoʻoheona.
arts and sciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences. Koleke pāheona me ka ʻepekema. see dean.
as
as₁ as₂ asb asc ase ash asi ask asl asp ass ast asy
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
as₁resembling. me, like me. as though, mehe. as follows, penei, ʻoia hoʻi. as if, mehe mea lā. as far as, ā, ā hiki i.
as₂see because.
as ifalso as though, like. me he.
as thoughalso as if, like. me he.
ascendpiʻi.
ascertainhoʻomaopopo.
aseaat sea. i waena moana. see midocean.
ash conein geology. puʻu lehu.
ash dustlehu ane.
ash traypā lehu.
Ash WednesdayLā Hāpala Lehu, Pōʻakolu Kau Lehu.
ashamedhilahila, ʻōhila, hoʻopalai, manīne. to make ashamed, hoʻohilahila.
asheslehu, lehu ahi, lehu ane, lehu ʻula, lehu pele, paʻu ahi. rare: lepo uli, mālena, pahukaina, noho hale. ashes of the fireplace scatter in all directions, puehu liʻiliʻi ka lehu o kapuahi (of violent temper).
ash-grayualehu.
ashorei uka. to go ashore, hele i uka. washed or drifted ashore, pae. to put ashore, lawe i uka, hoʻoīkā.
Asiaalso Asian, Asiatic. ʻĀkia, ʻĀsia.
Asia MinorʻĀkia ʻUʻuku.
asidema ka ʻaoʻao, ma kahi kaʻawale. to set aside, hoʻokaʻawale.
ask₁to question. nīnau, ui. to ask insistently, koi. to ask indirectly, hoʻohuahualau, hoʻomaoe. to keep asking, nīele, hoʻomāuiui, kauloloa.
ask₃toinvite. kono.
askanceme ka hoʻowahāwahā. eyed askance, maka ʻewaʻewa ʻia. to look askance. makaʻē.
askewkapakahi, kapeke, kūʻewa. To set askew, hoʻokapeke.
asleephiamoe. fast asleep, paʻuhia i ka hiamoe, hiamoe paʻa loa, kāia i ka hiamoe. to pretend to be asleep, hoʻohiamoe, hoʻolōlō.
aspmoʻo make, moʻo niho ʻawa.
aspecthiʻohiʻona, nānaina.
asphaltkā, kimeki. asphalt surface, kā hāliʻi.
asphaltunukā. see pave. asphalt compound, a brown or black tar-like substance, a variety of distilled tar (bitumen) found in a natural state or obtained by evaporating petroleum; pitch. kēpau kā.
asssee donkey.
assassinlima koko.
assassinatehoʻomake. rare: kīmopō, kawa.
assaultlimanui, lima ikaika, lawelawe lima. assault and battery, hoana e hōʻeha.
assemble₁to meet. hui pū, anaina, ʻākoakoa, hoʻākoakoa. also: pūkuʻi, pūʻulu, lāhui, hoʻolau, ʻāpoʻepoʻe, hōʻuluʻulu, nunuʻa.
assemble₂to collect. hōʻiliʻili, hōʻuluʻulu, hoʻopili.
assembleas when splicing film or video segments together for movie or video production. hoʻokuʻikuʻi. assemble editor. luna hoʻokuʻikuʻi.
assemblyanaina, ʻaha and entries that follow it. rare: mui, ʻuluʻulu, pōkinahua. see meeting. national assembly, ʻaha ʻōlelo lāhui.
assemblya gathering of people for a specific purpose. ʻāmui.
Assembly HallKeʻena Hālāwai.
assessmentʻauhau.
assessmentstudent assessment. loiloi holomua haumāna.
assetswaiwai, waiwai hui, waiwai lewa, pono.
assignkauoha, hāʻawi haʻawina, kuhikuhi i ka haʻawina e hana ai, hoʻolilo.
assignto assign a value or power, as in math problems. hoʻāmana.
assigneehope waiwai.
assignmentpalapala hoʻolilo, haʻawina.
assimilatehoʻokemua. assimilated. kemua. see assimilation.
assimilationin linguistics. kīlikelike.
AssisiʻAkiki, Asisi. Francis of Assisi, Palakiko o ʻAkiki.
assistto feed or assist, as in basketball and most team sports except baseball. hānai.
assistantmea kōkua
assistantmea kōkua
assistant teacherkōkua kumu, hope kumu.
associate₁to join. launa, hui, pili.
associate₂partner. hoa, hoalauna, hoahui, kōkoʻo, pili paʻa, kāpehe, kūmaka. see justice.
associationlauna ʻana, pilina and below, ʻahahui, hui, ʻahahuina; association of two, kōkoʻolua; association of three, kōkoʻokolu. loving association, pilialoha.
associativein math. hoʻolike. associative property. ʻanopili hoʻolike (preceded by ke).
assortwae.
assortmentmea like ʻole, ʻano like ʻole. see collection.
assuagehoʻomaʻalili, mānalo, hoʻonā.
assumealso assumption. manaʻo kuhi.
assumedkuhi. assumed name, inoa kapakapa.
AssumptionLaweʻIaʻAna (as of the Virgin Mary).
asterkoniaka (all kinds).
asteriskkaha kuhi.
asterni hope.
asteroidhōkū liʻiliʻi.
asteroidhōkūnaʻi. asteroid belt. kāʻei hōkūnaʻi.
asthmahānō; naeʻoai kū (rare).
astonishedpūʻiwa, hoʻopūʻiwa, haʻohaʻo, pīhoihoi, kāhāhā, hauli, pilihua.
astonishinghaʻohaʻo, kamahaʻo, hoʻokāhāhā, kāmehaʻi.
astonishmentkāhīhī ʻana, haʻohaʻona. see amazement.
astrayʻauana, lalau, hōʻaiā, pololua. see saying, Kalalau. to lead astray, hoʻolalau, hoʻohili, luahele, hōʻaiāhua.
astringentliki.
astrologerkilo hōkū, kilo, kilo lani.
astrologykilo ʻōuli hōkū
astronautkelalani.
astronautkelalani
astronautkelalani
astronomyaʻo hōkū, kilo hōkū, kilo lani.
astrophysicskālaikūlohea lani
asylumpuʻuhonua.
at
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
atma, i, iā. look at him, nānā iāia.
at batalso up (to bat), in baseball. manawa hili.
-atesuffix in chemical compounds and terms. –hate.
AthabascaʻAkapakeka, Atabaseka.
-athalonsuffix (Eng.); prefix (Haw). ʻālapakona-. see decathalon, pentathalon, triathalon, -thon.
atheisthōʻole Akua, mahuakala.
atherosclerosisalso arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, in medicine. aʻalāʻau. see arteriolosclerosis.
athletemea i maʻamaʻahia i nā pāʻani hoʻoikaika kino, ʻālapa; paiʻea (rare).
athleticpili hoʻoikaika kino, ʻālapa; mauaʻālina (rare).
athleticalso athlete. ʻālapa. athletic scholarship. haʻawina kālā ʻālapa. athletic club, fitness center. hale hoʻoikaika kino. see gymnasium.
athletic contesthoʻokūkū hoʻoikaika kino; kahului.
athletic fieldkahua pāʻani. rare: ʻaha maha, ʻomaliō.
AtlanticʻAkelanika, Atelanika.
AtlanticʻAkelanika, ʻAtelanika.
atlaspuke palapalaʻāina.
ATMmīkini kālā
ATMautomated-teller machine. mīkini panakō.
ATMmīkini kālā
atmospherelewa and entries that follow it. cf. halalani. lower atmosphere, lewa hoʻomakua. next lower atmosphere, lewa lani lewa. clear atmosphere, palamea (rare).
atmospherearound planets. lewapuni. see space.
atollmokupuni pālahalaha.
atomicʻakomika.
atomicalso atom. ʻātoma. see entries below and bond, nucleus, particle. atomic radiation. pāhawewe ʻātoma.
atomic massnuipaʻa ʻātoma. atomic mass unit. anakahi nuipaʻa ʻātoma. average atomic mass. ʻawelike nuipaʻa ʻātoma.
atomic numberheluna huna ʻāne.
atriumof the mammalian heart. pona puʻuwai, pona. see chamber. left atrium. pona puʻuwai hema, pona hema. right atrium. pona puʻuwai ʻākau, pona ʻākau.
atrocityhoʻomāinoino nui.
attachhoʻopili, hoʻopaʻa, ʻōmou.
attachmentpākuʻina₃
attachmentpākuʻina₃
attackhoʻouka kaua, puʻe, poʻipū, poʻi pō, lele, kuʻia, limanui, ʻaki, kiʻi, olowalu, pōpō ʻauhuhu, ʻūpā. see heart attack.
attackraid; also to attack or raid. hoʻouka. counterattack; also to counterattack. hoʻouka pānaʻi.
attempthoʻāʻo.
attemptsee vain attempt.
attend₁escort. ukali, ʻalo. to attend a meeting, hele i ka hālāwai.
attend₂execute. lawelawe, mālama, moamoa, momoa, hoʻomoamoa.
attendantkahu and entries that follow it, lawelawe, ukali, ʻaialo; kāpiʻi (fig.). see bridal attendants.
attendantflight attendant. kuene mokulele.
attentionnānā, maliu; attention, as a military command, hoʻolohe. to pay attention, nānā, maliu, kaulona, hoʻomaopopo.
attentionkiaʻi₂
attentionkiaʻi₂
attentivehoʻolohe, hoʻolono, lohe pono.
atticsame as upstairs
atticlumi huna; lumi kaupaku, lumi kaupoku, lumi kaupuku.
attireʻaʻahu.
attorneyloio. power of attorney, palapala hoʻāmana. county attorney, loio kalana.
attorneyloio. see defense attorney, prosecuting attorney.
attorney generalloio kuhina; kōkua (old term).
attractʻume, alaʻume, hōnēnē, kāʻana, hoʻōnaona. to attract with the eyes, makakiʻi. to attract the attention of a bird, kono, kolo (by imitating its call).
attractedʻume ʻia, nēnē, ona, laka.
attractionʻume, ʻume launa, ʻume mākēneki; ʻume lauoho (siphon); ʻumena.
attractive₁as a magnet. ʻUme.
attractive₂as a person or scene. hie, makahehi, maʻemaʻe, nonohe, lehiwa, ʻume, onaona, wai ʻolu. fig.: maka lehua, maka onaona, maka palupalu, māmane, kohu, miʻi, kaekae, kaʻaona, miu, alokele, luhiehu, mahamoe, lupea, mīkohu. see saying, hāʻale.
attributestyle, as italic or bold in printing or a computer program. kaila hua. see code style, font, property.
ATVall-terrain vehicle. mokohuilahā. see off-road vehicle.
au
auc aud aug aun aur aus aut aux
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
AucklandʻAukelana.
auctionkūkālā.
auctionkūkālā kākau
auction salekūʻai kūkālā.
auctioneerluna kūkālā.
audiblehiki ke lohe ʻia, lohea.
audienceanaina. royal audience, anaina ʻike aliʻi.
audithōʻoia.
auditorluna hōʻoia, luna nānā helu.
augerwili nui.
AugustʻAukake.
auntmakuahine, makuahine hanauna, ʻanakē; makuahine ʻōpio (younger sister or cousin of a parent); makuahine makua (older sister or cousin of a parent).
aunt-in-lawmakuahūnōwai.
aurora borealisalso northern lights. ʻoliliʻula.
Austral IslandsPae Moku Tūhaʻapae
AustraliaʻAukekulelia, Auseturelia; Nuhōlani (old name).
Australiaalso Australian. Nūhōlani. see entry below and Indo-Australian.
AustraliaʻAukekulelia
AustraliaʻAukekulelia
Australian cockroachPeriplaneta australasiae. ʻelelū nūhōlani.
AustriaʻAukekulia, Auseturia.
Austriaalso Austrian. ʻAukekulia, ʻAuseturia.
authenticʻoiaʻiʻo.
authormea kākau, kākau moʻolelo, haku moʻolelo, haku puke.
authorkikahō
authorkikahō
authoritymana, kuleana, mea ʻike; kīkā (rare). voice of authority, leo mana, leo hano, waha mana, leo koʻikoʻi.
authorizehoʻāmana, hoʻomana, hoʻokohū.
autokaʻa.
auto-or self- (prefix). hika-. see entries below.
auto feedto auto feed, as paper into a computer printer. hānai ʻakomi.
auto licensesee license plate.
autobiographicalhikapiliolana. see biographical. autobiography. moʻolelo hikapiliolana, hikapiliolana.
autocrataliʻi kūʻokoʻa.
autographkākau inoa, hapapūlima.
autoharppila hapa.
autoharphāpa paʻa lima, pila hāpa.
automated-teller machineATM. mīkini panakō.
automatichana nona iho, holo nona iho. done until automatic, ua hana ā walea. automatic machine, mīkini hana nona iho.
automaticʻakomi. see auto feed.
automobilekaʻa, kaʻa ʻokomopila, otomobila. automobile insurance, ʻinikua kaʻa.
automobile jackkake hāpai kaʻa
automobile jackkake hāpai kaʻa
autonomic nervous systemʻōnehana lolokū konukonu
autopsyalso necropsy. kālaikupapaʻu.
autumnsee fall₃.
autumnfall. hāʻulelau. autumnal equinox,ka māuiili o ka hāʻulelau. see equinox.
auxinkoʻoulu
av
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
avalancheheheʻe, heʻeheʻe, ʻaholo, pōhākōʻī.
avalanchealso landslide. ʻāholo. snow avalanche. ʻāholo hau.
avaricemakeʻe waiwai.
avariciouspuni waiwai, puni kālā. also: makauliʻi, paʻakūkū.
avengehoʻopaʻi, kū ka mākaia, hoʻokaʻa. avenger of blood, mea hoʻopaʻi koko.
avenuealanui ākea.
averageʻawelike. average atomic mass. ʻawelike nuipaʻa ʻātoma. average rainfall. ʻawelike o ka ua. average speed. ʻawelike māmā holo.
avertpāweo. to avert the eyes, pāweo maka.
aviaryhale manu.
aviationʻoihana mokulele.
aviatorpailata mokulele.
Aviora star. Kīnaʻu.
avocadopea.
avocadopea hawaiʻi, pea. see pear.
avocationhana hoʻonanea.
avoidʻalo, hōʻalo, kē, kaʻakepa, pāweo, hoʻēʻē, hoʻokēʻē, māʻiuʻiu, pipika.
avoirdupoisʻawakupoi.
aw
awa awe awf awh awk awl awn awr
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
ʻawasee kava.
awakeala, makalahia. to awake from sleep, lana ka hiamoe. to awake suddenly, puoho.
awakeningalana.
awardhaʻawina, palapala hoʻokō, hoʻokō, makana.
awarehoʻomaopopo, ʻike.
awarenessmakakau. language awareness. makakau ʻōlelo.
awayaku, ʻē, ma kahi ʻē, lilo. Go away! Hele ma kahi ʻē! Hele pēlā! six miles away, ʻeono mile ke kaʻawale. away down, i lalo lilo.
aweʻeʻehia, ano, hoʻāno, anoano, malu. stricken with awe, ilihia.
awe-inspiringʻeʻehia.
awe-strickenʻeʻehia.
awfulweliweli
awhilemanawa pōkole, liʻuliʻu iki.
awkwardhemahema, pāhemahema, hāwāwā, māʻukaʻuka, kūloma, kuāhea, ʻonana, nāhili. rare: manuea, neki, pololoa, pālola, hoʻonole, kākākiʻi. of awkward shape, kīkoʻolā.
awlkui houhou, kui iwi.
ax
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
axesee adze.
axiomʻakioma.
axisiho.
axisin math. iho. coordinate axes, i.e. two intersecting perpendicular number lines used for graphing ordered number pairs. iho kuhikuhina.
axleiho, paepae komo huila.
axlea shaft on which a wheel turns. iho, paepae komo huila.
axmankua lāʻau.
ay
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
ayeʻae.
az
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az -top-
AzerbaijanʻAkepaikana.
azobactera type of bacteria containing nitrogen. koʻohune naikokene.