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 ʔAʔole No, not; be none, have none
Hawaiian ʔEʔole Negative conditional verb
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);
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
Hawaiian Maamana Attractive, said of a person sexually appealing but not necessarily good-looking Problematic
Hawaiian Kuʔi/a To meet an obstacle, stumble
Hawaiian Pena Package
Hawaiian (Ha)hai To follow, pursue, chase, hunt; to accompany, go with
Hawaiian Ewe Sprout, rootlet; navel string
Hawaiian Aleale Wounded, pierced; sound, sore Uncertain Semantic Connection
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 Uli Early stage in the development of a foetus, as the body begins to form Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian Naʔi To strive to obtain, endeavour to examine or understand