e

e₁  part. marking imperative/intentive mood. see e (verb) ai, e (verb) ana. (Gram. 5.4)   PCP *e.

e₂  agentive part. by, by means of (follows a pas/imp.). (Gram. 9.9)   [PPn *e, preposed agent marker: *(q)e]

Ua ʻāhewa ʻia ʻoia e ke aliʻi.He was blamed by the chief.

e₃  infinitive part. used before certain subordinate verbs. (Gram. 5.4)   [(EO) PPn *ke, verbal particle introducing subordinate clauses; in order to, so that]

Makemake au e hele.I want to go.

e₄  see ē₁, vocative part...

ē₁  voc. part. a second ē often follows the head word for emphasis. Ē is shortened to e before third-person pronouns: see e ia nei, e lākou ala. PPN *(ʻe)e.

Ē ke aliʻi o Maui.O chief of Maui.

Ē Pua; ē Pua ē.O Pua.

ē₂  intensifying part. as in the common exclamation below. (Gram. 7.5)  

Auē nohoʻi ē!My! Oh my!

ē₃  interj. Alas!

ē₄  a word used only at the end of a sentence or phrase, with meanings such as: yeah; right; isn't that so? (commonly pronounced the same as the French hein which carries the same meaning.)

Paʻakikī loa kēlā haʻawina, ē?That was a really hard lesson, yeah?

ʻe-  prefix to numerals, inanimate, as ʻekahi, ʻelua, ʻekolu. PPN *e.

ʻē₁  nvs. different, strange, peculiar, unusual, heathen (Biblical), other. cf. ʻē aʻe, ʻano ʻē, mea ʻē. (Gram. 1.4)   [PPn *kehe, different, be different, other]

ʻāina ʻēforeign land

He ʻē!How strange! [It] is gone, past!

ʻē₂  interj. yes (unemphatic, as in mild agreement and indicating that one has heard; cf. ʻae). [PPn *ee, yes]

ʻē₃  n. the letter "e". Eng.

ʻē₄  n. key of A (music). Eng. MUS

ʻē₅  nvs. away off, elsewhere (Gram. 1.4)  

Hele ma kahi ʻē!Go away! Get out!

Holo ʻē lākou.They fled beforehand (away, elsewhere).

I kahi ʻē ka ua, waele ʻē ke pulu.When the rain is elsewhere, open up beforehand the mulch [prepare for rain before it comes]. (ON 1178)

ʻē₆  nvs. beforehand, already, before, premature, in advance (sometimes translated ‘had’ and called by (And) a sign of the pluperfect tense, although it is used after the imperative mood). (Gram. 1.4)  

Holo ʻē lākou.They fled beforehand (away, elsewhere).

I kahi ʻē ka ua, waele ʻē ke pulu.When the rain is elsewhere, open up beforehand the mulch [prepare for rain before it comes.. (ON 1178)

ʻIke ʻē lākou.They already knew.

keiki hānau ʻēprematurely born child

e (verb) ai  particles indicating imperative/intentive mood and accompanying subordinate verbs (ai in this case is the anaphoric ai). (Gram. 5.4, 7.3)  

e (verb) ala  same as e (verb) lā.

ʻOia ia lepo ʻula āu e ʻike ala.It's that red dirt you see over there.

e (verb) ana  particles indicating incompleted action and future. (Gram. 5.2)   [Pn(CE) *e__ana, continuous aspect marker]

e (verb) lā  similar to e (verb) nei, except that lā indicates action away. (Gram. 5.2)  

e (verb) nei  particles indicating imperfect aspect and future tense and accompanying subordinate verbs. The nei indicates action here or now. See (Gram. 5.2).

-ea  pejorative suffix. see hanaea, luea, nanaiea, poluea. (Gram. 6.5)   PNP *-ea: cf. Rennellese -ea.

ea₁  n.
  • sovereignty,
  • rule, independence.
  [Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, literally the day sovereignty was restored, a holiday celebrated in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Set on July 31, modern observations of this day include ceremonies taking place at different sites around Hawaiʻi, including a key commemoration at Thomas Square in Honolulu.]

Hoʻihoʻi i ke ea o Hawaiʻi.Restore the sovereignty of Hawaiʻi.

Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea.Restoration Day.

ea₂  n.
  • life, spirit (Isa. 42.5) .
  • air, breeze,
  • breath, respiration,
  • vapor, gas; fumes, as of tobacco;
This ea, as well as ea₁,₃,₄, is sometimes pronounced or sung ʻea. cf. eamāmā, eaolamāmā. WIN

He palupalu lākou, he ea hele wale aku.They were flesh, a wind that passes away. (Hal. 78.39)

hoʻopuka eaexhaust fumes

kaha eato deprive of rights of livelihood

Kāʻili ʻia aku ke ea o ʻAberahama.Abraham gave up the ghost; lit., the breath of life was snatched away. (Kin. 25.8)

Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.The life of the land is preserved in righteousness. (ON 2829 motto of Hawaiʻi)

wai eaaerated waters

ea  n. fume. also ea puka. WIN

ana mīkā eabarometer

āohiohi eaair resistance, i.e. the force of air against a moving object

pōhaku puka eaair stone, i.e. the porous rock in an aquarium that creates tiny bubbles at the surface of the water to facilitate the exchange of gases

pūnuku ea makegas mask, as used during World War II

ea₃  vi. to rise, go up, raise, become erect. cf. aea, to rise up,to raise the head..., eʻea, to rise up frequently, as in water..., hōʻea, to arrive..., maea₁, to rise to the surface... [PPn *eʻa, emerge, appear on surface of water after being submerged] [Aea; piʻi mai lalo aʻe o ka wai a kai paha a ʻōʻili i luna i ka ʻili o ia wai a kai paha. puka mai lalo o ke kai a i ‘ole o ka wai.]₁₄_,₁₉FIS

ʻAʻole hoʻi au e ea maluna o koʻu wahi moe.I will not go up into my bed. (Hal. 132.3)

kai earising sea (Kep. 183)

ke ea ʻana o ka ʻai, ka iʻathe obtaining of poi, fish (Kep. 97)

Ua ea kona poʻo.His head was raised.

ea₄  vi. to smell. Also ʻea. cf. maea, māeaea. Perhaps PEP *ea.

ea ʻinoʻino, ea pilauevil-smelling, rotten-smelling

eā  tra-la-la. (EH)

ʻea₁  n.
  • hawksbill turtle (Chelone imbricata), both land and sea species;
  • the shell of this turtle.
  bc [(OC) PPn *kea, hawksbill turtle] [ʻEa makauliʻi: Ka māhele paʻakikī ma ke kua o ka honu. Ua hoʻohana ʻia i ka wā kahiko no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano mea hoʻonaninani like ʻole.]₁₃ANI

ʻea₂  vs. reddish-brown, as the color of the ʻea shell. cf. ʻea mālani, ʻea ʻula. bc COL

ʻea₃  n. a general term for infections and infectious diseases; coated tongue, sometimes accompanied by sore throat, the thrush disease of children. Many diseases of miscellaneous nature begin with ʻea and are listed below. bc [PPn *kea, thrush (throat infection): *ke(q)a]ILL

ʻEa ka waha.The tongue is coated.

ʻOia kamaʻilio aku a ʻea ka waha, ʻaʻohe lohe ʻia mai.While talking on until the tongue is coated, yet no one pays any attention [a metaphor to show exasperation].

ʻea₄  n. spray. cf. ʻeʻa, dust. These words are sometimes interchanged. bc

Kū ka ʻea i ka moana.The spray rises in the sea.

ʻea₅  vocative interj. usually at the beginning or end of utterances. (1 Sam. 9.5) , (Lunk. 7.3) . (Gram. 12)   bc [ʻeā: ʻauhea ʻoe / ʻolua / ʻoukou; ʻē; he ʻōlelo ma ka hoʻomaka ʻana o kekahi hopunaʻōlelo no ke kāhea ʻana i kekahi a i ʻole i mea hoʻomaliu mai i kekahi iā ʻoe.]₁₄

ʻEa, hele mai!Say, come here!

Hoʻolohe mai ʻoukou, ʻea.All of you there, listen.

ʻea₆  var. of ea₄, to smell. bc

ʻea₇  nvi. noisy; to yell, whoop; whoop. bc

E kani ana ka ʻea.A whoop sounded.

ʻea₈  var. of ea₂, life, air, breath, respiration, vapor, gas..., ea₃, to rise, go up, raise, become erect... bc

A waiho i ka ʻea nā iwi o kama hele.The traveler's bones are left in the air. [said of one dying in a foreign land] (RC 367)

ʻea₉  n. plastic. Niʻihau.

kanaka ʻeamannequin

ke ʻeke ʻeaplastic bag. cf. pūʻolo pepa

tuko paipuplastic pipe cement

tuko paipu ʻeaplastic pipe cement

ʻeā₁  interj. Isn't that so? That's it! bc [ʻAʻole anei?; ē?; he ʻōlelo ma ka pau ʻana o kekahi hopunaʻōlelo e noi ana i kekahi e hōʻoia i ka pololei o kāu ʻōlelo.]₁₄

ʻEā, e aha ana ʻoukou?Say, what are you up to?

ʻOia, ʻeā?Is that so?

Pēlā, ʻeā?It's that way, is it?

Ua hele aku ʻoia i Honolulu, ʻeā.She went to Honolulu, you know.

ʻeā₂  song refrain. see (EM 81). also ʻeāʻeā, interj. at end of verses in some chants that maintains rhythm and affords pleasure in repetition, something like English tra-la-la... bc

Kohā ka leo o ka wai kini, ua laʻi eā, ka wawalo i ka ʻohu noe i nā mauna eā.The roaring voice of the many waters is calm, tra-la, the roaring in the misty clouds in the mountains, tra-la. (song)

ʻea  n. melody, tune. also leo. see mū hōlapu pale ʻea pau, ʻōnaehana pale ʻea, ʻukulele ʻea honu. Eng. (air). MUS

ʻeʻa₁  nvs. dust, dirt, dust cloud, spray (ʻeʻa and ʻea₄ are probably interchanged at times). WIN

kōwelo ʻeʻadust streamer

Kū ka ʻeʻa i ke kula.The dust cloud rose over the plain.

ʻŌkaʻi ka ʻeʻa, ʻōkaʻi huakaʻi ʻula.A marching cloud of dust, a red procession on the march [warriors with feather cloaks].

ʻeʻa₂  n. mountain banana patch. BAN

Līlā ka maiʻa o ka ʻeʻa, wili ka ʻōkaʻi.Spindly is the growth of the mountain banana patch, the blossom container twists [even a spindly plant may bear fruit].

ʻeʻa₃  n. a fish similar to ʻaʻawa, but with dark flesh. FIS

eaʻaʻā  n. gas. lit., burning air.

ʻē aʻe  vs. different, other, another, else.

eaea₁ [ea·ea]  n. air, breath, air current. Some confusion exists in the uses of eaea, ʻeaʻea, and ʻeʻaʻeʻa.

eaea [ea·ea]  vs. aerated; aerobic, i.e. living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen. see hōʻeaea.

ka hoʻohāpopo eaea ʻanaaerobic decomposition

ka hoʻohāpopo eaea ʻole ʻanaanaerobic decomposition

eaea₂ [ea·ea]  to rise; high waves. redup. of ea₃, to rise, go up, raise, become erect...; PPN *eʻaeʻa. FIS

He iʻa no ka pāpaʻu, he loaʻa wale i ka hopu lima; he iʻa no ka hohonu, noho i ke eaea.Fish of the shallows, gotten merely by catching in the hands; fish of the depths stay in the high waves [some tasks are easier than others].

eaea₃ [ea·ea]  a smell, as of seaweed; to smell. redup. of ea₄, to smell...; SWD

eā eā  refrain₂, tra-la-la. (EH)

-ʻeaea [-ʻea·ea] 

hoʻeaeato approach

ʻeaʻea₁  spray; encrusted with spray (sometimes confused with eaea and ʻeʻaʻeʻa). redup. of ʻea₄, spray...; FIS

Ka lawaiʻa nui i ʻeaʻea nā kuʻemaka, i ʻehuʻehu nā lihilihi.The great fisherman whose brows are sprayed with sea and whose lashes are reddened [admiration of a fisherman]. (ON 1436)

ʻeaʻea₂  dignified, honorable. (And.)

ʻeaʻea₃  n. a bird (no data). BIR

ʻeāʻeā  interj. at end of verses in some chants that maintains rhythm and affords pleasure in repetition, something like English tra-la-la. PAN MUS

Nani wale nā hala, ʻeāʻeā, o Naue i ke kai, ʻeāʻeābeautiful indeed the pandanus, tra-la, of Naue by the sea, tra-la (song)

ʻeʻaʻeʻa  dust; dusty; obscure, darkened, cloudy, shady; to cloud, overshadow (sometimes confused with eaea and ʻeaʻea). redup. of ʻeʻa₁, dust, dirt, dust cloud, spray...; WIN

ʻea ʻekeʻeke [ʻea ʻeke·ʻeke]  n. six-pack ring, i.e. the plastic ring which holds the cans together. lit., six-pack plastic.

ʻea ʻekeʻeke koloakasix-pack soda ring

ʻea ʻekeʻeke piasix-pack beer ring

ʻea hanu paʻa  n. condition of frequent colds. lit., ʻea with hardened breath.

ʻea houpo lewalewa  n. var. spelling of ʻeahoupo lewalewa, great hunger, perhaps due to diabetes. lit., loose-hanging diaphragm ʻea. AltSpel ILL

ʻeahoupo lewalewa, ʻea houpo lewalewa [ʻea·houpo lewa·lewa]  n. great hunger, perhaps due to diabetes. lit., loose-hanging diaphragm ʻea. ILL

ʻea huna  n. dizzy spells, dizziness; latent ʻea disease. (Kam. 64:103)ILL

ʻea kai wawaka  n. impaired vision, perhaps labyrinthitis. ILL

ʻea kāki  n. charge card. lit., plastic (for) charging. also kāleka kāki.

ʻea kakua  n. var. spelling of ʻea kākua, a disease, perhaps secondary lues; lumbago. AltSpel BOD ILL

ʻea kākua, ʻea kakua [ʻea kā·kua]  n. a disease, perhaps secondary lues; lumbago (EH). (Kam. 64:115)BOD ILL

ʻea kāmoloā  n. var. spelling of ʻea kāmolowā, condition of listlessness. AltSpel ILL

ʻea kāmolowā, ʻea kāmoloā [ʻea kā·molo·wā]  n. condition of listlessness. ILL

ʻea kau lole  n. hanger, when made of plastic. lit., plastic (for) placing clothes. see uea kau lole, lāʻau kau lole, mea kau lole.

ʻea kua neneke  n. a variety of ʻea, a land tortoise. lit., tortoise with back fitted into sections.

ʻea kūkaʻa [ʻea kū·kaʻa]  n. disease with swelling symptoms. ILL

ʻea kū manawa  n. severe headaches, perhaps due to high blood pressure. lit., ʻea at fontanel. ILL

ʻea māhani [ʻea mā·hani]  n. a type of ʻea [illness] described as evanescent [vanishing, fading way, fleeting]. (Kam. 64:103)ILL

ʻea mālani [ʻea mā·lani]  nvs. light-brown in color. see ʻea₂. COL

eamāmā [ea·mā·mā]  n. gas. lit., light air.

eaolamāmā [ea·ola·mā·mā]  n. oxygen. lit., light life breath.

ʻeaʻōlena  n. var. spelling of ʻea ʻōlena, jaundice, hepatitis. AltSpel BOD ILL

ʻea ʻōlena, ʻeaʻōlena [ʻea ʻō·lena]  n. jaundice, hepatitis. BOD

ʻea painaʻāpala [ʻea paina·ʻā·pala]  n. polyethylene. lit., pineapple plastic (from the plastic used when planting pineapples). see hāliʻi ʻea.

ʻea pōniu [ʻea pō·niu]  S  n. dizziness, vertigo. ILL

ʻea ʻula  nvs. wine-colored, such a color. COL

ʻea wāhi paʻa  n. osteomalacia, gradual softening of the bones. ILL

ʻea wawaka  n. acute childhood ʻea disease. (Kam. 64:105)ILL

Edena  var. spelling of ʻĒkena₂, Eden...

Edinaboro  var. spelling of ʻEkinapolo, Edinburgh...

eʻe₁, ʻeʻe  nvi.
  • to climb on, mount, get on,
  • go aboard, board,
  • embark;
  • one who climbs, mounts, boards;
  • step.
  cf. eʻe kuahiwi, eʻe moku, hikieʻe.
  bc [PPn *heke, to mount, go on board, perch] [ʻEʻe: Ke kau ʻana o ke kanaka ma luna o kekahi mea e like me ka moku, ka mokulele, ka waʻa, a pēlā aku.]₁₃

hoʻēʻeto rise or swell, as surf; to mount, as a surfer mounts a wave (2-Oihn. 35.24)

Hoʻēʻe akula ia i ka noho maluna o kona hoki.He saddled his ass. (Kin. 22.3)

kai eʻetidal wave

kai hoʻēʻetidal wave, deep sea

ʻeʻe  vi. to board, go aboard, get on, etc. [+]

vi. to log on, log in, as of a network or other computer system. cf. lele.

eʻe₂  same as aʻa₂, to extend greetings. bc

ʻeʻe  vs. hard, stiff, dry. cf. kaʻeʻe. [Pn(NP) *keke, stiff, hard, inflexible]

ʻēʻē₁  contrary, peculiar, opposite; adversely. redup. of ʻē₁, different, strange, peculiar, unusual, heathen...; PPN *kesekese, PEP *keekee.

E pale ana i ka wawā lapuwale, a me ke kū ʻēʻē ʻana i ka mea i kapa hewa ʻia he naʻauaoavoiding profane babblings and oppositions of the thing falsely called science (1-Tim. 6.20)

He ʻēʻē wale nō kona manaʻo.His opinion is in opposition.

hoʻēʻēto keep away from, avoid

ʻēʻē-  pref. a prefix meaning anti-, scientific term only. [+]SCI

ʻēʻēhuna ʻāneantiproton

ʻēʻēhuna hohokiantineutron

ʻēʻēhuna ʻinepositron, an anti matter electron

ʻēʻēmeakinoantimatter

ʻēʻē₂  n. yellow underwing feathers of the ʻōʻō, a bird, as used in featherwork. BIR

ʻēʻē₃  n. armpit. See kuiʻēʻē . also pōʻaeʻae, poʻēʻē. [Pn(CE) *keekee, armpit]BOD

eʻea  to rise up frequently, as in water; to bob up and down. redup. of ea₃, to rise, go up, raise, become erect...

Eʻea aʻe ke poʻo o ka honu i ka ʻilikai.The head of the turtle appeared again and again on the surface of the sea.

ʻeʻea₁  vs. quick ready, expert.

He ʻeʻea nō kona kūlana.He is quick in his ways.

ʻeʻea₂  n. a bird, said to be an adult ʻalaiaha. (KL. line 307) BIR

eʻeʻe  var. spelling of ʻeʻeʻe, to keep climbing over everything, as an active child; mischievous. AltSpel

ʻeʻeʻe, eʻeʻe  to keep climbing over everything, as an active child; mischievous. redup. of eʻe₁, to climb on, mount, get on, go aboard, board, embark...;

ʻeʻehi  same as hehi, to step on.

ʻEʻehi ihola ia a paʻa.He placed his feet down and stood firm.

ʻeʻehia [ʻeʻe·hia]  nvs.
  • overcome with fearful reverence, terror-stricken, awe-stricken;
  • awe-inspiring, solemn;
  • reverence, awe,
  • fear, terror;
  • weird.
  [Ka piha ʻana o ka naʻau i ka manaʻo makaʻu no ke kupanaha loa o kekahi mea i hana ʻia. Ka lilo ʻana o ka manaʻo ma ke ʻano he makaʻu a i ʻole he mahalo palena ʻole. Ka makaʻu, ka weliweli a me ke ʻano ʻē loa.]₉_,₇_,₁₇

ka ʻeʻehia iā Iēhowafear of Jehovah (2-Oihn. 17.10)

Piha au i ka ʻeʻehia.I am filled with awe.

eʻehu  same as ehuehu, healthy.

ʻeʻehu  reddish; a number of ʻehu persons. redup. of ʻehu₅, reddish tinge in hair, of Polynesians and not of Caucasians...;

pala ʻeʻehuto turn red or yellow, as leaves or fruit (riper than pala hāʻama)

ʻēʻēhuna ʻāne  n. antiproton. lit. antiproton. [+]SCI

ʻēʻēhuna hohoki  n. antineutron. lit. antineutron. [+]SCI

ʻēʻēhuna ʻine  n. positron, an anti matter electron. lit. anti electron. [+]SCI

ʻeʻei  offensive, filthy, fly-ridden. (And.)

ʻeʻeiao [ʻeʻei·ao]  rare var. of pepeiao, ear. BOD

Mō ka ʻeʻeiao o ka puaʻa.Cut off is the ear of the pig.

ʻeʻeiehiehi [ʻeʻei·ehi·ehi]  same as ʻeʻei, offensive, filthy, fly-ridden... (AP)

ʻeʻeʻina  vi. to creak, crackle. cf. ʻaʻina, ʻuʻina.

ʻEʻeka  same as ʻEka₂, a wind. WIN

ʻeʻeke₁  redup. of ʻeke₂, to cringe, shrink from... cf. mūʻeʻeke.

ʻEʻeke maila i ka wela o ke ahi.Shrinking back from the heat of the fire.

ʻeʻeke₂  n. name given for a hard-shelled crab (no data). CRA

ʻeʻekeloi [ʻeʻeke·loi]  vt. to tap a drum slowly, as to accompany a chant. MUS

ʻeʻeku  same as ʻekuʻeku, to soften the earth...

Ē Kānepuaʻa, e ʻeʻeku e kūlapa, e hoʻowali.O Kānepuaʻa, root, and make ridges and furrows.

eʻe kuahiwi [eʻe kua·hiwi]  v. to climb mountains; mountain climber.

ʻeʻele₁  same as ʻeleʻele₁, black, dark... but used chiefly in old chants. BIR MUS

Ka manu ʻeʻele koi.The black bird begged. (For. 5:99)

ʻeʻele₂  vs. concave, i.e. hollowed or rounded inward, as the inside of a bowl. cf. ʻeʻemu.

aniani ʻeʻeleconcave mirror

aniani kaulona ʻeʻeleconcave lens

ʻeʻelekoa [ʻeʻele·koa]  vs. stormy. WIN

Kū ʻia ka malama ʻeʻelekoa.Weathered the stormy month [to have endured hardships].

ʻeʻelekū [ʻeʻele·kū]  blackened or darkened, as leaves or fruit due to maturity or to pelting by storms; dark, gloomy, as clouds. redup. of ʻelekū₃, entirely black, coal-black... WIN TRE COL

Ma ia malama o Nana, ua pau ka ʻeʻelekū o ka lau o nā lāʻau i ka noke a ka ua ma nā lā o ka hoʻoilo.In this month of Nana, the dark bruising of the leaves of trees by the pelting of the rains of the days of winter has ceased. (Kep. 89)

Ma ia malama ua ʻeʻelekū ka lani i nā ao ua … a ua ʻeʻelekū hoʻi nā lau o nā lāʻau a me nā mea ulu i ke oʻo.In this month the sky is dark with rain clouds … and the leaves of trees and growing things are dark with maturity. (Kep. 93)

ʻeʻelo₁  drenched, soaked. redup. of ʻelo, wet, soggy... WIN

hōʻeʻeloto wet, drench, soak; tearfully sulky, as a crying child

ua hōʻeʻelodrenching rain

ʻeʻelo₂  vs. loitering; to dilly-dally. (rare.) 

ʻEʻelokoa [ʻEʻelo-koa]  name of a storm from the northeast of Waimea, Hawaiʻi. (And.) WIN

ʻēʻēmeakino  n. antimatter. lit. antimatter. [+]SCI

eʻe moku  nvi. to board a ship; ship passenger; immigrant.

ʻeʻemu  vs. convex, i.e. curved or rounded, as the exterior of a sphere or circle. cf. ʻeʻele₂.

aniani ʻeʻemuconvex mirror

aniani kaulona ʻeʻemuconvex lens

ʻeʻena₁  vs.
  • shy, timid, wary, afraid, to shy away.
  • wild, fearsome, untamed;
  . cf. ʻena₂, shy, to shy..., hāʻeʻena, shy...

ʻEʻena Hāʻena i ke ehu kai.Hāʻena is fearsome because of sea spray.

ʻeʻena₂  vs. extraordinary. cf. ʻē₁.

he ʻeʻena a mīkolohua ka ʻōleloimpressive and eloquent in speech

Kani ʻeʻena ka pahu i ka moana.The drum sounds weirdly over the ocean.

ʻeʻepa  nvs. extraordinary, incomprehensible, abnormal, deceitful, peculiar, as persons with miraculous powers; such persons. Many ʻeʻepa characters in mythology were born in strange forms, as a plant, an animal, or a piece of rope. cf. ʻepa₁, ʻepaʻepa, kino ʻeʻepa. The Menehune, Nāwā, and Nāmū of Waolani in Nuʻuanu Valley were ʻeʻepa. Trickery or deceit that passes comprehension is also ʻeʻepa. [Ke kupaianaha. Ke kupanaha a ʻano ʻē paha o kekahi mea ma muli o kona ʻokoʻa loa.]₄_,₁₀PLA

hōʻeʻepamysterious, mystifying, incomprehensible

Hōʻeʻepa wale hoʻi nā hana a kēlā keiki.That boy's behavior is certainly mysterious.

ʻeʻepa pauʻaka [ʻeʻepa pau·ʻaka]  n. goblin. lit., grotesque person with miraculous powers.

ʻeʻeu₁  vi. to crawl, creep, as an insect. cf. ʻeu₂. PCP *kekeu. INS

ʻeʻeu₂  nvi. shuddering sensation of revulsion (less strong than mania); to rise in horror, flinch (sometimes interpreted as a portent).

ʻEʻeu aʻela ka hulu o ka ʻīlio.The dog's hair bristles [in anger].

ʻEʻeu ka ʻili o ke poʻo.The scalp of the head flinches.

ʻeʻewa  S  vi. to make a wry face, pout, as in derision; to protrude the lips mockingly.

egena  var. spelling of ʻēkena₁, agent...

Egena  var. spelling of ʻĒkena₂, Eden...

ēhā [ē·hā]  same as ēhē, syllables repeated in chants... MUS

He wahi maʻi ēhē, ēhā, no ʻIolani, ēhē, ēhā.A genital chant, oh, oh, for ʻIolani, oh, oh. (chant)

ʻeha  nvs. hurt, in pain, painful, aching, sore, pained; pain, injury, ailment, suffering, soreness, aching; to hurt, pain, cause suffering or pang. see mea ʻeha. (Gram. 4.4)   bc [ʻeha ʻili: he ʻeha i loaʻa wale nō ma kahi o ka ʻili, ʻaʻole naʻe i komo ka ʻeha i loko.]₁₄

ʻAʻole e ʻeha ke keiki o Kauaʻi iāʻoe.You won't hurt the Kauaʻi lad. (For. 5:411)

E ʻeha ana ʻoia iaʻu.I will hurt him.

ʻEha i ka ʻeha lima ʻole.Aching with an ache not inflicted by [human] hands [love]. (ON 272)

ʻeha konithrobbing ache; fig., throbbing love

ʻeha o ke kuabackache

He ʻeha konikoni i ka puʻuwai.The heart throbs with agony [of love].

hōʻehato inflict pain or punishment, to hurt, oppress

Nāna wale nō ka ʻeha, ā koe ke kaikuaʻana huhū.Only he inflicted pain, until [only] the angry older brother was left. (For. 4:37 - ʻAukele)

ʻehā  num. four; four times. bc MTH

Waialua, laʻi ʻehā,Waialua, of fourfold calm.

ʻehaʻeha  great pain, agony, tribulation, many small pains; painful. redup. of ʻeha, hurt, in pain, painful, aching, sore...; bc

ʻEhaʻeha ka naʻau.Feelings are hurt.

hōʻehaʻeharedup. of hōʻeha; to torment, distress

hōʻehaʻeha naʻauheart-breaking, tragic

ehaha  vi. to breathe hard, pant. cf. hā, breath.

ʻehakō [ʻeha·kō]  n. the Chinese lace-necked, or ring-necked dove (Streptopelia chinensis), an early introduction to Hawaiʻi, said to be named for its call ʻeha kō, prolonged pain.

ʻEhakō  placename. street, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: dove.

ʻeha wale  vs. easily hurt, sensitive, having feelings easily hurt; to hurt for no reason.

ēhē [ē·hē]  interj. syllables repeated in chants at ends of verses, affording pleasure by repetition or sameness of sound harmonizing with repetition of sameness of drum beat; similar in function to English tra-la-la but different in mood, tending to be more serious. cf. ēhā, ahahana. MUS

Eia nō ʻo Kāwika, ēhē, ka heke aʻo nā pua, ēhē.Here is David, ah, ah, the greatest of descendants, ah, ah. (chant for Kalākaua)

ʻehē  nvi. a hard, dry cough; to cough.

he kunu ʻehēa racking cough

ʻehēʻehē  redup. of ʻehē, cough... ILL

ehehe  interj. song refrain. (EM 67)

ehehene₁ [ehe·hene]  nvi. to laugh merrily, giggle in glee; laughter.

Ehehene kō ʻaka i ka leʻaleʻa.Your laughter is merry because of joy.

ehehene₂ [ehe·hene]  interj. syllables repeated for musical effect at end of verses, similar to ēhē. MUS

ʻehehene [ʻehe·hene]  var. of ehehene₂, syllables repeated for musical effect...

ʻeheheu [ʻehe·heu]  n. wings. cf. ʻēheu.

ehehoʻopiʻi [ehe·hoʻo·piʻi]  n. carved parallel or undulating lines on a tapa beater and on tapa. (AP) TAP

ʻēheu₁ [ʻē·heu]  nvi. wing, as of bird, kite, or airplane; winged, soaring on wings; to fly, take wings. Also ʻēkeu, pēkeu. cf. ʻeheheu, ʻekekeu, pekekeu. (Kel. 140) bc PCP *ke(e)(f,s)eu. BIR

hoʻēheuto flap the wings; to lift up or stretch the wings; to undulate the arms in a hula imitating a bird in flight; to flap the arms, shrug the shoulders; to pull up shoulders proudly, hence to be proud

ka uhi ʻana mai o nā ʻēheu o ka pōthe covering of the wings of night [nightfall]

pihi wili ʻēheuwing nut

ʻēheu₂ [ʻē·heu]  n. rim of a hat. bc

ʻēheu₃ [ʻē·heu]  n. pectoral fin, as of a shark. (rare.)  bc FIS

ʻēheu₄ [ʻē·heu]  n. flipper, as of turtle. (rare.)  bc

ʻĒheu₅ [ʻē·heu]  a lua fighting stroke. lit., the wing. also Kaʻēheu. LUA

ʻĒheu  placename. street, Puʻunui, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: wing.

eheʻula  n. name recorded for adult stage of hāpuʻu fish. FIS

ʻēheulihilihi [ʻē·heu·lihi·lihi]  n. insects of the order neuroptera, such as lacewings and antlions. lit., lace wing. [+]INS

ʻēheulihilihi nahele [ʻē·heu·lihi·lihi nahele]  n. sylvan green lacewing (Anomalochrysa sylvicola). lit., forest neuroptera. [+]INS

ʻēheulihilihi pele [ʻē·heu·lihi·lihi pele]  n. Wilson’s Hawaiian antlion (Distoleon wilsoni). lit., lava neuroptera. [+]INS

ʻehia  num. inter. how many, how much, what price; also used with the meaning of no matter how many or much, so very much or many, just a few. (Gram. 10.4)   bc PNP *efia. MTH

ʻEhia ka luhi, he mea ʻole ia iāia.However tired, it doesn't matter to him.

ʻEhia mea aloha i ke keiki.So much pity for the child. (Nak. 104)

ʻEhia nō lā, pau kēlā hana nui.In just a few days that big project was finished.

ʻEhia nō lū ʻana, pau ke kālā.Just a few reckless spendings, the money was gone.

ʻEhia o kāu pāpale?How much [money] for your hat?

ʻEhia o kou pāpale?How much [money did you pay] for your [own] hat?

ʻEhia ou pāpale?How many hats have you?

ʻEhia ua mea aloha, ʻo wau!Woe is me!

Hola ʻehia?What time is it?

ʻehia  how, what, as in asking about any kind of measurement. Niʻihau. also he aha. MTH

ʻEhia ka lōʻihi o kēlā pākaukau?How long is that table?

ʻehiku  num. seven; seven times. bc MTH

ʻehipa  vs. somewhat crooked, warped; not in sound mind. (Similar to but perhaps less strong than hipa and hepa.) (rare.) 

ʻeho₁  n. stone pile (FS 107), especially as used to mark land boundaries; stone image; heap of stones under water (at times fishermen block one end with a net and drive the fish in from the other end), also umu, imu; pillar (Kin. 35.20) ; red-hot stones put inside dressed animals in cooking (also pōhaku ʻeho). [Pn(EP) *keho, a kind of stone (Clk): *ke(f,s)o]FIS NET STO

LonokaʻehoLono-the-stone [name of the god with eight stone foreheads, vanquished by Kamapuaʻa] (FS 209)

ʻeho₂  n. swelling or ulcerous sore, as caused by friction under the arm, tumor. see kuaʻeho.

ʻehoʻeho  redup. of ʻeho, stone pile. (And.)

Ehoʻikauʻiomānoauaahiahi [E-hoʻi-ka-uʻi-o-Mānoa-ua-ahiahi]  n. name of a lua stroke. lit., let the hero of Mānoa return, [it's] evening. (E- is sometimes omitted.) LUA

ehu₁  same as:
  • ʻehu₁ spray, foam, mist...;
  • ʻehu₂ dust, dusty...;
  • ʻehu₃ pollen...;
  • ʻehu₄ faint, difficult to see...
  see kēhu, var. spelling of ke ehu... [(MP) PPn *efu, dust n] [Nā hunahuna liʻiliʻi o ka wai, lepo, a mea ʻē aʻe paha.]₁₄

ehu₂  same as ehuehu₂, thriving. PPN *efu.

hoʻoehucaus/sim

ehu₃  n. water or water mixed with fragrant herbs used in sprinkling or gently rubbing a patient to revive him from fainting.

ehu₄  var. name for ʻōlapa₂, Cheirodendron trees. TRE

-ēhu  cf. ehuehu₁, animation..., violent, furious...

hoʻēhuto drive or shoo away; to stir, as a fire

ʻehu₁  n. spray, foam, mist. (Many older people say ehu for ʻehu₁,₂,₃,₄, which is probably the older form; note lack of glottal stops in such forms as ehuehu, ʻehuehu, kaiehu, kēhu, kuehu, luehu, puehu.) [Ehu]₁₄WIN MUS

ʻehu moifoam of sea where moi fish are found

He moi ka iʻa, ehu ka lani.Moi the fish, misty the sky. [of easy victory].

I ka ʻehu nō o ka lāʻau.In the spray of the war club [of a swift or terrible blow].

ka ʻehu kēhauthe dew spray (Kel. 48)

Kū ka ʻehu.To send spray flying [to lose one's temper].

Na ke kea ka ʻai, kū ka ʻehu o nā waʻa liʻiliʻi i ke keiki o Kuaihelanithe white [pebble] wins, the child of Kuaihelani stirs the spray of small canoes [an old kōnane game chant] (For. 4:57 - ʻAukele)

ʻehu₂  nvs. dust; dusty. PPN *efu.

he ala ʻehua dusty path [this might also be interpreted as a faint path: see ʻehu₄] (ON 524)

Kū ka ʻehu.The dust rises.

ʻehu₃  n. pollen.

ehu  n. pollen. see hoʻēhu pua.

ehu puaflower pollen

waiū ehupowdered milk

waiū paukapowdered milk

ʻehu₄  nvs. faint, difficult to see; wisp.

he ʻehu wāwae no ka lania trace of the high chief's steps [rain, rainbow] (ON 557)

wāwae ʻehufaint footprint

ʻehu₅  nvs. reddish tinge in hair, of Polynesians and not of Caucasians; one with ʻehu hair; reddish-brown complexion said to be characteristic of some ʻehu people; ruddy. (This ʻehu is invariably pronounced with an initial glottal stop.) . cf. ʻeʻehu, ʻehuʻehu. [PPn *kefu, light-coloured (blond, brown, reddish) especially of hair] [He ʻano hāʻulaʻula hāmelemele o ka lauoho o kekahi poʻe Hawaiʻi]₁₄COL

He ʻehu, he nani kona mau maka.Ruddy and of a beautiful countenance. (1-Sam. 16.12)

ʻehu ahiahi [ʻehu ahi·ahi]  n. the dust of evening. fig., twilight, old age.

ʻehuʻawa  same as ʻahuʻawa (Cyperus javanicus).

ehuea  n. medium, i.e. the dust and gas distributed between the stars, in astronomy. see entries below.. [+]SCI

ehuea kōā hōkū  n. interstellar medium. lit. star gap medium. [+]SCI

ehuea kōā hōkūhele  n. interplanetary medium. lit. planet gap medium. [+]SCI

ehuea kōā kaia hōkū  n. intergalactic medium. lit. galaxy gap medium. [+]SCI

ehuehu₁ [ehu·ehu]  nvs.
  • animation varying from fury and storm to power and majesty, animated, animation.
  • violent; violence
  • anger, fury; furious
  • powerful
  • majesty.
  [Ka huhū a ʻāhiu o ke kai.]₉WIN

Ā ka laʻi a ʻEhu lā, ehuehu ʻoe ē ka lani lā.And the calm of ʻEhu, you, o chief, appeared with majesty. (song for Kalākaua)

Kū ana ʻo Mauna Loa, kuahiwi ʻalo ehuehu.Stands Mauna Loa, hill resisting storms. (song)

Waiho kāhela i ka laʻi ā ahiahi ehuehu mai.Lying stretched out in the calm until at evening full of animation. (ON 2908)

ehuehu [ehu·ehu]  n. animated, violent.

kiʻiʻoniʻoni ehuehuaction movie

ehuehu₂ [ehu·ehu]  vs. healthy, vigorous. Less used than ahuahu.

ehuehu₃ [ehu·ehu]  n. a kind of rock, used for adzes. (Malo 19)STO TOO

ʻehuehu [ʻehu·ehu]  (this form was perhaps once ehuehu and is sometimes pronounced thus still). redup. of ʻehu₁, spray, foam, mist..., ʻehu₂, dust, ʻehu₃, dusty..., ʻehu₄, pollen...; faint, difficult to see, wisp... PPN *kefukefu. FIS

ʻEhuehu kai, noho ka moi.Where the sea foams, the moi fish lives.

Ke ʻehuehu nei nā ʻale.The billows rise in waves [of flaring temper]. (ON 1688)

kuʻu hoa i ka ʻehuehu a ka noemy companion in the spray of mist

ʻehuʻehu  redup. of ʻehu₅, reddish tinge in hair, of Polynesians and not of Caucasians...

ʻehuʻehu nā lihilihireddened eyelash

ʻehu hīnano [ʻehu hī·nano]  n. hīnano-blossom pollen.

ʻehu hōkū  n. star dust. lit. star dust. [+]SCI

ehu kai  n. var. spelling of ʻehu kai, sea spray, foam. AltSpel

ʻEhukai [ʻEhu-kai]  n. name of a wind of Hālawa, Molokaʻi. (For. 5:103) WIN

ʻehu kai, ehu kai  n. sea spray, foam.

ʻEhukai [ʻEhu-kai]  placename. streets, Waimānalo, and between Makapuʻu and Koko Head, Honolulu; beach park and surfing area, Lāʻie qd., Oʻahu. lit.: sea spray.

ʻehu kakahiaka [ʻehu kaka·hiaka]  n. the dust of morning. fig., dawn, youth, a shower that clears quickly. WIN

ehu kīkina [ehu kī·kina]  n. visible airborne particles, as from a spray can. see kīkina.

ʻehu kumu uli  n. hair black at the roots that shades out to reddish at the tips, said to be characteristic of some ʻehu people. COL BOD

ʻehu lepo  nvs. dust; dusty.

ehu lepo  n. dust. also ehu.

ehuō [ehu·ō]  n. inertia.

ehuola [ehu·ola]  n. vigor. cf. hāʻehuola, healthful, healthy, wholesome, i.e. promoting physical health...

Ke mālama pono ʻia ke olakino, he ehuola ke kino no ka wā lōʻihi o ke ola ʻana.When you keep your health in good condition, your body will have vigor for a long time in your lifetime.

ehu poho  n. chalk dust. cf. ehu lepo.

ʻehu pua  n. flower pollen.

ʻehu wai  n. spray from water.

ehuwewe  n. electromagnetic radiation. [+]SCI

He ʻano ehuwewe ka hawewe kuawehi.Ultraviolet rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation. (add3)

ehuwewe kūmaka  n. visible light lit. visible electromagnetic radiation. [+]SCI

ehūwewe kūmaka ʻole  n. non-visible electromagnetic radiation. lit. non-visible electromagnetic radiation. [+]SCI

ehuwewe malele  n. emission line. lit. radiating electromagnetic radiation. [+]

ehuwewe omohia  n. absorption line. lit. absorbed electromagnetic radiation. [+]SCI

ei₁  var. of eia, especially before words beginning with a-.

Ei au, ē Laka.Here I am, O Laka.

ei₂  var. of ai₁, coition, sexual intercourse. also hana ei. BOD

nā maʻi hana eisexually transmitted diseases (Wight)

ei₃  rather frequent variation of the anaphoric ai (ai₃) in fast speech, but seldom if ever found so in printed form.

eia₁  idiom. here, here is, here are, present (as response to roll call). cf. ʻeiʻa, Numerous idioms are listed below. (Gram. 4.6)   bc PCP *eia: cf. Marquesan eia. IDI

eia ʻoeso you have come; well, here you are. [In a kindly voice eia ʻoe may be an affectionate welcome, but in an angry voice it indicates displeasure]

eia ʻoe ke hōʻike ʻia aku neiyou are hereby notified

eia₂  n. this place. bc

ke eia me ke eia akuthe here and the hereafter [phrase introduced by missionaries; sometimes pronounced ka ʻeia)

ʻeiʻa  emphatic variation of eia: here! here it is!

eia (nō) naʻe  idiom. but, furthermore, however. IDI

eia aʻe  idiom. here close by, here approaching. IDI

ʻO Kamapuaʻa eia aʻe, ua hiki mai nei.Here comes Kamapuaʻa, he's coming now. (FS 247)

eia aku  idiom. approaching, nearby, soon. IDI

Eia aku nō a eia mai, paʻa kēia mea hana.In no time this work will be finished.

Eia aku ʻo Nāmaka.Here is Nāmaka coming.

He hele mai nō e ʻike, eia aku, eia mai.Does come to visit every once in a while (every so often).

Kō mākou noho ʻana me Winona mā, eia aku nō a eia mai.Our dwelling and that of Winona and her family, they are close.

eia ala  idiom. here, here it is; you over there, you. cf. e ia nei. IDI

eia hoʻi  idiom. and, finally, behold. IDI

Eia hoʻi, ua hewa wau.Lo, I have sinned. (2-Sam. 24.17)

eia hou hoʻi  idiom. and again, furthermore. (Heb. 1.6) IDI

eia i ʻaneʻi  var. spelling of eiā i ʻaneʻi, here... AltSpel

eiā i ʻaneʻi, eia i ʻaneʻi  var. spelling of ei neʻi, here...

eia iho  idiom. wait a moment. IDI

Eia iho a hōʻea mai.Wait a moment, [it] will be arriving.

eia kā  idiom. so at last, then. KAV IDI

Koʻu moe akula nō ia i ka ʻona a ka ʻawa, eia kā, ua hāpai ʻia mai au a loko nei o kou hale.I was just sleeping then with the drunkenness of the kava, and then I was carried here to the inside of your house.

eia kekahi  idiom. but withal, moreover, furthermore. IDI

eia lā  same as eia ala, here, here it is; you over there, you...

eia nei  pronoun. var. spelling of e ia nei, you (sg.)... AltSpel

e ia nei, eia nei  pronoun. you (sg.), you there (as between husband and wife, often affectionate and replacing such Eng. terms as darling; shortened vocative e + pronoun ia + zero-demon.). (Gram. 8.2)  

eina  vs. scorched.

ei nei  short for e ia nei, you (affectionate)...

ei neʻi, eiā i ʻaneʻi  idiom. here, here it is. IDI

Ei neʻi ka wai.Here's the water.

ʻeiwa₁ [ʻe·iwa]  num. nine, nine times. bc MTH

ʻeiwa₂ [ʻe·iwa]  see waoʻeiwa, an inland region... bc

ʻeka₁  nvs. dirty, foul, fecal (Kam. 64:109); filth, dirt, soil. see ex. kūlepe₁.

hōʻekato soil, make dirty

kaha ʻekafoul spot [poor soil]

ua hoʻoleilei nā wai ona i ka wai ʻekawhose waters cast up mire (Isa. 57.20)

ʻEka₂  n. name of a wind at Kona, Hawaiʻi. [Ka inoa o ka makani kaulana o Kona, Hawaiʻi.]₁₈WIN FIS CAN

He ʻEka, ka makani hoʻolale waʻa o nā Kona.The ʻEka breeze calls forth the canoes of the Kona districts. [good fishing]

Ka makani kūkulu peʻa nui, he ʻEka.The ʻEka wind, that sets up big sails [good for fishing]. (ON 1467)

ʻeka₃  n. a variety of bananas. (PH 173)BAN

ʻeka₄  n. acre. Eng.

ʻēkā₁ [ʻē·kā]  n. hand of bananas. Compare maiʻa for pejorative connotations. [PPn *taa, bunch of fruit, especially a hand of bananas] [Ke keʻa maiʻa, ʻo ia hoʻi, he pūʻulu maiʻa e pilipaʻa ana ma hoʻokahi ʻau.]₁₈BAN

E painuʻu ʻoe me nā mahalo a pala hinu nā ʻēkā maiʻa.You brag with praise of bright and ripe banana hands [worthless bragging]. (Kel. 138)

ʻēkā₂ [ʻē·kā]  n. agar, a gelatin-like product of certain seaweeds used as a thickening agent. Eng.

ʻekaʻeka₁  redup. of ʻeka₁, dirty, foul, fecal... cf. hāʻekaʻeka, dirty, drab; smudged, as by smoke...

ʻEkaʻeka ka lole.The dress is dirty.

ʻekaʻeka nā hanafilthy deeds

ʻekaʻeka₂  n. Hawaiian name for a Japanese variety of taro (adado) grown in Hawaiʻi. (HP 32)TAR

ʻēkaha₁ [ʻē·kaha]  n. the bird's-nest fern (Asplenium nidus), widespread in the tropics, forming large rosettes and in some forests perching on branches of trees. The fronds are large, entire, sword-shaped. The black midrib is used like the ʻamaʻu fern for decorating pandanus hats. Also ʻākaha. This fern is sometimes called ʻēkaha kuahiwi, mountain ʻēkaha, to distinguish it from the mosses or from ʻēkaha kū moana. (Neal 21) [PPn *katafa, bird's nest fern, (Asplenium nidus)]FER BIR PAN TRE

ʻēkaha₂ [ʻē·kaha]  n. a moss growing on rotted trees. Also limu ʻēkaha. TRE

ʻēkaha₃ [ʻē·kaha]  n. same as ʻēkaha kū moana, black coral (Antipathes grandis), used medicinally... MED FIS

ʻĒkaha  placename. street, Wilhelmina Rise, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: bird's-nest fern.

ʻēkaha ʻākōlea [ʻē·kaha ʻā·kō·lea]  same as pākahakaha, a small fern. (Neal 25)FER PLA

ʻēkahakaha₁ [ʻē·kaha·kaha]  n. juvenile or small form of bird's-nest fern. cf. ʻēkaha. FER BIR

ʻēkahakaha₂ [ʻē·kaha·kaha]  var. name for limu loloa and limu uaua loli.

ʻēkaha kuahiwi [ʻē·kaha kua·hiwi]  see ʻēkaha₁, the bird's-nest fern (Asplenium nidus)...

ʻekaha kū moana  n. var. spelling of ʻēkaha kū moana, black coral (Antipathes grandis), used medicinally. AltSpel ILL FIS

ʻēkaha kū moana, ʻekaha kū moana [ʻē·kaha kū moana]  n. black coral (Antipathes grandis), used medicinally. ILL FIS

ʻēkahaloa [ʻē·kaha-loa]  n. type of tapa. TAP

ʻĒkahanui [ʻĒkaha-nui]  placename. land section, wind, and cave near the head ofLepelepe Gulch, Kamalō qd., south Molokaʻi. Gulch, Honouliuli, Oʻahu. lit.: large bird's-nest fern.

ʻēkaha ʻula [ʻē·kaha ʻula]  n. a native fern (Elaphoglossum alatum), with entire, narrow fronds 24 to 64 cm long and with, close, parallel veins. The spore-bearing fronds are similar but smaller. cf. hoeamāui. FER

ʻekahi  num. one, once. cf. kahi, ʻakahi. MTH

ʻēkakaʻa [ʻē·kakaʻa]  vi. to separate easily, as a nut from its shell.

Ke pūlehu kūpono ʻoe i ka hua kukui, a i ke ʻano o kou kīkē ʻana i ka iwi, e ʻēkakaʻa wale mai nō ka ʻiʻo mai ka iwi mai.If you broil the kukui nut well, as you break open the shell, the meat will separate easily from the shell.

ʻēkake [ʻē·kake]  var. of kēkake, donkey. see iākake. Eng.

ʻekalekia, ekalesia [ʻekale·kia]  n. church (the organization, not the building; usually pronounced ʻekalesia). Gr. ekklesia. [ʻekalesia: Ka hui hoʻomana. ʻekalesia: Ka hui kanaka nona kekahi hale pule.]₇_,₁₄

-eke 

hoʻoekevar. of hoʻoweke, to open. (weke₁, crack, narrow opening... )

ʻeke₁  n. sack, pocket, bag, basket; bag-shaped fish net; scrotum. (Often preceded by ke; many types are listed below.) bc [(OC) PPn *kete, bag, basket]FIS

ʻeke  n. bag (preceded by ke). see pūʻolo. FIS

ʻeke₂  vi. to cringe, shrink from, draw away from, flinch, wince; to become smaller, shrink. bc [Pn(EP) *ʻete, disgusted by, disgusting]

ʻEke  placename. land section, Waipiʻo qd., Hawaiʻi. Crater and peak (4,480 feet high), near the border between Lahaina and Wailuku qds., West Maui.

ʻēkea, ʻekea, ekea [ʻē·kea]  boom on the right side of a double canoe. var. of ʻākea, canoe hull; (Ii 129)CAN

ʻeke ʻea  n. plastic bag (preceded by ke). cf. pūʻolo pepa.

ʻekeʻeke₁  n. small bag or sack, pocket, purse, scrotum

ʻekeʻeke₂  fussy, overexacting, cranky, particular. redup. of ʻeke₂, to cringe, shrink from, draw away from, flinch, wince; to become smaller, shrink...; [Pn(EP) *ʻete, disgusted by, disgusting]

ʻekeʻeke₃  S  n. a herringbone design, as in mat plaiting or in the pāpale ʻie.

ʻEkeʻeke₄  n. name of a wind of the island of Kaʻula. (For. 5:99) WIN

ʻekeʻeke₅ [ʻeke·ʻeke]  n. six-pack, as of drinks. Niʻihau. cf. ʻope. see pahu, pūʻolo, ʻea ʻekeʻeke.

ʻekeʻeke koloakasix-pack of soda

ʻekeʻeke piasix-pack of beer

ʻekeʻeke kālā [ʻekeʻeke kā·lā]  n. billfold, wallet, small purse.

ʻekeʻeke maʻa  n. holder for stone in the sling (maʻa), sometimes a kind of woven basket, but in smaller slings merely a kind of noose.

ʻekeʻekemu  redup. of ʻekemu, to answer briefly, speak but little; taciturn...

ʻAʻohe ʻekeʻekemu wale ʻo kēlā kanaka.That person hardly answers at all.

ʻekeʻeke paʻa lima  var. spelling of ʻeke paʻa lima, handbag...

ʻeke hau  n. icecap [i.e. ice bag].

ʻeke hiamoe [ʻeke hia·moe]  n. sleeping bag (preceded by ke). also ʻeke moe.

ʻeke hoʻopaʻa laho [ʻeke hoʻo·paʻa laho]  n. male supporter, jockstrap. lit., basket supporting scrotum.

ʻeke huluhulu [ʻeke hulu·hulu]  n. gunny sack. lit., hairy sack.

ʻEkeka  Essex. (EH)

ʻeke kahakai  n. beach bag (KAN)

ʻeke kālā  n. wallet, purse. (Wight)

ʻekekeʻi [ʻeke·keʻi]  vs. short, as a dress or fishline (probably a redup. of ʻeke₂ + -ʻi, transitivizer). cf. mūʻekekeʻi. (Gram. 6.6.4)  FIS

hōʻekekeʻito shorten; to pucker up, wrinkle, as the nose

ihu ʻekekeʻishort wrinkled nose

lima ʻekekeʻishort sleeve

lole wāwae ʻekekeʻishorts

ʻEkekela  placename. avenue, Puʻunui, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: Esther.

ʻEkekemō, Esekemo [ʻeke·kemō]  nvs. Eskimo. Eng.

ʻekekēmu [ʻeke·kēmu]  short for ʻekeʻekemu, redup. of ʻekemu, to answer briefly, speak but little; taciturn... (rare.) 

ʻeke kenikeni [ʻeke keni·keni]  n. coin purse (preceded by ke). lit., bag (for) loose change.

ʻekekeu [ʻeke·keu]  n. wings. see ʻēheu₁. BIR

nā hulu ʻekekeuwing feathers

ʻeke kūkaenalo [ʻeke kū·kae·nalo]  n. flour sack or sack of unbleached muslin (kūkaenalo), as formerly used for poi. POI

ʻEkela  placename. avenue, Ala Wai section, Honolulu. lit.: Ethel.

ekele  n. plant listed (no data). (KL. line 78)

ʻeke leka, ʻeke leta  n. mail pouch, mailbag.

ʻeke leta  var. spelling of ʻeke leka, mail pouch...

ʻekeliuma, eteriuma [ʻekeli·uma]  n. ethereum. Eng.

ʻekelo  see pihaʻekelo, mynah bird. BIR

ʻEkeloa [ʻeke·loa]  n. wind name. see ʻOluʻekeloahoʻokaʻamoena. WIN

ʻekeloi  tap (as drum). (EH)

ʻekemauʻu [ʻeke·mauʻu]  n. gunny sack, burlap. lit., grass sack. PLA

ʻeke mimi  n. bladder (preceded by ke).

ʻekemo  vs. akimbo. Eng.

ʻeke moe  n. sleeping bag (preceded by ke). also ʻeke hiamoe.

ʻekemu  vi. to answer briefly, speak but little; taciturn. (Kin. 24.21) bc [Pane pōkole. He wahi pane iki; he wahi ʻōlelo iki. Ka pane iki wale ʻana aku.]₁₂_,₆_,₁₁

ʻAʻole i hiki ke ʻekemu iki mai kona poʻe hoahānau.And his brethren could not answer. (Kin. 45.3)

ʻekemu ʻoletacit

ʻēkena₁, egena [ʻē·kena]  n. agent. Eng.

Uku ʻēkenacommission, agent's fee

ʻĒkena₂, Egena, Edena [ʻē·kena]  Eden. Eng.

Kīhāpai o ʻĒkena.Garden of Eden.

ʻeke paʻa lima, ʻekeʻeke paʻa lima  n. handbag, hand basket, briefcase.

ʻeke pela  n. mattress cover (preceded by ke). lit., mattress bag.

ʻekepue [ʻeke·pue]  vi. to bend over, crouch, as to hide oneself or an object. fig., secretive, as in love affairs; to keep a secret.

E hōʻekepue ana ʻoe i ke aha?Why are you so secretive?

hōʻekepuecaus/sim

ʻekepuʻu [ʻeke·puʻu]  n. a bird (no data). (KL. line 355) BIR

ʻēkeu [ʻē·keu]  (cf. Easter kekeʻu, shoulder.) same as ʻēheu₁, wing, as of bird, kite, or airplane..., ʻēheu₂, rim of a hat....

ʻeke ukana  n. basket, as on a bicycle (preceded by ke). Niʻihau. see ʻie.

ʻekeʻula  n. a type of banana. (Kam. 76:38)BAN

ʻeke wai lāʻau  n. intravenous bag. (HE)

ʻeke wai wela  n. hot-water bag. ILL

ʻeki  n. ace. Eng.

ʻeki pihuluace of spades

ʻeki  n. ace, in volleyball. also ʻai hāʻawi wale. SPO VLB

ʻekī₁  n. bayonet. cf. kī, to shoot, and ʻēlau waikī.

ʻekī₂  n. place where ti plants grow. PLA

ʻekiʻeki  n. Hawaiian tern (Anous sp.). cf. noio.

ekikilau [ekiki·lau]  nvs. a stench that draws flies; bad-smelling. ODO

ʻEkinapolo, Edinaboro  n. Edinburgh. G

eko  var. of weko, bad-smelling. [Pn(CE) *keto, rotten]

ēkoa [ē·koa]  same as koa haole, false koa (Leucaena leucocephala), a plant. PLA

Ēkoa  placename. street, ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: false koa tree.

ʻēkoʻa [ʻē·koʻa]  vs. opposite.

ʻēkoʻa meto be the opposite of

me ia ʻēkoʻa aku nōvice versa.

Ua ʻēkoʻa ka ʻeleʻele me ke keʻokeʻo.Black is the opposite of white.

ekoeko [eko·eko]  redup. of eko; extremely bad-smelling.

ʻekoko  same as ʻakoko and koko, shrubs and trees. [ʻAkoko, koko; nā lāʻau haʻahaʻa a me nā kumulāʻau.]₁₃PLA TRE

ʻekolu  num. three; three times. cf. kolu, ʻakolu. bc MTH

ʻekolu mika  see laina ʻekolu mika, ʻaʻena ʻekolu mika.

ʻēkona [ʻē·kona]  n. acorn. also hua kumu ʻoka. Eng.

ʻeku  nvt. to root, as a pig. paw up dirt, as a dog (NKE12). fig., prow of a canoe. PEP *ketu. CAN

ʻekua  pas/imp. of ʻeku, to root, as a pig... PCP *ketua.

Ē Kānepuaʻa, ʻekua i uka, ʻekua i kai.O Pig-Kāne, root inland, root seaward. (Kep. 59)

Ekuadora  var. spelling of ʻEkuakola, Ecuador...

ʻEkuadora  var. spelling of ʻEkuakola, Ecuador...

ʻEkuadora, ʻEkuakola [ʻekua·dora]  n. Ecuador; Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian. G

ʻEkuakola, Ekuadora [ʻekua·kola]  nvs. Ecuador; Ecuadorian. Eng. G

ʻEkuakola, ʻEkuadora [ʻekua·kola]  n. Ecuador; Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian. G

ʻEkuakolia [ʻekua·kolia]  see Kini ʻEkuakolia, Equatorial Guinea G

ʻekue  see hona, ʻainohu Kauō, ʻainohu Nīhoa. BIR

nuku ʻekueKing Kong finch (Chloridops regiskongi)

ʻekuʻeku 
  • to soften the earth, as for planting.
  • redup. of ʻeku, to root, as a pig.
  • fig., prow of a canoe. (Kep. 155)PLA

ʻekulēkū [ʻeku·lē·kū]  n. digging place.

Aia i ʻō ka ʻekulēkū a lākou.Over there is their digging place.

ʻela  n. ale. Eng.

ʻēlaʻa [ʻē·laʻa]  var. of ʻālaʻa, a tree. TRE

ʻela kinika  n. ginger ale. Eng.

e lākou ala [e lā·kou ala]  similar to e lākou nei, you there (usually affectionate), but persons addressed are farther away.

e lākou nei [e lā·kou nei]  pronoun. you (pl.), you there (usually affectionate). (Shortened vocative e + pronoun lākou + zero demon.) (Gram. 8.2)  

E lākou nei e peʻe hoʻopue nei, ʻaʻole ʻo ʻoukou lohe i ke kani o nā pū?O you who are hiding crouched over here, don't you hear the sound of the guns? (Kel. 81)

ʻelala  n. insect, bug. Wallis Futuna ngarara. INS

ʻōmole mālama ʻelalainsect holding jar

ʻōmole pepehi ʻelalainsect killing jar

pine ʻelalainsect mounting; to mount insects

ʻupena ʻelalainsect net

ʻupena ʻelala ʻekeinsect bag net

ʻupena ʻelala hoʻolewalewainsect fixed net

ʻupena ʻelala kāʻeʻeinsect sweep net

ēlama [ē·lama]  same as lama₁, ebony. (rare.) 

ʻEla Salawadora [ʻela sala·wadora]  n. El Salvador; Salvadoran, Salvadorian. Eng. G

ʻēlau₁, ēlau, ʻelau [ʻē·lau]  n. tip, point, end, top, extremity, extreme, snapper (of whip). also wēlau.

ʻēlau [ʻē·lau]  n. crown, as on a pineapple.

ʻēlau hala kahikipineapple crown

ʻēlau painaʻāpalapineapple crown

ʻēlau₂ [ʻē·lau]  n. wisp of breeze. WIN

ʻēlau₃ [ʻē·lau]  n.
  • bayonet,
  • spear point,
  • short spear.
  [Ka pahi i kāplii ʻia ma ka wēlau o ka pū laipela e puka aku ai ka pōkā.]₇

ʻēlau alelo [ʻē·lau alelo]  n. tongue tip.

ʻelau waiki  n. var. spelling of ʻēlau waikī, gun bayonet. AltSpel

ʻēlau waikī, ʻelau waiki [ʻē·lau wai·kī]  n. gun bayonet.

-ele  see ʻiele, lauele, luaiele, nīele, nīnauele.

ʻele₁  nvs. black (less used than ʻeleʻele). cf. also ʻeʻele, pāʻele. [(CP) PPn *kele, dark, black]COL

Ke Kai ʻEleBlack Sea

ʻele₂  n. embryo.

ʻEle Kūembryo of Kū [said of a child born on the night or day of Kū]

ʻele  n. embryo of a plant. cf. hāuli.[+]PLA SCI

ʻele₃  short for kaʻele₁, empty and hollow, as of a bowl...

ʻele₄  n. water hole, dark spring covered with growth. cf. kele.

ʻele-₁  old. see:
    ʻelehine, old woman. see luahine...
    ʻelekule, old fellow, old chap...
    ʻelemakule, old man...
    ʻelemākule, plural of ʻelemakule, old man...
    lāʻele, old leaf,... (a contraction of lau ʻelemakule); fig., aged; old age...

ʻele-₂  prefix to names of directions used by priests; see:
    ʻelehonua, priests' name for west...
    ʻeleiāhonua, same as ʻelehonua, priests' name for west...
    ʻeleiālani, same as ʻelelani, priests' name for east...
    ʻelekū₄, priests' name for north...
    ʻelelani, priests' name for east...
    ʻelemoe₂, priests' name for south...

ʻeleao₁ [ʻele·ao]  n. plant louse, aphid; germ, blight; blighted, as by ʻeleao. fig., troublemaker. TAR INS

Ua ʻeleao ʻia ke kalo.The taro is blighted by insects.

ʻeleao [ʻele·ao]  n. aphid, a kind of insect. INS

meli ʻeleaohoneydew, i.e. a sweet juice secreted by aphids

ʻeleao₂ [ʻele·ao]  n. a native fungus (Gnomania iliau), parasitic on leaf sheaths of sugar cane. SUG

ʻeleao₃ [ʻele·ao]  n. time of light, daylight, a term used in kuwā prayers, as to indicate that a new house is free from taboo and may be occupied. cf. ʻeleua, kuwā₂.

ʻeleao₄ [ʻele·ao]  n. door at the leeward end of a house. cf. ʻeleua.

ʻEleao  placename. land section, Waikāne qd., Oʻahu. lit.: plant louse.

ʻeleau₁ [ʻele·au]  n. period of darkness.

ʻeleau₂ [ʻele·au]  n. perhaps same as ʻakiʻaki, a seaweed. Maui. SWD

ʻEleʻele  placename. village, ditch, small-boat harbor, landing, and elementary school, Kōloa district, Kauaʻi; Port Allen was called ʻEleʻele Landing until 1909 when it was renamed in honor of a Honolulu merchant, Samuel Cresson Allen (Stroup 35). Land section, Wailuku qd., West Maui. lit.: black.

ʻeleʻele₁  nvs. black, dark, the black color of Hawaiian eyes. also ʻeneʻene. bc PPN *kelekele. COL

hōʻeleʻeleto blacken, darken, become dark

ʻeleʻele₂  n. variety of tapa said to have originated at Kaumakani, Maui; it was dyed with candlenut, pāʻihi, and black mud. bc TAP

ʻeleʻele₃  n. long, filamentous, green, edible seaweeds (Enteromorpha prolifera). Some kinds are among the most popular in Hawaiʻi, being eaten raw as condiments at feasts. Called pīpīlani on Maui. bc SWD

ʻeleʻele₄  n. a cooking banana (a form of Musa xparadisiaca), valued for shiny black skin of trunk, used for designs worked into pandanus mats and hats. also hinupuaʻa. (Neal 249) bc BAN PAN

ʻeleʻele₅  same as hinupuaʻa and naioea, varieties of taro. bc TAR

ʻeleʻele₆  same as māikoiko, a variety of sugar cane. bc SUG

ʻeleʻele₇  n. a variety of sweet potato. bc SWP

ʻeleʻele kanikau [ʻeleʻele kani·kau]  n. black crepe worn for mourning.

ʻeleʻelekū [ʻeleʻele·kū]  unattractively dark and ugly, coal-black. redup. of ʻelekū₃, entirely black, coal-black...; COL

ʻeleʻele mākoko [ʻeleʻele mā·koko]  n. a taro cultivar. (TC 3)TAR

ʻeleʻele paʻa  n. coal-black. COL

ʻeleʻelepī₁ [ʻeleʻele·pī]  nvs. agitated, turbulent, tumultuous.

ʻeleʻelepī ka wahablabber-mouth

ʻeleʻelepī₂ [ʻeleʻele·pī]  same as ʻelepī, same as ʻalamihi, ʻeleʻelepī, and ʻelemihi, a small black crab... CRA

ʻeleʻeleu [ʻeleʻe·leu]  vivacious, energetic, lively. redup. of ʻeleu, active, alert, energetic, lively, nimble, quick, dexterous...;

hōʻeleʻeleucaus/sim.; vivacious, energetic, full of life

ʻeleʻeli  deep (as a taboo or its removal). (EH)

ʻElehāhā [ʻEle-hāhā]  placename. stream, tributary of Waimea Stream, Oʻahu. lit.: blackstalk (as of taro).

ʻeleheʻi [ʻele·heʻi]  var. of ʻekekeʻi, short.

ʻeleheʻu₁ [ʻele·heʻu]  nvs. mutilated, deprived of some essential part; mayhem. cf. manuheʻu. (rare.) 

ʻeleheʻu₂ [ʻele·heʻu]  angry. (AP)

ʻelehine [ʻele·hine]  {ʻele-₁ + -hine} n. old woman. see luahine. (rare.) 

ʻele hiwa  nvs. coal-black, jet-black, all black. See chant, ʻelemoe. COL MUS

ʻelehonua [ʻele·honua]  nvs. priests' name for west.

elehu  n. slate or ash-colored pumice. cf. lehu. (rare.) COL

ʻelehune [ʻele·hune]  n. silt. PPN *lepo.