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e₁  part. marking imperative/intentive mood. see e...

e₂  agentive part. by, by means of (follows a pas/imp.).

e₃  infinitive part. used before certain subordinate verbs.

e₄  see ē₁.

ē₁  voc. part. a second ē often follows the head word for emphasis....

ē₂  intensifying part. as in the common exclamation below.

ē₃  interj. Alas!

ē₄  a word used only at the end of a sentence or phrase, with meanings such as: yeah; right; isn't...

ʻe-  prefix to numerals, inanimate, as ʻekahi,...

ʻē₁  nvs. different, strange, peculiar, unusual, heathen (Biblical), other.

ʻē₂  interj. yes (unemphatic, as in mild agreement and indicating that one has heard; cf....

ʻē₃  n. the letter "e".

ʻē₄  n. key of A (music).

ʻē₅  nvs. away off, elsewhere

ʻē₆  nvs. beforehand, already, before, premature, in advance (sometimes translated ‘had’ and called by a...

e (verb) ai  R   particles indicating imperative/intentive mood and accompanying subordinate verbs (...

e (verb) ala  R   same as e (verb) lā.

e (verb) ana  R   particles indicating incompleted action and future.

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

e (verb) nei  R   particles indicating imperfect aspect and future tense and accompanying subordinate...

-ea  R   pejorative suffix.

ea₁  R  n. sovereignty, rule, independence.

ea₂  R  n. life, spirit . air, breeze, breath, respiration, vapor, gas; fumes, as of tobacco; ...

ea₃  R  vi. to rise, go up, raise, become erect.

ea₄  R  vi. to smell. Also ʻea.

ʻea₁  R  n. hawksbill turtle (Chelone imbricata), both land and sea species; the shell of this...

ʻea₂  R  vs. reddish-brown, as the color of the ʻea shell.

ʻea₃  R  n. a general term for infections and infectious diseases; coated tongue, sometimes accompanied by...

ʻea₄  R  n. spray.

ʻea₅  R   vocative interj. usually at the beginning or end of utterances. , .

ʻea₆  R   var. of ea₄, to smell.

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

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

ʻea₉  R  n. plastic. Niʻihau.

ʻeā₁  R  interj. Isn't that so? That's it!

ʻeā₂  R   song refrain. see .

ʻeʻa₁  R  nvs. dust, dirt, dust cloud, spray (ʻeʻa and

ʻeʻa₂  R  n. mountain banana patch.

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

eaʻaʻā  R  n. gas. lit., burning air.

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

eaea₁  R  n. air, breath, air current. Some confusion exists in the uses of eaea,...

eaea₂  R   redup. of ea₃, to rise, go up, raise, become erect...; to rise; high waves.

eaea₃  R   redup. of ea₄, to smell...; a smell, as of seaweed; to smell.

-ʻeaea  R   hoʻea.

ʻeaʻea₁  R   redup. of ʻea₄, spray...; spray; encrusted with spray (sometimes confused with

ʻeaʻea₂  R   dignified, honorable.

ʻeaʻea₃  R  n. a bird (no data).

ʻeāʻeā  R  interj. at end of verses in some chants that maintains rhythm and affords pleasure in repetition,...

ʻeʻaʻeʻa  R   redup. of ʻeʻa₁, dust, dirt, dust cloud, spray...; dust; dusty; obscure, darkened, cloudy, shady; to cloud, overshadow (sometimes confused...

ʻea ʻekeʻeke  R  n. six-pack ring, i.e. the plastic ring which holds the cans together. lit.,...

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

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

ʻeahoupo lewalewa, ʻea houpo lewalewa  R  n. great hunger, perhaps due to diabetes. lit., loose-hanging diaphragm...

ʻea huna  R  n. dizzy spells, dizziness; latent ʻea disease.

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

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

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

ʻea kākua, ʻea kakua  R  n. a disease, perhaps secondary lues; lumbago .

ʻea kāmoloā  R  n. var. spelling of ʻea kāmolowā, condition of listlessness.

ʻea kāmolowā, ʻea kāmoloā  R  n. condition of listlessness.

ʻea kau lole  R  n. hanger, when made of plastic. lit., plastic (for) placing clothes.

ʻea kua neneke  R  n. a variety of ʻea, a land tortoise. ...

ʻea kūkaʻa  R  n. disease with swelling symptoms.

ʻea kū manawa  R  n. severe headaches, perhaps due to high blood pressure. lit.,...

ʻea māhani  R  n. a type of ʻea [illness] described as evanescent ...

ʻea mālani  R  nvs. light-brown in color.

eamāmā  R  n. gas. lit., light air.

eaolamāmā  R  n. oxygen. lit., light life breath.

ʻeaʻōlena  R  n. var. spelling of ʻea ʻōlena, jaundice, hepatitis.

ʻea ʻōlena, ʻeaʻōlena  R  n. jaundice, hepatitis.

ʻea painaʻāpala  R  n. polyethylene. lit., pineapple plastic (from the plastic used when planting...

ʻea pōniu  R  n. dizziness, vertigo.

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

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

ʻea wawaka  R  n. acute childhood ʻea disease.

Edena  R  var. spelling of ʻĒkena₂, Eden...

Edinaboro  R  var. spelling of ʻEkinapolo, Edinburgh...

eʻe₁, ʻeʻe  R  nvi. to climb on, mount, get on, go aboard, board, embark; one who climbs, mounts, boards; step....

eʻe₂  R   same as aʻa₂, to extend greetings.

ʻeʻe  R  vs. hard, stiff, dry.

ʻēʻē₁  R   redup. of ʻē₁, different, strange, peculiar, unusual, heathen...; contrary, peculiar, opposite; adversely.

ʻēʻē₂  R  n. yellow underwing feathers of the ʻōʻō, a bird,...

ʻēʻē₃  R  n. armpit. See kuiʻēʻē

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

ʻeʻea₁  R  vs. quick ready, expert.

ʻeʻea₂  R  n. a bird, said to be an adult ʻalaiaha.

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

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

ʻeʻehi  R   same as hehi, to step on.

ʻeʻehia  R  nvs. overcome with fearful reverence, terror-stricken, awe-stricken; awe-inspiring, solemn; fear,...

eʻehu  R   same as ehuehu, healthy.

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

ʻeʻei  R   offensive, filthy, fly-ridden.

ʻeʻeiao  R   rare var. of pepeiao, ear.

ʻeʻeiehiehi  R   same as ʻeʻei, offensive, filthy, fly-ridden...

ʻeʻeʻina  R  vi. to creak, crackle.

ʻEʻeka  R   same as ʻEka₂, a wind.

ʻeʻeke₁  R   redup. of ʻeke₂, to cringe, shrink from...

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

ʻeʻekeloi  R  vt. to tap a drum slowly, as to accompany a chant.

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

eʻe kuahiwi  R  v. to climb mountains; mountain climber.

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

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

ʻeʻelekoa  R  vs. stormy.

ʻeʻelekū  R   redup. of ʻelekū₃, entirely black, coal-black... blackened or darkened, as leaves or fruit due to maturity or to pelting by storms; dark,...

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

ʻeʻelo₂  R  vs. loitering; to dilly-dally.

ʻEʻelokoa  R   name of a storm from the northeast of Waimea...

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

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

ʻeʻena₁  R  vs. shy, timid, wary, afraid, to shy away. wild, fearsome, untamed;
 

ʻeʻena₂  R  vs. extraordinary.

ʻeʻepa  R  nvs. extraordinary, incomprehensible, abnormal, deceitful, peculiar, as persons with miraculous...

ʻeʻepa pauʻaka  R  n. goblin. lit., grotesque person with miraculous powers.

ʻeʻeu₁  R  vi. to crawl, creep, as an insect.

ʻeʻeu₂  R  nvi. shuddering sensation of revulsion (less strong than mania); to rise in horror, flinch...

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

egena  R  var. spelling of ʻēkena₁, agent...

Egena  R  var. spelling of ʻĒkena₂, Eden...

ēhā  R   same as ēhē, syllables repeated in chants...

ʻeha  R  nvs. hurt, in pain, painful, aching, sore, pained; pain, injury, ailment, suffering, soreness,...

ʻehā  R  num. four; four times.

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

ehaha  R  vi. to breathe hard, pant.

ʻehakō  R  n. the Chinese lace-necked, or ring-necked dove (Streptopelia chinensis), an early...

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

ēhē  R  interj. syllables repeated in chants at ends of verses, affording pleasure by repetition or sameness of...

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

ʻehēʻehē  R   redup. of ʻehē, cough...

ehehe  R  interj. song refrain.

ehehene₁  R  nvi. to laugh merrily, giggle in glee; laughter.

ehehene₂  R  interj. syllables repeated for musical effect at end of verses, similar to

ʻehehene  R   var. of ehehene₂, syllables repeated for musical effect...

ʻeheheu  R  n. wings.

ehehoʻopiʻi  R  n. carved parallel or undulating lines on a tapa...

ʻēheu₁  R  nvi. wing, as of bird, kite, or airplane; winged, soaring on wings; to fly, take wings. Also...

ʻēheu₂  R  n. rim of a hat.

ʻēheu₃  R  n. pectoral fin, as of a shark.

ʻēheu₄  R  n. flipper, as of turtle.

ʻĒheu₅  R   a lua fighting stroke. lit., the wing.

eheʻula  R  n. name recorded for adult stage of hāpuʻu...

ʻēheulihilihi  R  n. insects of the order neuroptera, such as lacewings and antlions. lit., lace...

ʻēheulihilihi nahele  R  n. sylvan green lacewing (Anomalochrysa sylvicola). lit., forest...

ʻēheulihilihi pele  R  n. Wilson’s Hawaiian antlion (Distoleon wilsoni). lit., lava...

ʻehia  R  num. inter. how many, how much, what price; also used with the meaning of no matter how many or much, so...

ʻehiku  R  num. seven; seven times.

ʻehipa  R  vs. somewhat crooked, warped; not in sound mind. (Similar to but perhaps less strong than...

ʻeho₁  R  n. stone pile , especially as used to mark land boundaries; stone image; heap of stones under...

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

ʻehoʻeho  R   redup. of ʻeho, stone pile.

Ehoʻikauʻiomānoauaahiahi  R  n. name of a lua stroke. lit., let...

ehu₁  R   same as ʻehu₁, spray, foam, mist..., ʻehu₂, dust, dusty..., ʻehu₃, pollen..., ʻehu₄, faint, difficult to see...

ehu₂  R   same as ehuehu₂, thriving.

ehu₃  R  n. water or water mixed with fragrant herbs used in sprinkling or gently rubbing a patient to...

ehu₄  R   var. name for ʻōlapa₂, Cheirodendron...

-ēhu  R   hoʻē.

ʻehu₁  R  n. spray, foam, mist. (Many older people say ehu...

ʻehu₂  R  nvs. dust; dusty.

ʻehu₃  R  n. pollen.

ʻehu₄  R  nvs. faint, difficult to see; wisp.

ʻehu₅  R  nvs. reddish tinge in hair, of Polynesians and not of Caucasians; one with ʻehu...

ʻehu ahiahi  R  n. the dust of evening. fig., twilight, old age.

ʻehuʻawa  R   same as ʻahuʻawa (Cyperus...

ehuehu₁  R  nvs. animation varying from fury and storm to power and majesty; violent, furious, powerful,...

ehuehu₂  R  vs. healthy, vigorous. Less used than ahuahu.

ehuehu₃  R  n. a kind of rock, used for adzes.

ʻehuehu  R   redup. of ʻehu₁, spray, foam, mist..., ʻehu₂, dust, ʻehu₃, dusty..., ʻehu₄, pollen...; faint, difficult to see, wisp... (this form was perhaps once ehuehu and is sometimes pronounced thus...

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

ʻehu hīnano  R  n. hīnano-blossom pollen.

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

ʻEhukai  R  n. name of a wind of Hālawa, Molokaʻi.

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

ʻehu kakahiaka  R  n. the dust of morning. fig., dawn, youth, a shower that clears quickly.

ehu kīkina  R  n. visible airborne particles, as from a spray can.

ʻehu kumu uli  R  n. hair black at the roots that shades out to reddish at the tips, said to be...

ʻehu lepo  R  nvs. dust; dusty.

ehuō  R  n. inertia.

ehuola  R  n. vigor.

ehu poho  R  n. chalk dust.

ʻehu pua  R  n. flower pollen.

ʻehu wai  R  n. spray from water.

ei₁  R   var. of eia, especially before words beginning...

ei₂  R   var. of ai₁, coition, sexual intercourse.

ei₃  R   rather frequent variation of the anaphoric ai (...

eia₁  R  idiom. here, here is, here are, present (as response to roll call). cf.

eia₂  R  n. this place.

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

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

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

eia aku  R  idiom. approaching, nearby, soon.

eia ala  R  idiom. here, here it is; you over there, you.

eia hoʻi  R  idiom. and, finally, behold.

eia hou hoʻi  R  idiom. and again, furthermore.

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

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

eia iho  R  idiom. wait a moment.

eia kā  R  idiom. so at last, then.

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

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

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

e ia nei, eia nei  R  pronoun. you (sg.), you there (as between husband and wife, often affectionate and replacing such...

eina  R  vs. scorched.

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

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

ʻeiwa₁  R  num. nine, nine times.

ʻeiwa₂  R   see waoʻeiwa.

ʻeka₁  R  nvs. dirty, foul, fecal ; filth, dirt, soil.

ʻEka₂  R  n. name of a wind at Kona, Hawaiʻi.

ʻeka₃  R  n. a variety of bananas.

ʻeka₄  R  n. acre.

ʻēkā₁  R  n. hand of bananas. Compare maiʻa for pejorative...

ʻēkā₂  R  n. agar, a gelatin-like product of certain seaweeds used as a thickening agent.

ʻekaʻeka₁  R   redup. of ʻeka₁, dirty, foul, fecal...

ʻekaʻeka₂  R  n. Hawaiian name for a Japanese variety of taro (...

ʻēkaha₁  R  n. the bird's-nest fern (Asplenium nidus), widespread in the tropics, forming large...

ʻēkaha₂  R  n. a moss growing on rotted trees. Also limu ʻēkaha.

ʻēkaha₃  R  n. same as ʻēkaha kū moana, black coral (Antipathes grandis), used medicinally...

ʻēkaha ʻākōlea  R   same as pākahakaha, a small fern.

ʻēkahakaha₁  R  n. juvenile or small form of bird's-nest fern.

ʻēkahakaha₂  R   var. name for limu loloa and...

ʻēkaha kuahiwi  R   see ʻēkaha₁.

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

ʻēkaha kū moana, ʻekaha kū moana  R  n. black coral (Antipathes grandis), used medicinally.

ʻēkahaloa  R  n. type of tapa.

ʻēkaha ʻula  R  n. a native fern (Elaphoglossum alatum), with entire, narrow fronds 24 to 64 cm long...

ʻekahi  R  num. one, once.

ʻēkakaʻa  R  vi. to separate easily, as a nut from its shell.

ʻēkake  R   var. of kēkake, donkey.

ʻekalekia, ekalesia  R  n. church (the organization, not the building; usually pronounced...

-eke  R   hoʻo.

ʻeke₁  R  n. sack, pocket, bag, basket; bag-shaped fish net; scrotum. (Often preceded by...

ʻeke₂  R  vi. to cringe, shrink from, draw away from, flinch, wince; to become smaller, shrink.

ʻēkea, ʻekea, ekea  R   var. of ʻākea, canoe hull; boom on the right side of a double canoe.

ʻeke ʻea  R  n. plastic bag (preceded by ke).

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

ʻekeʻeke₂  R   redup. of ʻeke₂, to cringe, shrink from, draw away from, flinch, wince; to become smaller, shrink...; fussy, overexacting, cranky, particular.

ʻekeʻeke₃  R  n. a herringbone design, as in mat plaiting or in the

ʻEkeʻeke₄  R  n. name of a wind of the island of Kaʻula.

ʻekeʻeke₅  R  n. six-pack, as of drinks. Niʻihau. cf....

ʻekeʻeke kālā  R  n. billfold, wallet, small purse.

ʻekeʻeke maʻa  R  n. holder for stone in the sling (maʻa),...

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

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

ʻeke hau  R  n. icecap [i.e. ice bag].

ʻeke hiamoe  R  n. sleeping bag (preceded by ke).

ʻeke hoʻopaʻa laho  R  n. male supporter, jockstrap. lit., basket supporting scrotum.

ʻeke huluhulu  R  n. gunny sack. lit., hairy sack.

ʻekekeʻi  R  vs. short, as a dress or fishline (probably a redup. of

ʻEkekemō, Esekemo  R  nvs. Eskimo.

ʻekekēmu  R   short for ʻekeʻekemu, redup. of ʻekemu, to answer briefly, speak but little; taciturn...

ʻeke kenikeni  R  n. coin purse (preceded by ke). lit.,...

ʻekekeu  R  n. wings.

ʻeke kūkaenalo  R  n. flour sack or sack of unbleached muslin (

ekele  R  n. plant listed (no data).

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

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

ʻekeliuma, eteriuma  R  n. ethereum.

ʻekelo  R   see pihaʻekelo, mynah bird.

ʻEkeloa  R  n. wind name.

ʻekemauʻu  R  n. gunny sack, burlap. lit., grass sack.

ʻeke mimi  R  n. bladder (preceded by ke).

ʻekemo  R  vs. akimbo.

ʻeke moe  R  n. sleeping bag (preceded by ke).

ʻekemu  R  vi. to answer briefly, speak but little; taciturn.

ʻēkena₁, egena  R  n. agent.

ʻĒkena₂, Egena, Edena  R   Eden.

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

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

ʻekepue  R  vi. to bend over, crouch, as to hide oneself or an object. fig., secretive, as in love...

ʻekepuʻu  R  n. a bird (no data).

ʻēkeu  R   same as ʻēheu₁, wing, as of bird, kite, or airplane..., ʻēheu₂, rim of a hat.... (cf. Easter kekeʻu, shoulder.)

ʻeke ukana  R  n. basket, as on a bicycle (preceded by ke). ...

ʻekeʻula  R  n. a type of banana.

ʻeke wai wela  R  n. hot-water bag.

ʻeki  R  n. ace.

ʻekī₁  R  n. bayonet. cf. kī, to shoot, and...

ʻekī₂  R  n. place where ti plants grow.

ʻekiʻeki  R  n. Hawaiian tern (Anous sp.).

ekikilau  R  nvs. a stench that draws flies; bad-smelling.

ʻEkinapolo, Edinaboro  R  n. Edinburgh.

eko  R   var. of weko, bad-smelling.

ēkoa  R   same as koa haole, false...

ʻēkoʻa  R  vs. opposite.

ekoeko  R   redup. of eko; extremely bad-smelling.

ʻekoko  R   same as ʻakoko and...

ʻekolu  R  num. three; three times.

ʻekolu mika  R   see laina ʻekolu mika,...

ʻēkona  R  n. acorn. also hua

ʻeku  R  nvt. to root, as a pig. paw up dirt, as a dog . fig., prow of a canoe.

ʻekua  R   pas/imp. of ʻeku, to root, as a pig...

Ekuadora  R  var. spelling of ʻEkuakola, Ecuador...

ʻEkuakola, Ekuadora  R  nvs. Ecuador; Ecuadorian.

ʻEkuakolia  R   Kini ʻEkuakolia.

ʻekue  R   Nuku ʻekue.

ʻekuʻeku  R   to soften the earth, as for planting. redup. of

ʻekulēkū  R  n. digging place.

ʻela  R  n. ale.

ʻēlaʻa  R   var. of ʻālaʻa, a tree.

ʻela kinika  R  n. ginger ale.

e lākou ala  R   similar to e lākou nei, you...

e lākou nei  R  pronoun. you (pl.), you there (usually affectionate). (Shortened vocative

ʻelala  R  n. insect, bug.

ēlama  R   same as lama₁, ebony.

ʻEla Salavadora  R  n. El Salvador; Salvadoran, Salvadorian.

ʻēlau₁, ēlau, ʻelau  R  n. tip, point, end, top, extremity, extreme, snapper (of whip).

ʻēlau₂  R  n. wisp of breeze.

ʻēlau₃  R  n. bayonet, spear point, short spear.

ʻēlau alelo  R  n. tongue tip.

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

ʻēlau waikī, ʻelau waiki  R  n. gun bayonet.

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

ʻele-₁  R   old.

ʻele₁  R  nvs. black (less used than ʻeleʻele). cf....

ʻele-₂  R   prefix to names of directions used by priests; see below.

ʻele₂  R  n. embryo.

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

ʻele₄  R  n. water hole, dark spring covered with growth.

ʻeleao₁  R  n. plant louse, aphid; germ, blight; blighted, as by ʻeleao. ...

ʻeleao₂  R  n. a native fungus (Gnomania iliau), parasitic on leaf sheaths of sugar cane.

ʻeleao₃  R  n. time of light, daylight, a term used in kuwā...

ʻeleao₄  R  n. door at the leeward end of a house.

ʻeleau₁  R  n. period of darkness.

ʻeleau₂  R  n. perhaps same as ʻakiʻaki, a seaweed....

ʻeleʻele₁  R  nvs. black, dark, the black color of Hawaiian eyes.

ʻeleʻele₂  R  n. variety of tapa said to have originated at...

ʻeleʻele₃  R  n. long, filamentous, green, edible seaweeds (Enteromorpha prolifera). Some kinds are...

ʻeleʻele₄  R  n. a cooking banana (a form of Musa xparadisiaca), valued for shiny black skin of...

ʻeleʻele₅  R   same as hinupuaʻa and...

ʻeleʻele₆  R   same as māikoiko, a variety of sugar cane.

ʻeleʻele₇  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

ʻeleʻele kanikau  R  n. black crepe worn for mourning.

ʻeleʻelekū  R   redup. of ʻelekū₃, entirely black, coal-black...; unattractively dark and ugly, coal-black.

ʻeleʻele mākoko  R  n. a taro cultivar.

ʻeleʻele paʻa  R  n. coal-black.

ʻeleʻelepī₁  R  nvs. agitated, turbulent, tumultuous.

ʻeleʻelepī₂  R   same as ʻelepī, same as ʻalamihi, ʻeleʻelepī, and ʻelemihi, a small black crab...

ʻeleʻeleu  R   redup. of ʻeleu, active, alert, energetic, lively, nimble, quick, dexterous...; vivacious, energetic, lively.

ʻeleheʻi  R   var. of ʻekekeʻi, short.

ʻeleheʻu₁  R  nvs. mutilated, deprived of some essential part; mayhem.

ʻeleheʻu₂  R   angry.

ʻelehine  R  n. old woman.

ʻele hiwa  R  nvs. coal-black, jet-black, all black. See chant,

ʻelehonua  R  nvs. priests' name for west.

elehu  R  n. slate or ash-colored pumice.

ʻelehune  R  n. silt.

ʻeleī, ʻeleʻī  R  nvs. blue-black, shiny black. fig., select, choice.

ʻeleʻī  R  nvs. var. spelling of ʻeleī, blue-black, shiny black. Fig., select, choice.

ʻeleiāhonua  R   same as ʻelehonua.

ʻeleiālani  R   same as ʻelelani.

ʻeleiki  R  vt. to bear a grudge.

ʻeleʻio  R  nvi. to go after secretly and speedily; agile, spry; the name of a famous runner of

ʻēleka  R  n. elk.

ʻelekanu  R  n. planting medium.

ʻelekeʻi  R   var. of ʻekekeʻi, short

ʻelekū₁  R  n. coarse vesicular basalt.

ʻelekū₂  R  n. stone polisher or rubber made of this rock.

ʻelekū₃  R  nvs. entirely black, coal-black, said jokingly of dark people, including Negroes. See...

ʻelekū₄  R  n. priests' name for north.

ʻelekule  R  n. old fellow, old chap. cf. the common

ʻelekuma  R  n. small crabs (Xanthidae spp.).

ʻelelani  R  nvs. priests' name for east.

ʻelelau  R   var. of welelau, tip.

ʻelele  R  n. messenger, delegate, ambassador, envoy, any diplomatic representative.

ʻelele manakoho  R  n. elector, as in the United States Electoral College. lit., voter delegate.

ʻelele waha ʻole  R  n. letter, written message. lit., messenger without mouth.

elelo  R   same as alelo, tongue.

elelo lua  R  nvs. double-tongued, deceitful; trickster.

ʻelelū  R  n. cockroaches (Blattidae).

ʻelelū kea  R  n. a cockroach that has shed its skin and is light (

ʻelelū kīkēkē  R  n. a large American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). lit., knocking...

ʻelelū laʻa loa  R  n. a cockroach, kitchen roach.

ʻelelū lepo  R  n. burrowing cockroach (Pycnoscelus indicus) lit., earth cockroach.

ʻelelū Nūhōlani  R  n. Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae).

ʻelelū papa  R  n. a cockroach.

ʻelelū ʻulaʻula  R  n. large, brown cockroaches, such as the American cockroach (Periplaneta...

ʻelemakaiāuli  R  n. an expert taro farmer (no data). .

ʻelemakua  R  n. loam.

ʻelemakule  R  nvs. old man; to become an old man; old (of males).

ʻelemākule  R   plural of ʻelemakule.

ʻelemihi  R   same as ʻalamihi and...

ʻelemika, eremita  R   hermit.

elemimo  R   var. spelling of ʻelemimo, quick...

ʻelemimo, elemimo  R   var. of alamimo, quick.

ʻelemio₁  R  vs. tapering.

ʻelemio₂  R  vt. to snatch without being seen, as by a thief.

ʻelemoe₁  R  vs. dark, still, as sea or forest.

ʻelemoe₂  R  n. priests' name for south.

ʻēlemu  R  n. buttocks. [a polite word for rear end, buttocks ]

ʻelemuku  R   Koʻe ʻelemuku.

ʻelenahu  R  n. peat.

ʻelepaio₁  R  nvi. a species of flycatcher with subspecies on

ʻelepaio₂  R  n. a native variety of taro; the leaves are mottled with...

elepani  R  var. spelling of ʻelepani, elephant...

ʻelepani, elepani, ʻelepane  R  nvs. elephant.

ʻelepani kai  R  n. sea elephant.

ʻelepani o ke kai  R  n. walrus. lit., elephant of the sea.

ʻelepani pūhuluhulu  R  n. woolly mammoth. lit., hairy elephant.

ʻelepeli  R   Pīʻai ʻelepeli.

ʻelepī  R   same as ʻalamihi,...

ʻelepopo  R  n. humus.

ʻeleu  R  vs. active, alert, energetic, lively, nimble, quick, dexterous, agile, spry, sprightly, prompt.

ʻEleʻū₁  R  n. a dark-skinned people said to be descended from a chief of this name.

ʻeleʻū₂  R   a hard stone, sometimes used as a fish god.

ʻeleua₁  R  n. darkness of rain or rain clouds.

ʻeleua₂  R  n. a new house before it has beem made noa, or...

ʻeleua₃  R  n. door on the weather end of a house.

ʻeleua₄  R  n. ancestor or aged male of a family.

ʻeleua₅  R  n. a major illness (no data).

ʻeleuli₁  R  nvs. grayish black.

ʻeleuli₂  R   a rare type of dark-gray or perfumed tapa.

ʻelewawā  R  nvs. dark and tumultuous, as sea or forest. See chant,

ʻeleweka  R  n. elevator.

elewiki  R   var. spelling of ʻelewiki, to hurry...

ʻelewiki, elewiki  R   same as alawiki, to hurry.

ʻeli  R  vt. to dig, excavate.

ʻelia  R   pas/imp. of ʻeli, to dig, excavate...

ʻElie  R  n. Erie.

ʻeliʻeli  R   Redup. of ʻeli; to dig often. ...

ʻElikelea  R  n. Eritrea.

ʻElikilea  R  n. Eritrea.

ʻelima  R  num. five; five times.

ʻeli ua  R  v. to dig a trench so that rain water will run off.

ʻelo  R  vs. wet, soggy.

ʻeloʻelo  R   redup. of ʻelo, very wet, drenched.

ʻelua  R  num. two; twice

ʻelua ʻaoʻao like  R   isosceles. lit., two equal sides.

ʻelua hale  R  n. bicameral, as a legislature. lit., two houses.

eluehe  R  n. a Molokaʻi name for

emebase  R  var. spelling of ʻemepake, embassy...

emebasedoa  R  var. spelling of ʻemepakekoa, ambassador...

ʻemelala, emerala  R  n. emerald.

ʻemepaea  R  n. empire.

ʻemepake, emebase  R  n. embassy.

ʻemepakekoa, emebasedoa  R  n. ambassador.

ʻemepela, emepera  R  nvs. emperor.

emepera  R  var. spelling of ʻemepela, emperor...

emi₁  R  nvs. to diminish, reduce, depreciate, grow smaller, subside, wane, decrease, recede, ebb; to lose...

emi₂  R  vs. cheap, inexpensive.

emi₃  R  n. flat (in music).

emiemi  R   redup. of emi₁, lowering, decreasing, diminishing, dwindling, lagging slowly, emi₂, backward.

emi haʻahaʻa loa  R  vs. greatest decrease, in math. lit., lowest decrease.

emi hope  R  vi. to return, go backward, withdraw, back up.

emi iho  R  vs. less than, in math. also ʻoi aku...

emi ka māmā holo  R  vs. to decelerate; decelerated. lit., the running speed decreases. cf....

emi kua  R  vi. to go backward with stooped back, as from the presence of a chief.

ʻemila, emira  R  n. emir.

emi māmā holo  R  n. deceleration. lit., decrease (of) progress.

emi pū  R  vs. to lose weight rapidly, as due to sickness.

emira  R  var. spelling of ʻemila, emir...

ʻemo  R  nvs. a waiting, delay; to wait, delay (often used with a negative).

ʻemoloa  R  n. a native grass (Eragrostis variabilis) 30 to 90 cm high, with long narrow flowering...

ʻemo ʻole  R  conj. without delay, immediately, suddenly, in no time at all, quickly.

emowai  R  n. an addition of water, as for mixing poi.

emu₁  R  vt. to shoo away.

emu₂  R  vt. to rid plants of weeds.

ʻena₁  R  nvi. red-hot, glowing. fig., raging, angry; anger.

ʻena₂  R  vt. shy; to shy.

ʻena₃  R  n. abundance, plenty.

ʻena₄  R  n. opening in the clouds said to be like the jaw of the

ʻenaʻena₁  R   redup. of ʻena₁, glowing, red-hot, raging..., ʻena₂, shy; to shy...

ʻenaʻena₂  R  n. all species of cudweeds (Gnaphalium), members of the daisy family, small herbs...

ʻenakōī  R  nvi. to break wind foully; such action. Probably lit., flowing abundance.

ʻena makani₁  R  n. stormy wind.

ʻena makani₂  R  n. windmill.

ʻenamela  R  nvs. enamel.

ene  R  nvi. first attempts of an infant to move; to draw up knees and push elbows, to crawl, creep.

ʻeneʻene  R   rare var. of ʻeleʻele, black.

ʻeneʻenemi  R   redup. of ʻenemi, enemy; to feel enmity; to be an enemy...

ʻenehana  R  n. technology. sh. ʻenekini +...

ʻEnekelakuke  R  n. Enceladus, a small moon of Saturn.

ʻEnekelea, Enekerea  R  n. incarnation.

Enekerea  R  var. spelling of ʻEnekelea, incarnation...

ʻenekini  R  n. engine.

ʻenekinia  R  n. engineer.

ʻenekinia kīwila  R  n. civil engineer.

ʻenekini kīkaha  R  n. maneuvering engine, as for a spacecraft.

ʻEnelani  R  n. England, English person; English (of England). also

ʻenemi  R  nvi. enemy; to feel enmity; to be an enemy. Note that the Hawaiian stress is on the second...

enene₁  R   redup. of ene, first attempts of an infant to move; to draw up knees and push elbows, to crawl, creep...

enene₂  R  vi. to dilate, as nostrils.

enenue  R   var. of nenue, a fish.

ʻenikini  R   var. of ʻenekini, engine.

ʻeno  R  vs. wild, untamed, fearful of people, shy.

ʻenoʻeno  R   redup. of ʻeno, wild, untamed, fearful of people, shy...; very wild, etc.

ʻenuhe  R  n. caterpillar, as of hawk or sphinx moths (Sphingidae). fig., a rapacious person.

ʻenuhe ʻaiea  R  n. larva of Blackburn’s moth (Manduca blackburni). lit.,...

ʻenuhe hamuiʻa  R  n. carnivorous caterpillar (Eupithecia spp).

ʻenuhe hele pō  R  n. cutworm. lit., caterpillar (that) goes (at) night.

ʻenuhe kilika, ʻenuhe silika  R  n. the introduced silkworm (Bombyx mori).

ʻenuhe maʻo hamuiʻa  R  n. leafgreen ambushing inchworm, also called leafgreen carnivorous caterpillar or...

ʻenuhe silika  R  var. spelling of ʻenuhe kilika, the introduced silkworm...

eo  R  vs. to lose, be defeated, beaten (if followed immediately by an animate subject and then by...

eō₁  R  interj. yes, I am here (in answer to a call by name, or to a name chant in one's honor).

eō₂  R  nvt. call; to call, answer

ʻeo₁  R  vs. full of food, as a calabash (but not as full as

ʻeo₂  R  vt. to agree.

ʻeʻoe  R   rare var. of ʻaʻoe, no, not.

ʻeoʻeo  R   same as ʻeho₁.

ʻeʻole  R  conj. if not for … would not have.

ʻeʻole … inā  R  conj. if not … would have.

ʻeono  R  num. six; six times.

ʻeono ʻīniha  R  n. six inches, i.e. a warm-up exercise for sports such as volleyball.

ʻepa₁  R  nvt. tricky, mischievous, dishonest; deceit; to deceive.

ʻepa₂, epa  R  n. ephah.

epaepa  R  n. part of a fish's tail above and below the cleft.

ʻepaʻepa  R   redup. of ʻepa₁, frequentative and intensive.

epaepa huila  R  n. propeller blade.

ʻepaka, epata, epeta  R  v. ephphatha; let it be opened.

ʻepaki  R  n. phase.

ʻepane, epani  R  n. apron.

epani  R  var. spelling of ʻepane, apron...

epata  R   var. spelling of ʻepaka, ephphatha; let it be opened...

ʻepe  R  n. stanza.

ʻepekema  R  n. science.

ʻEpekopala  R  nvs. Episcopal; Episcopalian. Less common than Hoʻomana Pīhopa.

ʻepesoma  R  n. Epsom.

epeta  R  var. spelling of ʻepaka, ephphatha...

ʻepikekole, epistetole, ʻepikekolo, episetolo  R  n. epistle.

ʻepikekolo  R  var. spelling of ʻepikekole, epistle...

ʻepikopo  R   same as pīhopa, bishop.

ʻEpipania  R  n. Epiphany.

episetole  R   var. spelling of epistetole, epistle...

episetolo  R  var. spelling of ʻepikekole, epistle...

epistetole, episetole  R   var. spelling of ʻepikekole, epistle...

ʻēpoka, epoda  R  n. ephod.

ʻēponi, eboni  R  nvs. ebony.

ʻepukane  R  n. spouse. (Possibly French époux, husband, +...

eremita  R  var. spelling of ʻelemika, hermit...

Esekemo  R  var. spelling of ʻEkekemō, Eskimo...

ʻEsetonia  R  n. Estonia.

eteriuma  R  var. spelling of ʻekeliuma, ethereum...

ʻeto  R  n. ethyl.

eu  R   spelling occasionally found for e, part. +...

ʻeu₁  R  nvi. mischievous, naughty, playful, as a child; rogue, rascal, scamp; mischief; hoot of an owl...

ʻeu₂  R  vi. to crawl along; to rise, rising.
 

ʻeuanelika, euanelita, ewanelika  R  nvs. Evangelist; evangelistic.

ʻeuanelio  R  nvs. Evangelical; gospel.

euanelita  R  var. spelling of ʻeuanelika, Evangelist...

e ue  R   (this is sometimes said today as a chant ending, but is probably an innovation.)

ʻeuʻeu  R  vs. exciting, rousing, alert, lively, animated, aroused.

ʻEukalikia₁, Eukaritia  R  n. Eucharist.

ʻeukalikia₂, eukaritia, eukalitia  R  n. eucalyptus tree.

eukalitia  R  var. spelling of ʻeukalikia₂, eucalyptus tree...

Eukaritia  R  var. spelling of ʻEukalikia₁, Eucharist...

eukaritia  R  var. spelling of ʻeukalikia₂, eucalyptus tree...

ʻEulāsia  R  n. Eurasia; Eurasian.

ʻEulopa₁, Europa  R  nvs. Europe; European.

ʻEulopa₂  R  n. Europa, a moon of Jupiter.

ēulu₁  R  nvt. top of tree or plant; trimmed hedge top; cutting; to top, cut or crop off, as top branches.

ēulu₂  R  n. a kind of taro, qualified by the terms...

ʻeunuha  R  n. eunuch. (Bib.)

ʻEupeleke  R  n. Euphrates.

Europa  R  var. spelling of ʻEulopa, Europe...

ewa  R   unstable, swaying, wandering; strayed. cf.

ʻewa₁  R  vs. crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. fig., incorrect, unjust.

ʻEwa₂  R  n. place name west of Honolulu, used as a direction term.

ʻEwa₃  R  n. Eve. fig., woman.

ʻewaʻewa₁  R   redup. of ʻewa₁, crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. fig., incorrect, unjust...; irregular, biased, unequal, unjust.

ʻewaʻewa₂  R  n. sooty tern (Sterna fuscata oahuensis); forehead and sides of head white, rest of...

ʻewai  R   perhaps a var. of ʻauwai, ditch (noted in...

ʻēwai  R   same as ʻawaiāhiki, swelling in the groin.

ʻewalu  R  num. eight; eight times.

ewanelika  R  var. spelling of ʻeuanelika, Evangelist...

ʻewanelika  R   var. spelling of ʻeuanelika.

ewanelio  R   var. spelling of ʻeuanelio.

Ewe  R  n. Eve.

ēwe₁  R  nvi. sprout, rootlet; to sprout. lineage, kin; birthplace; family trait;
 

ēwe₂  R  n. navel string; abdominal aorta, mature birth.

ēwe₃  R   same as ʻiewe₁, afterbirth.

ēwe₄  R  n. white of an egg.

ēweewe  R  nvs. kinsmen, lineage; pertaining to the family, having a family.

ʻeweʻewe  R  interj. cry of ʻEweʻeweiki, a legendary woman...

ēwe kapu  R  n. sacred or taboo lineage.

ēwe lani  R  n. chiefs of divine descent.

ʻEweleka  R  n. Everest.

ewe o lalo  R  n. abdominal aorta. lit., lower aorta

ewe o luna  R  n. aorta. lit., upper aorta.

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