Pukui & Elbert - 1986
Māmaka Kaiao - 2003
Lorrin Andrews - 1865
updated: 7/28/2018

suffixes, combining forms

   

-a.  pas/imp. suffix. (Gram. 6.6.3)  PPN *-a.

-ā-.  simulative ligature in the sequence 'verb + noun' compounds; particle for forming verb compounds; like, similar to.
usu. verb + ā + noun:
    ʻaiāmanō eat like a shark, have a prodigious appetite
    ʻaiāpuaʻa eat like a pig
    hanuāpuaʻa breathe like a pig, gasp for breath
    heleāiʻa (= holoāiʻa) swim like a fish
    heleāwai flow like water
    hikiāloa long-range, long-term
    holoāiʻa swim like a fish
    huliāmahi turn like a strong (cock); cooperation, strength
    kaheāwai flowing like water
    kaʻiālupe lit. to lead like a kite (support a person between two others)
    kūākanaka turn into a man, look like a man
    kūākiʻi stand with hands on hips... like a statue...
    kūāmaʻi very sick
    mokuāhana dividing into factions
    mokuāhua grief, pity, disappointment
    mokuāwai burst as floodwaters, rush as a crowd
    paʻiāumi beat one's chest (as in lamentation)
    pukaāmaka to appear to the eyes (seal a relationship of two families by marriage)
   ʻumiāpuaʻa strangled like pigs
also verb + ā + verb:
    uhaiāholo chase like running
    uluāhewa mania, delusion; grow wild and lush
 
(Gram. 8.7.2)  aa.

-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.

-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, hoʻālaala redup. of hoʻāla; to keep awake; to awaken or reawaken...

-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.

-aliali [-ali·ali]. 

hoāliāliredup. of hoʻāli

-āmana. 

hoʻāmanato give authority, authorization; to empower, authorize, commission

Na wai ʻoe i hoʻāmana mai?Who gave you permission?

-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.

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

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

-eke. 

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

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

-haha. 

hoʻohahaovercast, calm

-hahauhia [-hahau·hia]. 

hoʻohahauhiato be struck: see hahau

Ua hoʻohahauhia ka lāʻau e ke kanaka.The stick was struck by the man.

-haʻilua [-haʻi·lua]. 

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].

-hate.  suffix in chemical compounds and terms: -ate.

-haunuʻu. 

hoʻohaunuʻuproud

-hē. 

hoʻohēsame as hōhē, cowardly

-hehelo. 

hoʻoheheloproud, especially of one's appearance or dress

-heihei [-hei·hei]. 

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.

-heno. 

hoʻohenodecorative plaiting on mat, fan; to decorate thus

-heu. 

hoʻoheu₁to bleach

Hoʻoheu₂name of a strong wind threatening to be a gale

-hewahewa. 

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-.) cf. poʻahia, what day of the week? (Gram. 10.3)  FIHA.

-hia₂.  pas/imp. (Gram. 6.6.3)  PPN *-fia [see ilihia, kilohia] and PPN *-sia [see ʻawaʻawahia, hulihia].

-hihi. 

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.

-hiki₂.  vt. to peel, pry off. see mahiki₅, ʻōhiki₁.

-hiki₁.  hoʻohiki₂. to vow, swear, take an oath, promise; to administer an oath; vow, oath, promise, pledge. see ʻōlelo hoʻohiki.

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

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.

-hilu. 

hoʻohilu₁to decorate, beautify

hoʻohilu₂to praise, exalt, dignify

-hine.  female, feminine. cf. wahine, kaikamahine, kaikuahine, luahine. PPN *fine.

-hite.  suffix in chemical compounds and terms: -ite.

-hoa.  cf. uahoa, hard, severe, harsh, indifferent to the distress of others...

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.

Hoʻohokuikalaniname of the daughter of Wākea and Papa. hoku may be compared to Tahitian hotu, to produce fruit and Tongan fotu, to appear

-holo. 

hoʻohologrooved piece above the door frame, in which the door slides

-holopau. 

ʻaʻole i hoʻoholopau ʻianot finished; incomplete

hoʻoholopauto finish, complete

-hōnōai, -hōnōwai [-hōnō·ai, -hōnō·wai].  rare var. of -hūnōai, father- or mother-in-law...

-hōnōwai.  rare var. of -hūnōai, father- or mother-in-law

-huʻa. 

hoʻohuʻato insist, persist

Hoʻohuʻa nohoʻi i ka inu lama.Persisting in drinking intoxicants.

-hua kama. 

hoʻohua kamato sire a child

-huakawowo [-hua·kawowo]. 

hoʻohuakawowoto induce pregnancy

-huakeʻeo, -huakeʻo [-hua·keʻeo]. 

hoʻohuakeʻeohurt, angry, displeased, resentful.

-huakeʻo.  var. spelling of -huakeʻeo, hurt...

-huki. 

hoʻohukiwillful, headstrong

-hune.  cf. nē hoʻohune, to wheedle...

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.

-huwākeʻo [-huwā·keʻo]. 

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

-iku.  suffix in chemical compounds and terms: -ic.

-ilimoʻo [-ili·moʻo]. 

hoʻoilimoʻon. A service for luakini dedications (For. 6:23)

-ilo. 

hoʻoilo, hoʻīlorainy, winter-like months, winter

-iloilo. 

hoʻoiloilo, hoīloiloto predict disaster or misfortune

-ino.  see māino, cruelty, misery, harm...

-kaʻakaʻa [-kaʻa·kaʻa].  PPN *takataka.

hoʻokaʻakaʻato cause to roll repeatedly. Also hoʻokakaʻa

-kāʻau. 

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, kūkaʻi, to lead, guide...; to exchange, as greeting... (Gram. 6.6.4)  PPN *-taki.

-kalahē. 

hoʻokalahēsame as hoʻokāluli, to sway

-kalaneʻo. 

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.

-kanahē. 

hoʻokanahēto drive or urge forward, accelerate, hurry, quicken

-kananeʻo [-kana·neʻo]. 

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.

-kanaʻō. 

hoʻokanaʻōin doubt; to hesitate

-kanaoʻe.  hoʻokanahē

hoʻokanaoʻesame as hoʻokanahē

-kanaʻoi.  cf. ʻoi, best.

hoʻokanaʻoiconceited, feeling that one is superior to everybody else

-kano. 

ʻai hoʻokanoproud eating; to eat food that one has not helped prepare

hoʻokanohaughty, proud, conceited, rude, disdainful of others, insolent, vain; to act superior

-kanokano. 

hoʻokanokanoredup. of hoʻokano, haughty, proud...

-kāʻoi. 

hoʻokāʻoito progress, go ahead, improve, better; progressive

-kāoʻo [-kā·oʻo].  rare. 

hoʻokāoʻovi. to strut

-kāpōʻai.  rare. 

hoʻokāpōʻaito rotate, revolve, as in a hula

-kaʻu.  hesitation, fear. see kaʻukaʻu₁, kaʻunē, makaʻu. PPN *-taku.

-kāwōwō.  cf. wōwō, roar.

hoʻokāwōwōto roar, as a wind or waterfall

-kē.  suffix. here and there. see holoholokē, holokē, lelekē. rare. 

-kēāmaka. 

hoʻokēāmakaselfish, ungracious, as one eating in the presence of others; partial; partiality

-kēʻē.  cf. kē₁.

hoʻokēʻēto shun, slight, avoid

-kēkē [-kē·kē]. 

hoʻokēkēredup. of hoʻokē, to crowd...

Ka hoʻokēkē o nā kānaka.The shoving of the people.

-kele. 

hoʻokelekind of stone found at craters, as Kīlauea, and used for adzes

-kī.  intensifying suffix. see:
  auwalakī₁,₂, entangled, snarled... destitute (wala to fall backwards...)
  halakī. to go off course, miss the way. (hala to pass by, miss...)
  hilikī, to hit carelessly, at random (hili₃ to whip, smite, thrash, switch, bat...)
  kūpakakī, intensive of kūpaka, kick, thrash...
  makakī, to look at with hatred. (maka eye, face...)
  mōkākī, scattered, littered, mess... (moka offal, waste matter, refuse, filth...)
  pakakī₁. to talk irrationally, loudly, or contentiously... (paka₂ to criticize constructively, to look for flaws...)
  pūkalakī, rough, boisterous, as wind; ruffled, mussed... (pukakala rough, coarse... )
  walawalakī, to fall back; to plummet to the ground... (wala to fall backwards...)

-ki.  transitivizer. see ʻiniki. (Gram. 6.6.4)  PPN *-ti.

-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.

-kiʻi₂. 

hoʻokiʻivar. of hōkiʻi, thin, wasted (Isa. 34.4)

-kīkē [-kī·kē].  back and forth. see ʻōlelokīkē, walakīkē, pākīkē, kīkēʻōlelo, dialogue, repartee...; to toss, hurl back and forth...; to answer saucily or rudely...; to argue, talk back, banter... (Gram. 6.5) 

hoʻokīkēready with a rude retort

-kīkēkē [-kī·kē·kē].  same as -kīkē, back and forth...

ʻōlelokīkēkēconversation, phrases

-kikiʻa. 

hoʻokikiʻasame as hoʻokiʻekiʻe

-kikilua. 

hoʻokikiluain the card game high-low-jack-and-the-game, to hide one's strength and then play a winning card

-kilo.  also hōkilo.

hoʻokilothin, wasted

-kohokola [-koho·kola].  rare. 

hoʻokohokolasame as hōʻaikola, to treat contemptuously; to rejoice over the misfortunes of others; sarcastic, contemptible...

-kohu. 

hoʻokohuto appoint, commission, authorize

Hoʻokohu ʻia ʻo Keoni i kumu kula.John was appointed school teacher.

palapala hoʻokohucertificate of appointment

-kō kauoha [-kō kau·oha]. 

hoʻokō kauohaexecutor of an estate (o-class)

-kololohe. 

hoʻokololoheto delay maliciously, to loiter sullenly, to dillydally in order to annoy; to not cooperate, sulk

-kolono. 

hoʻokolonoto pretend not to hear, to feign deafness; indifferent

-kona.  -thon. see helekona, hulahulakona, kīwīkona, etc. Eng.

-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.

-kuāʻiʻo. 

hoʻokuāʻiʻosame as hoʻokūʻiʻo, convinced, prove, verify...

-kuakaʻeo. 

hoʻokuakaʻeovar. of hoʻohuakeʻeo (For. 5:561)

-kūākapa. 

hoʻokua kapato form a boundary. Lit., make stand border

-kuakeʻeo.  rare. 

hoʻokuakeʻeovar. of hoʻohuakeʻeo

-kūkū. 

hoʻokūkū hīmenisong contest

hoʻokūkū₁ (hoʻokūkū like i nā waʻa)contest, game, match; to hold a contest, compete, compare; to place evenly, as canoes about to race

hoʻokūkū₂to fit, as a garment; a fitting

ka hoʻokūkū ʻanathe comparison

nānā a hoʻokūkūto make comparisons

ʻO ka hoʻokūkū ka malo aliʻi.Fitting the royal loincloth.

-kūʻoi. 

hoʻokūʻoisimilar to ʻoi₂

ʻO ka lani hoʻokūʻoi kapu.The superior sacred chief. (chant)

-kupu. 

hoʻokupu₂tribute, tax, ceremonial gift-giving to a chief as a sign of honor and respect; to pay such tribute; church offering (Ezera 6.8.)

-la.  see lā₆, common demon. occurring after both nouns and verbs...

-lā. 

hoʻolā₁parsimonious, miserly (And.)

hoʻolā₂gray tapa, tapa in general. Kauaʻi (AP)

-laʻa hale. 

hoʻolaʻa halededication of a house; to dedicate a house

-laʻalaʻa.  see lāʻau, tree, plant, wood; medicine, medical... rare. 

hoʻolaʻalaʻavar. of hoʻolāʻau, insist, urge...

-lāʻau. 

hoʻolāʻauto insist, urge persistently; continuously, persistently, endlessly

Hoʻolāʻau ka ʻai ʻana a ka iʻa.The fish ate ceaselessly.

-laʻa waʻa. 

hoʻolaʻa waʻablessing of a canoe launching; to dedicate a canoe

-laʻi.  transitivizer, as in kaulaʻi, kulaʻi, lualaʻi. (Gram. 6.6.4)  Perhaps PPN *-raki.

-lalaʻō. 

hoʻolalaʻōto insist on accompanying

Kaʻu poʻe moʻopuna he hoʻolalaʻō i ka hele me aʻu.My grandchildren insist on going with me.

-lana₂.  nominalizing suffix. cf. kaulana, kūlana, manaʻolana. (Gram. 6.6.2)  PNP *-langa.

-lana₁. 

Hoʻolana nohoʻi nā keiki.The children are so willful.

hoʻolana₁same as lana₃, to be aware of noises as one wakes...

hoʻolana₂disobedient, willful

-lanamanaʻo. 

hoʻolaʻa waʻahopeful, encouraging. See hoʻolana under lana₁ (Kel. 15)

-laukanea. 

hoʻolaukaneasame as hoʻokanea, to cause loss of appetite

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.

-launili. 

hoʻolaunilisame as luaiele

-lawalawa. 

hoʻolawalawaredup. of hoʻolawa, to supply

Ua hoʻolawalawa i ka ʻai.Supply all with enough food.

-leia. 

Hoʻoleia₁name of a star

hoʻoleia₂pas/imp. of hoʻolei

-leinamoa. 

hoʻoleinamoacouch (probably, from hoʻoleina moe, place to sleep)

-leinawao. 

hoʻoleinawaoa variety of wild taro. Lit., thrown [into] wilderness

-leleaka. 

hoʻoleleakato project, as magic lantern slides

-lele kī.  flying tī

hoʻolele kīA game played only at Malamakī, Puna, Hawaiʻi. A player would hold a ti leaf in his hand, chant ʻO kēlā kī, ʻo kēia kī, na Kamohoaliʻi kaʻu kī, lele! That ti, this ti, my ti is for Kamohoaliʻi, fly! If the wind was right and the chant correctly rendered, the ti would fly off and return to the sender. Lit., make the ti fly

-lele leo.  see lele₁.

-lele lupe. 

hoʻolele lupeto fly kites

-leʻoleʻo. 

hoʻoleʻoleʻo, hōleʻoleʻoagitated, stormy, tempestuous; rising and falling as waves; disturbing confusing; uneven, as a pavement or a wrinkled mat

-lewa. 

anaina hoʻolewafuneral wake

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.

-loka.  see maloka, skeptical, unbelieving...

-lua₁. 

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.

-luʻa. 

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

-mā.  see koʻi hoʻomā, chisel...

-māʻakaʻaka. 

hoʻomāʻakaʻakasame as hoʻomākeʻaka, to cause laughter

-maʻau.  MAKAU.2.

hoʻomaʻauto persecute, offend, injure, bully, tease, torment.

-māʻauē, -māʻauwē. 

hoʻomāʻauēto mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

-maʻauwē.  see -māʻauē, hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

-māʻauwē.  var. spelling of -māʻauē, hoʻomāʻauē, to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus...

-māʻē [-māʻē·]. 

hoʻomāʻēshort for hoʻomakaʻē, see makaʻē , to look at with disfavor; to look askance.

-māhāhā. 

hoʻomāhāhāto place taro tops together until they begin to sprout and are ready for planting (perhaps a contraction of hoʻomaka hāhā, to start stems)

-māhanahana. 

hoʻomāhanahanato dedicate, as a temple (FS 117); to offer first fruits to the gods

-māhele. 

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.

-māhilu. 

hoʻomāhiluto beautify, adorn, bedeck, cf. hiluhilu

-mahu. 

hoʻomahuto eat just a little to allay hunger, as while waiting for a feast

-mahuahana. 

hoʻomahuahanavt. to disturb, bother

-makaʻauʻa. 

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

-makapū. 

hoʻomakapūto frown, look with disapproval

-makauliʻi. 

hoʻomakauliʻito seek every detail; to find out even the smallest things, scrutinize.

-mākeʻaka. 

hana hoʻomākeʻakafunny 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

-makekeʻeo. 

hoʻomakekeʻeoresentful

-malae. 

hoʻomalaeto feign friendship

-malau. 

hoʻomalauskeptical, unbelieving, irreverent

-malihia. 

hoʻomalihiapas/imp. of mali₂, to tie, as bait to a hook...

-maliko. 

hoʻomalikoto refuse respect, discredit (AP)

-mana. 

hoʻomanacallus; callous. Kauaʻi

-manakiʻi. 

hoʻomanakiʻiidolatrous; to worship images

-manawanui.  MANAWA-NUI.

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

-mano. 

hoʻomanoa name given to the kāmanomano plant when used in hana aloha, love sorcery

-manunu. 

hoʻomanunuto break out, as with a skin eruption (Kam. 64:105)

-maoe. 

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, pintail duck...

-mau. 

hoʻomaua variety of sweet potato

-mauʻu. 

hoʻomauʻuto give nothing of value (probably related to the fig. meaning of mauʻu Hilo ["...it's just Hilo grass."]

ʻO ka mea e hoʻomanawaleʻa aku, ā momona ia, a ʻo ka mea e hoʻomauʻu aku, e hoʻomauʻu ʻia, mai ʻoia.He who freely gives shall be enriched, and he who gives nothing of value shall receive nothing of value. (Johnson 1976, p. 288)

-mehaʻi.  see kāmehaʻi, sorcery object...

-mia.  pas/imp. suffix. see inumia, pas/imp. of inu, to drink... (Gram. 6.6)  PPN *-mia.

-mihamiha. 

hoʻomihamihato decorate, dot

Kūkeaohoʻomihamihaikalani.Kū-[in]-the-clouds-that-dot-the-sky [a Kū god]. (Kam. 65:58)

-moepū. 

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.

-moho. 

hoʻomohoto stalk; to lie in wait, as a cat ready to pounce; to trail or follow behind, sneak. Kaʻū

-mokapu. 

hoʻomokaputo separate by imposing a taboo

-momoʻa. 

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)  -GA.

-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)  -NA.4.

-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.

-nakoa. 

hoʻonakoabrave, daring

-nākū. 

hoʻonākūto suffer gas pains

Hoʻonākū nā mauna, kaʻahē nā mokupuni.The mountains are in distress, the islands gasp for breath. (birth chant for Kamamalu)

-nakuli.  rare. 

hoʻonakuliapathetic; lack of interest

-nia.  pas/imp. suffix. see ʻaihuenia, kuhinia, manoninia, walania. (Gram. 6.6.3)  PPN *-ngia.

-noanoa. 

hoʻonoanoato free from taboo

-noho.  (Malo 79)

hoʻonohobone hooks lashed together

-nohonoho. 

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

-nohonoho helu. 

hoʻonohonoho heluto calculate, compute, figure

-nohu. 

hoʻonohu₁to scowl, frown (AP)

hoʻonohu₂to reef, as the sails of a ship (AP)

-nolunolu. 

hoʻonolunolua name for the straight portion of a canoe rim (For. 5:612–3)

-noʻu.  see see haʻanoʻu.

-nunu.  cf. līpeʻe, same as līpeʻepeʻe, some native species of a genus of edible red seaweeds...

hoʻonunua seaweed (Laurencia obtusa var. racemosa)

-paʻakope [-paʻa·kope]. 

hoʻopaʻakopecopyright; to copyright

-paʻa kuleana. 

hoʻopaʻa kuleananvt. Copyright; to copyright

-paʻaola. 

hoʻopaʻaolalife insurance; to get life insurance

-paʻa waiwai. 

hoʻopaʻa waiwaito insure property; property insurance

-pāhala. 

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

-papa. 

hoʻopapapurification of woman after childbirth, involving medicinal herbs bound to the abdomen, and a taboo on sex relations (Malo 138)

-pauhā. 

hoʻopauhāsimilar to hoʻopaumanawa

-paulina. 

hoʻopaulinasame as hoʻopaulinalina

-paulinalina. 

hoʻopaulinalinato waste time on trivials, to take life easy, relax

-pau manawa. 

hoʻopau manawato waste time; not worth doing, undesirable, unnecessary, waste of effort

-pau pilikia. 

hoʻopau pilikiato attend the calls of nature. Lit., to put an end to trouble

wahi hoʻopau pilikiatoilet, outhouse

-peʻa kua.  see peʻa₁, to cross, as the hands or arms...

hoʻopeʻa kuato cross the hands behind the back

-pehe.  see kāpehe₂, waipehē, soft, beguiling, gentle, quiet...; var. of waipahē, courteous, gentlemanly, polite...

-pihapiha ʻōlelo. 

hoʻopihapiha ʻōleloto stir up dislike for another, to turn against another, as by telling tales or gossip

-piʻi.  complain, accuse, claim...

hoʻopiʻi ʻāinato have a suit over land matters

hoʻopiʻi pohōsuit for damages

hoʻopiʻi₄to sue (see ex., mālama ola), bring suit, bring a complaint to one in authority, accuse in court, prosecute, petition; appeal, lawsuit, court case, petition

mea i hoʻopiʻi ʻiaaccused

palapala hoʻopiʻiwarrant, as for arrest; claim, indictment, petition, application

poʻe (mea) hoʻopiʻiplaintiff

poʻe (mea) hoʻopiʻi ʻiadefendant, accused party

-pilipili aliʻi. 

hoʻopilipili aliʻito claim relationship to a chief, as of one only remotely related, or of one desirous of favors

-pilipili ʻōlelo. 

hoʻopilipili ʻōleloword play, punning; to illustrate a point with parables, stories, anecdotes

-pīnaʻau [-pī·naʻau].  see Holoholopīnaʻau.

-poni.  suddenly, without warning, as death. cf. kāʻiliponi, leleponi. (Gram. 6.5) 

-puananu. 

hoʻopuananuto rise as a wave

Ua hoʻopuananu ʻia kou umauma.Your breast rises and falls like a wave [grief].

-pukalia. 

Ē ke ao uli, hoʻopukalia mai kīnohinohi.O blue heavens, bring forth beauty. (Kep. 29)

hoʻopukaliato bring forth

-pulupulu.  (And.)

hoʻopulupuluto protest, deceive; hypocrite

-puna-.  see kupuna, moʻopuna, punahele, punalua, grandparent, ancestor, relative...; grandchild...; a favorite or pet...; formerly, spouses sharing a spouse...

-pūnini. 

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)

-puʻukahua. 

hoʻopuʻukahuasame as huahua; to ridicule, belittle, taunt

-puʻukie, hoʻopuʻukie [-puʻukie, hoʻo·puʻu·kie].  to ensnare, entrap. (And.)

-side.  suffix in chemical compounds and terms: -ide.

-u.  second person singular poss. suffix in kāu and kou, your. (Gram. 8.2)  -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 [-uhuhī]. 

hoʻouhuhīto tease, annoy, vex, nag

-uʻiuʻi. 

hoʻouʻiuʻito beautify, make attractive

mea hoʻouʻiuʻicosmetics

-uka₁.  cf. ukana, baggage, luggage, freight... UTA.

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)

-uka₂.  cf. hoʻouka₂, to rush on, as in battle; to attack, raid...

hoʻouka kauato attack, battle, wage a military campaign. cf. kahua hoʻouka.

hoʻouka₂to rush on, as in battle; to attack, raid

-ukauka.  see -uka, cf. ukana , baggage, luggage, freight...

hoʻoukaukaredup. of hoʻouka, to load, as cargo or freight; to put on, as gear on a horse; to send, as a letter...

-ulu ʻai. 

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

-ulu iʻa. 

hoʻoulu iʻato cause fish to be numerous, as by prayer

-ulu kauō. 

hoʻoulu kauōto inspire canoe haulers by chant and prayer

-ulu lāhui [-ulu lā·hui].  see ulu₁, to grow, increase, spread...

hoʻoulu lāhuito increase and preserve the nation [said to be the aim of King Kalākaua]

-una.  UGA.

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

-wae.  see māwae, ʻōwae, cleft, fissure; crack...

-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.

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