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-a. pas/imp. suffix. (Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-a. -ā₁. pejorative suffix, often written wā after o or u. See ʻaiā, haiā, hainā, huā (huwā), kauā (kauwā), lonoā, (lonowā), mākoeā, naʻauʻauā (naʻauʻauwā), poluā (poluwā) (Gram. 6.5) PPN *-haʻa; cf. Tonga kaihaʻa ‘steal’. -ā₂. personal article occurring only after the preposition i, written ia. (Gram. 9.3.1) PPN *(ʻ)a. -ā. simulative ligature in the sequence 'verb + noun' compounds. see ʻai ā manō, holoāiʻa. (Gram. 8.7.2) PPN *aa. -aʻi. nonproductive transitive suffix. see huaʻi, luaʻi, lumaʻi. cf. Kauaʻi, kaulaʻi. (Gram. 6.6.4) PPN *-ʻaki. -alaala. PPN *araara. He mea hoʻālaala ke kope.Coffee is something that keeps [one] awake. hoʻālaalaredup. of hoʻāla; to keep awake; to awaken or reawaken; to incite to action. cf. ʻoālaala -alaalahia [-alaala.hia]. hoʻālaalahiapas/imp. of hoʻālaala -alala [-ala.la]. var. spelling of -alaala. -ali. (perhaps a var. of ani.) PPN *angi. hoʻāli₁To signal, wave; to stir, as coffee or a fire; signal, stirring; wavy, undulating hoʻāli₂To make an offering to the gods with signals and signs or prayers with gestures. cf. mōhai hoʻāli. hoʻāmanato give authority, authorization; to empower, authorize, commission Na wai ʻoe i hoʻā-mana mai?Who gave you permission? To give authority, authorization; to empower, authorize, commission. -āpī. hōʻāpīstingy; to withhold -au. rare. hoʻāuto dedicate, set apart, as in a housewarming -ea. pejorative suffix. see hanaea, luea, nanaiea, poluea. (Gram. 6.5) PNP *-ea: cf. Rennellese -ea. hoʻēhuto drive or shoo away; to stir, as a fire -eke. hoʻoekevar. of hoʻoweke (weke₁) -ele. see ʻiele, lauele, luaiele, nīele, nīnauele. -haha₁. redup. of hā₂, to breathe hard, pant. -haha₂. vs. proud, haughty. rare. hoʻohahato parade, strut -haha₃. same as haha kāʻupena, una. PNP *ʻafa. hoʻohahaovercast, calm hoʻohahauhiato be struck: see hahau Ua hoʻohahauhia ka lāʻau e ke kanaka.The stick was struck by the man. hoʻohaʻiluato flirt; loose jointed -hala manawa. see hala₂. hoʻohala manawato pass the time, agreeably or otherwise; to loaf; pastime -hana. nominalizing suffix. cf. ʻana₃. (Gram. 6.6.2) PPN *-fanga [see kilohana 2] and PNP *-sanga [see hauhana]. hoʻohaunuʻuproud -hē. hoʻohēsame as hōhē, cowardly hoʻoheheloproud, especially of one's appearance or dress hoʻoheiheito beat, as a heiau drum; sound of heiau drum -helehele [-hele.hele]. cf. hele₁. hoʻoheleheleto help someone walk; to take walking, as a dog -helehele ʻōlelo [-hele.hele ʻō.lelo]. hoʻohelehele ʻōleloto lead up to a subject in a roundabout way, hint, suggest -hele ʻōlelo [-hele ʻō.lelo]. see -helehele ʻōlelo. hoʻohenodecorative plaiting on mat, fan; to decorate thus -heu. hoʻoheu₁to bleach Hoʻoheu₂name of a strong wind threatening to be a gale hoʻohewahewatwill plaiting -hi. a rare transitivizer. see kilohi, ukuhi. (Gram. 6.6.4) PPN *-fi. -hia₁. interr. how many? How much? (Follows ʻa-, ʻe-, or pā-.) (Gram. 10.3) PPN *fiha. -hia₂. pas/imp. (Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-fia [see ilihia, kilohia] and PPN *-sia [see ʻawaʻawahia, hulihia]. hoʻohihito take a fancy to, admire greatly, be enraptured with Hoʻohihi ka manaʻo i ka nani o Kahana.The mind is entranced with the beauty of Kahana. Hoʻohiki ihola ia i ka hoʻohiki.She vowed a vow. (1-Sam. 1.11) hoʻohiki ʻinoa violent oath [such as pau Pele, pau manō, translated under manō] hoʻohiki kūpaʻapledge of allegiance hoʻohiki paʻafirm oath; to bind under oath hoʻohiki₁to vow, swear, take an oath, promise; to administer an oath; vow, oath, promise, pledge. See ʻōlelo hoʻohiki hoʻohiki₂vt. To peel, pry off. See mahiki₅ and ʻōhiki₁ keiki hānai hoʻohikilegally adopted child make i ka hoʻohiki i kānāwaideath for breaking a law (Kep. 45) Nā haole hoʻohiki a me nā haole hoʻohiki ʻole.Foreigners naturalized and not naturalized [or alien]. Nāna au i hoʻohiki.He administered the oath to me. hoʻohilu₁to decorate, beautify hoʻohilu₂to praise, exalt, dignify -hine. female, feminine. cf. wahine, kaikamahine, kaikuahine, luahine. PPN *fine. Hana ka iwi a kanaka makua, hoʻohoa mai.Get maturity into the bones before issuing a challenge. hoʻohoato challenge, dare, provoke; daring, defiant. Hoʻohoa nā manu hanina.The quiet birds are daring. -hoku. PPN *fotu. Hoʻohoku-i-ka-lanin. name of the daughter of Wākea and Papa. Hoku may be compared to Tahitian hotu, to produce fruit and Tongan fotu, to appear hoʻohologrooved piece above the door frame, in which the door slides ʻaʻole i hoʻoholopau ʻianot finished; incomplete hoʻoholopauto finish, complete -hōnōai, -hōnōwai [-hōnō.ai, -hōnō.wai]. rare var. of -hūnōai. -hōnōwai. rare var. of -hūnōai. hoʻohuʻato insist, persist Hoʻohuʻa nohoʻi i ka inu lama.Persisting in drinking intoxicants. -huakawowo [-hua.kawowo]. hoʻohuakawowoto induce pregnancy -huakeʻeo, hoʻohuakeʻeo [hoʻo.hua.keʻeo]. hurt, angry, displeased, resentful. Also hoʻokuakeʻeo, kaʻeo, hoʻokeʻeo, hoʻokeʻekeʻe. hoʻohukiwillful, headstrong He mea hoʻohune loa ka iʻa i ka makani hou.The fish are constantly going into the fresh wind. hoʻohuneto persist, nag, tease; to do with avidity and persistence koi hoʻohunekeep asking (Nak. 101) -hūnōai [-hū.nō.ai]. father- or mother-in-law, usually after makua and followed by kāne or wahine for specific designation of sex. These terms apply also to uncle and aunt by marriage. PCP *fungawai. hoʻohuwākeʻosame as hoʻohuakeʻeo -i. transitivizer suffix. cf. haui, kālai, minoi. (Gram. 6.6.4) PPN *-i, -hi: cf. hui 2. -ia. pas/imp. cf. malaia. (Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-ia. -iele. pejorative suffix. see lōiele, luaiele, luluaiele, maiele, noiele. rare. -iho. He kanaka waiwai ʻoia, a hoʻīho nō, he wahine waiwai kāna,.He is a rich man and, besides that, has a rich wife. hoʻoiho, hoʻīhobesides that, also, furthermore, -ihoiho [-iho.iho]. cf. hoʻopiʻipiʻi. hoʻoihoihoin quilting, to make running stitches towards the sewer hoʻoilimoʻon. A service for luakini dedications (For. 6:23) -ilo. hoʻoilo, hoʻīlorainy, winter-like months, winter hoʻoiloilo, hoīloiloto predict disaster or misfortune -kaʻakaʻa [-kaʻa.kaʻa]. PPN *takataka. hoʻokaʻakaʻato cause to roll repeatedly. Also hoʻokakaʻa hoʻokāʻauwitty, clever, funny, entertaining, humorous; to pass the time pleasantly; entertaining time hoʻokāʻau ʻanatime spent pleasantly -kai. swollen, bloated. cf. kūākaikai, kūhākakai, ʻuʻulukai. (Gram. 6.5) hakakaiswollen, excessive fat -kaʻi. perhaps a transitivizer. cf. alakaʻi. (Gram. 6.6.4) PPN *-taki. hoʻokalahēsame as hoʻokāluli, to sway hoʻokalaneʻosame as hoʻokananeʻo -kāmaka. (Malo 67, Emerson note)rare. hoʻokāmakamale homosexuality; to practice such -kamakama [-kama.kama, hoʻo.kama.kama]. nvt. hoʻokamakamato prostitute; prostitute, prostitution, concubine. Lit., to cause children -kana. nominalizer noted in pale, to ward off, and palekana, safety; pili, to cling, and pilikana, relative. PPN *-tanga. hoʻokanahēto drive or urge forward, accelerate, hurry, quicken hoʻokananeʻoto disregard, as instruction, warning, danger, careless of danger, indifference to discomfort or health Hoʻokananeʻo hoʻi ka hele i ka pō.Ā laʻa lā i ke anu, insisting on going out at night against advice, then got a cold. See puʻumake. hoʻokanaʻōin doubt; to hesitate hoʻokanaoʻesame as hoʻokanahē hoʻokanaʻoiconceited, feeling that one is superior to everybody else ʻai hoʻokanoproud eating; to eat food that one has not helped prepare hoʻokanohaughty, proud, conceited, rude, disdainful of others, insolent, vain; to act superior hoʻokanokanoredup. of hoʻokano hoʻokāʻoito progress, go ahead, improve, better; progressive hoʻokāoʻovi. to strut -kāpōʻai. rare. hoʻokāpōʻaito rotate, revolve, as in a hula -kaʻu. hesitation, fear. see kaʻukaʻu, kaʻunē, makaʻu. PPN *-taku. hoʻokāwōwōto roar, as a wind or waterfall -kē. suffix. here and there. see holoholokē, holokē, lelekē. rare. hoʻokēāmakaselfish, ungracious, as one eating in the presence of others; partial; partiality hoʻokēʻēto shun, slight, avoid Ka hoʻokēkē o nā kānaka.The shoving of the people. hoʻokelekind of stone found at craters, as Kī-lau-ea, and used for adzes -ki. transitivizer. see ʻiniki. (Gram. 6.6.4) PPN *-ti. -kī. intensifying suffix. see auwalakī, hilikī, kūpakakī, makakī, mōkākī, pūkalakī, walawalakī. -kia. pas/imp. similar to ʻia. see holokia. (Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-tia. -kiʻi₁. see hākiʻi, hīkiʻi, mūkiʻi, nākiʻi, nīkiʻi, all meaning to tie, bind. PCP *-tiki. hoʻokiʻivar. of hōkiʻi, thin, wasted (Isa. 34.4) -kīkē [-kī.kē]. back and forth. see ʻōlelokīkē, walakīkē, pākīkē, kīkēʻōlelo. (Gram. 6.5) hoʻokīkēready with a rude retort -kīkēkē [-kī.kē.kē]. same as -kīkē. ʻōlelokīkēkēconversation, phrases hoʻokikiʻasame as hoʻokiʻekiʻe hoʻokikiluain the card game high-low-jack-and-the-game, to hide one's strength and then play a winning card hoʻokilothin, wasted hoʻokina₁to persist, do continually; incessant hoʻokina i ka inuto drink too much hoʻokina₂to urge, compel, add one burden or command to another Malia i hoʻokina ai kuʻu kāne iaʻu i ka inu ʻawa.Perhaps my husband urged me to drink kava. (Laie 609) hoʻokohokolasame as hōʻaikola hoʻokohuto appoint, commission, authorize Hoʻokohu ʻia ʻo Keoni i kumu kula.John was appointed school teacher. palapala hoʻokohucertificate of appointment hoʻokō kauohaexecutor of an estate (o-class) hoʻokololoheto delay maliciously, to loiter sullenly, to dillydally in order to annoy; to not cooperate, sulk hoʻokolonoto pretend not to hear, to feign deafness; indifferent -konu. see waenakonu, center. PPN *tonu, true. -kou. indicator of plurality in the plural pronouns and possessives only (kākou, mākou, ʻoukou, lākou). PPN *-tolu, PNP *-tou. hoʻokuāʻiʻosame as hoʻokūʻiʻo hoʻokuakaʻeovar. of hoʻohuakeʻeo (For. 5:561) hoʻokua kapato form a boundary. Lit., make stand border -kuakeʻeo. rare. hoʻokuakeʻeovar. of hoʻohuakeʻeo hoʻokūkū₁contest, game, match; to hold a contest, compete, compare; to place evenly, as canoes about to race (hoʻokūkū like i nā waʻa) hoʻokūkū₂to fit, as a garment; a fitting ka hoʻokūkū ʻanathe comparison Nānā a hoʻokūkū.To make comparisons. ʻO ka hoʻokūkū ka malo aliʻi.Fitting the royal loincloth. ʻO ka lani hoʻokūʻoi kapu.The superior sacred chief. (chant) hoʻokuputribute, tax, ceremonial gift-giving to a chief as a sign of honor and respect; to pay such tribute; church offering (Ezera 6.8.) -lā. hoʻolā₁parsimonious, miserly (And.) hoʻolā₂gray tapa, hoʻolaʻa halededication of a house; to dedicate a house hoʻolaʻalaʻavar. of hoʻolāʻau hoʻolāʻauto insist, urge persistently; continuously, persistently, endlessly Hoʻolāʻau ka ʻai ʻana a ka iʻa.The fish ate ceaselessly. hoʻolaʻa waʻablessing of a canoe launching; to dedicate a canoe -laʻi. transitivizer, as in kaulaʻi, kulaʻi, lualaʻi. (Gram. 6.6.4) Perhaps PPN *-raki. hoʻolalaʻōto insist on accompanying Kaʻu poʻe moʻopuna he hoʻolalaʻō i ka hele me aʻu.My grandchildren insist on going with me. Hoʻolana nohoʻi nā keiki.The children are so willful. hoʻolana₂disobedient, willful -lana₂. nominalizing suffix. cf. kaulana, kūlana, manaʻolana. (Gram. 6.6.2) PNP *-langa. hoʻolaʻa waʻahopeful, encouraging. See hoʻolana under lana₁ (Kel. 15) hoʻolaukaneasame as hoʻokanea Hoʻolaukanea kēia piki iaʻu no ka mea ʻo ka puni kēia a kuʻu moʻopuna.I've lost appetite for this peach because it is my grandchild's favorite. hoʻolaunilisame as luaiele hoʻolawalawaredup. of hoʻolawa, to supply Ua hoʻolawalawa i ka ʻai.Supply all with enough food. Hoʻoleia₁name of a star hoʻoleinamoacouch (probably, from hoʻoleina moe, place to sleep) hoʻoleinawaoa variety of wild hoʻoleleakato project, as magic lantern slides hoʻolele kīA game played only at Malama-kī, Puna, Hawaiʻi. A player would hold a -lele lupe. hoʻo.lele lupe, To fly kites. hoʻoleʻoleʻo, hōleʻoleʻoagitated, stormy, tempestuous; rising and falling as waves; disturbing confusing; uneven, as a pavement or a wrinkled mat hoʻolewafuneral -lia. pas/imp. suffix corresponding to ʻia. see kaulia, kūlia. (Gram. 6.6.3) PNP *-lia. -lili. PPN *lili. Hoʻolili ka ʻōpelu.The ʻōpelu ripples [the sea]. hoʻolili, holilirippled surface of the sea, as caused by fish; undulation or vibration of light in the hot sun; to ripple, vibrate, undulate; to close or blink the eyes in bright glare. Var. of haʻalili. hoʻoluaname of a strong, north wind associated with Makaiwa, Kauaʻi; Hāna, Maui; and Hālawa, Molokaʻi. At Hālawa the name may be qualified by Iho, Kaʻi, Kele, Pehu, Wahakole. (Nak. 69) hoʻolua nuibig Hoʻolua wind; fig., to talk loudly and to no purpose -lua₂. dual number in pronouns and possessives, as ʻolua, kāua, māua. PPN *-rua, PNP *-lua. -lua. hoʻoluʻa₁to bear many children hoʻoluʻa₂to lay an egg, as of a chicken -luʻe. rare. hoʻoluʻeto shape a log for a canoe, as at bow and stern hoʻomāʻakaʻakasame as hoʻomākeʻaka, to cause laughter hoʻomaʻauto persecute, offend, injure, bully, tease, torment -māʻauē, -māʻauwē. hoʻomāʻauēto mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus hoʻomāʻēshort for hoʻomakaʻē hoʻomāhāhāto place hoʻomāhanahanato dedicate, as a temple (FS 117); to offer first fruits to the gods hoʻomāheleto lead conversation towards a topic ʻO ʻAlamila e hoʻomāhele ma kona kamaʻilio ʻana no nā mea e pili ana no ʻEnelani.Almira in her chatting led the conversation to things pertaining to England. hoʻomāhiluto beautify, adorn, bedeck, cf. hiluhilu hoʻomahuto eat just a little to allay hunger, as while waiting for a feast hoʻomahuahanavt. to disturb, bother hoʻomakaʻauʻato hang moist, as undried tapa, over a line or drying rack (haka), so that the edges will correspond and that a fixed crease will form hoʻomakapūto frown, look with disapproval hoʻomakauliʻito seek every detail; to find out even the smallest things, scrutinize. cf. ex., kōʻalaʻala Hana hoʻomākeʻaka.Funny antics; to do something to provoke laughter. hoʻomākeʻakawitty, comic, funny, amusing; to cause laughter, exercise wit or humor mea hoʻomākeʻakajoker, wit, clown ʻōlelo hoʻomākeʻakajoke, witticism hoʻomakekeʻeoresentful hoʻomalaeto feign friendship hoʻomalauskeptical, unbelieving, irreverent hoʻomalihiapas/imp. of mali₂ hoʻomalikoto refuse respect, discredit (AP) hoʻomanacallus; callous. Kauaʻi hoʻomanakiʻiidolatrous; to worship images -manawanui. PCP *manawanui. E hoʻomanawanui.Be patient. He kanaka hoʻomanawanui i ka lā a me ka ua.A man who patiently endures the sun and the rain. He nohona hoʻomanawanui.A way of life that tries one's patience. hoʻomanawanuipatience, steadfastness, fortitude; to have patience, fortitude; patient, steadfast, courageous and persevering; to try one's patience hoʻomanoa name given to the kāmanomano plant when used in hana aloha, love sorcery hoʻomanunuto break out, as with a skin eruption (Kam. 64:105) hoʻomaoeto ask indirectly; to hint or suggest, as in asking; to imply, allude Ke nīnau hoʻomaoe nei nā kānaka i ke kumu o kona make ʻana.The people are now asking indirectly the cause of his death. (Kep. 45) -māpu. see koloa māpu. -mau. hoʻomaua variety of sweet potato hoʻomauʻuto give nothing of value (probably related to the fig. meaning of mauʻu Hilo ʻO ka mea e hoʻomanawaleʻa aku, ā momona ia, a ʻo ka mea e hoʻomauʻu aku, e hoʻomauʻu ʻia, mai ʻoiahe who freely gives shall be enriched, and he who gives nothing of value shall receive nothing of value. (Johnson 1976, p. 288) -mia. pas/imp. suffix. see inumia. (Gram. 6.6) PPN *-mia. hoʻomihamihato decorate, dot Kūkeao-hoʻomihamiha-i-ka-lani.Kū-[in]-the-clouds-that-dot-the-sky [a Kū god]. (Kam. 65:58) hoʻomoepūto place artefacts with the dead. Lit., put to sleep with Mai lawe wale i nā mea i hoʻomoepū ʻia.Don't wantonly take things placed with the dead. hoʻomohoto stalk; to lie in wait, as a cat ready to pounce; to trail or follow behind, sneak. Kaʻū hoʻomokaputo separate by imposing a taboo hoʻomomoʻato cook -na₁. common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with shortening of a long vowel in the base. see haʻi, haʻina, hāpai, hapaina, kālai, kalaina, ʻohi, ʻohina, piʻi, piʻina, and others. (Gram. 6.6.2) PPN *-nga. -na₂. rare pas/imp.; suffix. see ʻaina, haʻina, kiʻina. (Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-na. -na₃. his, her (in poss. kāna, kona). (Gram. 8.2) PPN *-na. hoʻonaʻaikolasame as hōʻaikola, contemptuous, contemptuousness (Kel. 26, 28) -naʻi. a rare transitivizer. cf. hili, to wander, and hilinaʻi, to believe; pī, to sprinkle, and pīnaʻi, to fill a crack; (Gram. 6.6.4) PPN *-naki. hoʻonakoabrave, daring hoʻonākūto suffer gas pains Hoʻonākū nā mauna, kaʻahē nā mokupuni.The mountains are in distress, the islands gasp for breath. (birth chant for Ka-mamalu) -nakuli. rare. hoʻonakuliapathetic; lack of interest -nia. pas/imp. suffix. see ʻaihuenia, kuhinia, manoninia, walania. (Gram. 6.6.3) PPN *-ngia. hoʻonoanoato free from taboo hoʻonohobone hooks lashed together hoʻonohonohoa variety of yam (uhi) having tuber with white flesh and red skin; vine and its wings green, petiole red, veins of blade red and green hoʻonohonoho heluto calculate, compute, figure hoʻonohu₂to reef, as the sails of a ship (AP) -nole. rare. hoʻonoleawkward, without skill hoʻonolunolua name for the straight portion of a canoe rim (For. 5:612–3) hoʻonuinuito use threatening language, usually without carrying out the threat; to exaggerate, stretch the truth, talk verbosely Mai nānā ʻoe, he hoʻonuinui wale nō.Don't pay attention, [he's] just exaggerating. hoʻonunua seaweed ( -ola. hōʻōlasmall piece of tapa; hooleaʻiold spelling for hōʻole + ai hoʻopaʻa haʻawinato study the lesson; studious hoʻopaʻakopecopyright; to copyright hoʻopaʻa kuleananvt. Copyright; to copyright hoʻopaʻaolalife insurance; to get life insurance hoʻopaʻa waiwaito insure property; property insurance He kanaka hoʻopāhala, he manaʻoʻiʻo ʻole.A skeptical person of no faith. (Kep. 107), hoʻopāhalaskeptical -pahaola. see akepahaola. -pāhua. rare. hoʻopāhuʻato move sideways; to sail to windward -palakaʻeo. cf. kaʻeo. rare. hoʻopalakaʻeopeeved, resentful hoʻopapapurification of woman after childbirth, involving medicinal herbs bound to the abdomen, and a taboo on sex relations (Malo 138) hoʻopauhāsimilar to hoʻopaumanawa hoʻopaulinasame as hoʻopaulinalina hoʻopaulinalinato waste time on trivials, to take life easy, relax hoʻopau manawato waste time; not worth doing, undesirable, unnecessary, waste of effort hoʻopau pilikiato attend the calls of nature. Lit., to put an end to trouble wahi hoʻopau pilikiatoilet, outhouse hoʻopeʻa kuato cross the hands behind the back hoʻopihapiha ʻōleloto stir up dislike for another, to turn against another, as by telling tales or gossip -piʻi. cf. palapala hoʻopiʻi. hoʻopiʻito sue (see ex., mālama ola), bring suit, bring a complaint to one in authority, accuse in court, prosecute, petition; appeal, lawsuit, court case, petition hoʻopiʻi ʻāinato have a suit over land matters poʻe (mea) hoʻopiʻi ʻiadefendant, accused party hoʻopilipili aliʻito claim relationship to a chief, as of one only remotely related, or of one desirous of favors hoʻopilipili ʻōleloword play, punning; to illustrate a point with parables, stories, anecdotes -pīnaʻau [-pī.naʻau]. see Holoholo-pīnaʻau. -poni. suddenly, without warning, as death. cf. kāʻiliponi, leleponi. (Gram. 6.5) hoʻopuananuto rise as a wave Ua hoʻopuananu ʻia kou umauma.Your breast rises and falls like a wave [grief]. Ē ke ao uli, hoʻopukalia mai kīnohinohi.O blue heavens, bring forth beauty. (Kep. 29) hoʻopukaliato bring forth hoʻopulupuluto protest, deceive; hypocrite -puna-. see kapuna, moʻopuna, punahele, punalua. hoʻopūninito demonstrate pleasure at seeing one, as a child or dog; to cling to as with delight, frisk about happily; to perform ritual with the object of pleasing the gods (rare) hoʻopuʻukahuasame as huahua; to ridicule, belittle, taunt -puʻukie, hoʻopuʻukie [-puʻukie, hoʻo.puʻu.kie]. to ensnare, entrap. (And.) -u. second person singular poss. suffix in kāu and kou, your. (Gram. 8.2) PPN *-u. -ua. indicator of the dual number in first and third persons of pronouns and poss. only (kāua, māua, lāua). cf. -lua₂. (Gram. 8.2) PPN *-ua. -uhuhī, hoʻouhuhī [-uhuhī, hoʻo.uhu.hī]. to tease, annoy, vex, nag. rare. hoʻouʻiuʻito beautify, make attractive mea hoʻouʻiuʻicosmetics hoʻouka kauato attack, battle, wage a military campaign. cf. kahua hoʻouka. hoʻouka pū nā wāwaeto cross the legs hoʻouka₁to load, as cargo or freight; to put on, as gear on a horse; to send, as a letter (2-Sam. 11.14) hoʻouka₂to rush on, as in battle; to attack, raid hoʻoukaukaredup. of hoʻouka heiau hoʻoulu ʻaitemple where first crops were offered hoʻoulu ʻaito grow food plants; a prayer to bless crops kahuna hoʻoulu ʻaia priest who made such offerings, agricultural expert hoʻoulu iʻato cause fish to be numerous, as by prayer hoʻoulu kauōto inspire canoe haulers by chant and prayer -ulu lāhui [-ulu lā.hui]. see ulu₁. -una. PPN *unga. hoʻounato send, transmit, send on an errand, command, put to work; to mail; to send spirits on an errand, especially of destruction. see hoa una hoʻouna na ka mokuleleto send by air mail -unauna. PNP *ungaunga. hoʻounaunaredup. of hoʻouna; sorcery -waʻalia, hoʻowaʻalia [-waʻalia hoʻo.waʻa.lia]. pas/imp. of hoʻowaʻa, to dig a trench. -wā hoʻowā [-wā hoʻo.wā]. to retch. see ex. haʻanou. -walu. many. (Eight being a sacred number may have led to this extension of the meaning.) cf. kūwaluwalu, makawalu, olowalu, puwalu. |
