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ʻau 1. vi. • to swim, • travel by sea. [(EO) PPn *kau, swim] 2. vi. to jut out into the sea, as a land point; to project. 3. n. • handle, • staff, shaft; • stem, stalk, • bone of lower arm or leg. [PPn *kau, stalk, stem, handle] 4. n. group (followed by a qualifier, as moku, waʻa.) [PPn *kau, group of people, company] 5. n. handle, as of a bureau drawer, faucet, frying pan, toilet, etc. (preceded by ke); neck, as of an ʻukulele, guitar, etc. Niʻihau. cf. kākai, pōheo. see also ʻukulele. |
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| 1. | ahi ʻau hau | firebrand (of light wood, as hau) | ʻau hau |
| 2. | ʻaikalima ʻau | popsicle | ʻaikalima |
| 3. | Aloha Makapuʻu, ʻau i ke kai. | Greetings to Makapuʻu [Point), reaching out into the sea. | ʻau₂ |
| 4. | ʻau ʻaoʻao | side stroke, in swimming; to swim the side stroke | ʻaoʻao |
| 5. | ʻau ʻīlio | dog paddle, in swimming; to dog paddle. lit., swim (like a) dog | ʻīlio₁ |
| 6. | ʻau kī wai | faucet handle | kī wai |
| 7. | ʻau kīpāpali | shaft-like cliff slope | ʻau₃ |
| 8. | ʻau kolo | free-style or crawl, in swimming; to swim using this style | kolo₁ |
| 9. | ʻau kua | back stroke, in swimming; to swim the back stroke. lit., swim (on the) back | kua |
| 10. | ʻau loa | long bones in arm or leg; long-limbed, long-shanked | ʻau₃ |
| 11. | ʻau mālolo | butterfly stroke, in swimming; to swim the butterfly stroke. lit., swim (like) | mālolo |
| 12. | ʻau moku kaua | navy | kaua |
| 13. | ʻau moku kaua | navy. also | moku₃ |
| 14. | ʻau pakohana i Wainiha, nā lehua o Luluʻupali | swimming naked at Wainiha, are the lehua blossoms of Luluʻupali. | pakohana |
| 15. | ʻau umauma | breast stroke; to swim the breast stroke | umauma |
| 16. | ʻau umauma ʻo Hilo i ka wai | Hilo swims breasting the water [travel regardless of obstacles; Hilo district had gulches and streams hard to cross] | umauma |
| 17. | E ʻau mālie i ke kai pāpaʻu, o pakī ka wai ā pula ka maka. | Swim quietly in a shallow sea, lest it splash into the eye. [be careful!] | pula₁ |
| 18. | E like me ka mea ʻauʻau, i halo aku i nā lima e ʻau. | As the swimmer spreads forth his hands to swim. | halo₂ |
| 19. | E manahalo a ʻike i ka ʻau. | To paddle until knowing how to swim. | manahalo |
| 20. | he lolo ʻau moana | seafaring expert | lolo₂ |
| 21. | I hea aku nei lā i nāhili ai ka ʻau waʻa? | Where did the canoe fleet wander off to? | nāhili |
| 22. | I make nō he hāwāwā, ʻauhea nohoʻi nā lima e ʻau mai? | The unskilled die, where are arms to swim with? [Skill saves life.] | hāwāwā |
| 23. | kanakē ʻau. | lollipop, sucker. | kanakē |
| 24. | Kauluwela ka moana i nā ʻau waʻa kaua o Kalaniʻōpuʻu; aia nā koa ke ʻaʻahu lā i kō lākou mau ʻahu ʻula o nā waihoʻoluʻu like ʻole. | The ocean was swarming with the fleet of war canoes of Kalaniʻōpuʻu; the warriors were wearing their feather cloaks of varied colors. | kauluwela₂ |
| 25. | ke ʻau hoʻokuʻu wai o ka lua | toilet handle | hoʻokuʻu |
| 26. | Ke ʻau mahope a ka maka. | The haft after the blade. | maka₃ |
| 27. | ke ʻau pā palai | frying pan handle | pā palai |
| 28. | ke ʻau paikikala | bicycle handlebars | paikikala |
| 29. | kumepala wala ʻau | tinkling cymbal | kumepala |
| 30. | lā ʻau hoʻopiʻipiʻi | emetic, medicine to cause vomiting | piʻipiʻi₁ |
| 31. | Mākaʻokaʻo ke ahi ʻau hau i ka pali. | High on the precipice are the firebrands. | mākaʻokaʻo₂ |
| 32. | Na ka Pueokahi ke aloha, nēnē ʻau kai o Maui. | Greeting to the Pueokahi [ship], seafaring gull of Maui. | nēnē ʻau kai |
| 33. | pāpale ʻau | swim cap | pāpale |
| 34. | pili ʻau koʻi | a trusted friend or relationship | ʻau koʻi |
| 35. | Pōhaku ʻau waʻa lā leʻaleʻa i kai nei. | Fleet of canoes at anchor, happy here at sea. | pōhaku₂ |
| 36. | Ua ʻau ʻia nā kai loa. | The distant seas were traveled. | ʻau₁ |
| 37. | Ua ʻau ʻo ia ʻekolu puni o ka pūnāwai ʻauʻau. | He swam three laps in the pool. | puni₇ |
| 38. | Ua lele kaua ʻo Kihaapiʻilani me kōna ʻau moku i kō Maui hikina i mea e hoʻopau ai i ka noho aliʻi ʻana o Piʻilani. | In an act of agression, Kihaapiʻilani and his fleet attacked east Maui in order to topple the reign of Piʻilani. | lele kaua |