m

ma    me    mh    mi    mk    ml    mm    mo    ms    mu       

m  abbreviation for mika (meter).

-mā  R   see koʻi

ma-  R   same as mā-₄; stative prefix indicating quality or state...

ma  R  prep. indefinite locative, instrumental, manner. At, in, on, beside, along, through; by means of,...

MA  R  n. master's, Master of Arts, as a degree at a university (pronounced mūʻā...

mā₁  R  vs. faded, wilted, stained, discolored, blushing; defeated; passed away, perished; to have lost a...

mā₂  R  part. following names of persons. and company, and others, and wife, and husband, and associates.

mā₃  R   same as mākahakaha, to clear.

mā-₁  R   short for maka, eye, as in hoʻomāʻē,

mā-₂  R   short for maka, mesh, as in māhā,

mā-₃  R   short for make, desire, as in hoʻomāʻakaʻaka.

mā-₄  R   mā-, ma- stative prefixes indicating quality...

mā-₅  R   exclusiveness in first person dual and plural pronouns (

maʻa₁  R  nvs. accustomed, used to, knowing thoroughly, habituated, familiar, experienced; to adapt; custom,...

maʻa₂  R  nvt. sling, as made of coconut fiber, human hair, or aerial pandanus roots; to cast a stone in such...

maʻa₃  R  vt. to tie.

maʻa₄  R  n. snapper at the end of a whip.

māʻā₁  R  vs. bad-smelling.

māʻā₂  R   same as māʻāʻā, reach out...

Maʻaʻa  R  n. name of a famous wind associated with Lahaina,...

māʻāʻā₁  R  vi. to reach out, as a baby or as an octopus.

māʻāʻā₂  R  n.v. goat's bleat; baa; to bleat.

Maʻaʻa Kua Lapu  R  n. wind at Kahaluʻu, Hawaiʻi.

maʻaalaioa  R  nvt. slingshot; to shoot with sling (maʻa).

maʻa ana kawaūea kūlua  R  n. sling psychrometer. lit., psychrometer sling.

Maʻaʻa Paʻimalau  R  n. wind name. lit., Portuguese man-of-war

māʻāʻele  R   same as māʻeʻele, numb...

maahe  R   var. spelling of māhe, grow less distinct and fade out...

maʻaka  R  vs. upper case, capital. cf. naʻinaʻi.

-māʻakaʻaka  R   hoʻo.

maʻakū  R  vt. to sling with a sling and stone.

maʻalaea  R  nvs. red color, red ocher color; stained red, as with ocherous earth; red, as earth.

maʻalahi  R  nvs. contentment, simplicity, ease; to be easy, simple.

maʻalea  R  nvs. cunning, craft, trickery, deceit, guile; cunning, crafty, artful, deceitful, sly, shrewd;...

maʻalealea  R   redup. of maʻalea, cunning, craft, trickery, deceit, guile...

maʻalewa₁  R  n. aerial root or vine.

maʻalewa₂  R  vi. surging, swinging.

māʻali  R   same as mōʻali, furrow.

māʻaliʻali  R   redup. of māʻali, furrow.

maʻalili  R  vs. cooled, of what has been hot, as food; abated, calmed, of anger, love, passion; blasted...

māʻalo  R  vi. to pass along, by, or alongside, as to overtake and pass a car; to transship; to pass through...

maʻaloa  R  n. a low native shrub (Neraudia melastomaefolia), related to the

māʻaloʻalo  R   redup. of māʻalo, to pass to and fro, back and forth; to pass frequently.

maʻaloʻeloʻe  R   same as māloʻeloʻe, tired...

maʻamaʻa  R   redup. of maʻa₁; accustomed, experienced, used.

maʻamaʻahia  R   pas/imp. of maʻamaʻa; familiar.

maʻamaʻalea  R   redup. of maʻalea, cunning, craft...

māʻamaʻama  R   same as mālamalama₁, light of knowledge..., shining, radiant, clear...

māʻamaola  R  n. bioluminescence.

maʻamau  R  vs. usual, customary, regular, habitual, ordinary, common.

māʻana₁  R  n. beginning.

māʻana₂  R   common colloquial pronunciation of māʻona,...

maʻaneʻi  R   here...

māaniani₁  R  n. gentle blowing of the wind, fig., tranquillity.

māaniani₂  R   var. spelling of māniani.

maao  R   kind of fish.

-maʻau  R   hoʻo.

maʻau  R  nvi. var. spelling of māʻau, to sprout...

māʻau, maʻau  R  nvi. to sprout, germinate, spread, especially of useless weeds; weeds. fig., to go from...

māʻaua₁  R   same as ʻāʻaua, coarse.

māʻaua₂  R   rare pas/imp. of -maʻau, to persecute, offend...

māʻauʻau  R  n. poi calabash as used by

maʻauʻauā, maʻauʻauwā  R  nvt. peddler, merchant; to sell, trade; to seige . (an

māʻauʻaua  R   redup. of māʻaua, coarse; persecute...

maʻauʻauwā  R  var. spelling of maʻauʻauā, peddler...

-māʻauē, -māʻauwē  R   hoʻo.

maʻauea  R   rare var. of malauea, lazy.

māʻauea₁, māʻauwea  R   pas/imp. of māʻauē, hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

māʻauea₂, māʻauwea  R   same as manauea, a taro.

māʻauea₃, māʻauwea  R  n. plant listed by Kamakau as used for tapa.

maʻaʻulaʻula  R  n. red clay as used in coloring.

maʻaupopo  R   thick.

-maʻauwē  R   see mā‘auē.

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

māʻauwea  R   see māʻauea.

maʻawe₁  R  nvt. fiber, thread, rootlet , wisp; strand, as of a spider web; faint footprint; to tread,...

maʻawe₂  R  n. a variety of taro.

māʻaweʻawe  R   redup. of maʻawe, fiber, thread,...

maʻawe huki  R  n. spindle fiber, i.e. a structure that forms inside a dividing cell during mitosis. ...

maʻawe loloa  R  n. lengthwise strand, warp. lit., long track.

maʻawe pokopoko  R  n. transverse strand, woof. lit., short track.

maʻawe ʻula  R  n. a red track, as in well-trod red earth.

mabela  R   var. spelling of māpela.

Madagaseka  R  n. Madagascar; Madagascan.

madame  R   var. spelling of makame, Madame...

Madera  R  var. spelling of Makela, Madeira...

Maderida  R  var. spelling of Makelika, Madrid...

-māʻē  R   hoʻo.

mae  R  vi. to fade, wilt, wither, droop; partially dry, as clothes; to fade away ; to pine away ; to waste...

maea  R  vs. stinking, as of unwashed bodies; malodorous, as a swamp; offensive-smelling, as vomit.

māea₁  R  vi. to rise to the surface.

māea₂  R  n. a variety of taro. Hawaiʻi.

māeaea₁  R   redup. of maea, stinking, māea₁, rise...

māeaea₂  R  vt. to disregard.

māealani  R  vi. to get up, rise.

māʻeʻele  R  nvs. numb, as a foot that has "gone to sleep"; numb with cold or deeply moved by love; shocked,...

māʻeha  R   same as ʻeha, pain.

māʻehaʻeha  R   redup. of māʻeha, same as ʻeha, pain...; much pain.

māʻele  R   same as māʻeʻele, numb, as a foot that has "gone to sleep"; numb with cold or deeply moved by love...

māʻelenono  R  vs. tilth, i.e. the nature of soil with porous texture and well-aggregated crumb structure.

maemae  R   redup. of mae; damp, as clothes suitable for ironing. fade

maʻemaʻe  R  nvs. clean, pure, attractive, chaste; cleanliness, purity.

maemaea  R   same as māeaea, redup. of maea, stinking, māea₁, rise...; to disregard...

māʻeno  R   same as ʻeno, wild.

māʻenoʻeno  R   redup. of māʻeno, same as ʻeno, wild...

māʻeo  R   same as makāʻeo, angry-appearing...

maʻewa  R  vs. reproachful, scornful, mocking, mimicking in a nasty way, sneering; cruel; scorned, abused,...

māewa  R  vs. swaying, swinging, as something with an anchored base, as seaweed, hair, leaves; fluttering;...

māewaewa  R   redup. of māewa, swaying, swinging...; fluttering; wandering, unstable...

māʻewaʻewa  R   redup. of maʻewa; to treat roughly, beat; roughhouse.

Magoi  R   var. spelling of Mākoi₃, Magi...

maha₁  R  n. temple, side of the head.

maha₂  R  n. gill plate of a fish.

maha₃  R  n. wings of a flying fish.

maha₄  R  n. preputium, foreskin.

maha₅  R  n. lower portion of a canoe manu.

maha₆  R  nvs. rest, repose, vacation; freedom from pain; at ease, comfort
 

maha₇  R  n. severed portion.

maha₈  R   same as mahamoe₁, attractive, sleek...

maha₉  R   same as māhana, twin.

maha₁₀  R   rare var. of mahamaha₃, to show affection.

maha₁₁  R  n. fishes.

māhā  R  n. net mesh large enough to admit the entrance of four fingers; net of such a mesh.

mahae₁  R  vt. to tear, split, separate.

mahae₂  R  n. a fish, said to belong to the lāʻīpala...

mahae₃  R  n. net mesh, about 10 cm and above, between māhā...

māhaehae  R   redup. of mahae₁; to tear to shreds.

mahaha  R  n. a surgeonfish (Acanthuridae).

mahāha  R  vs. soft, tender, weak; soft and mealy, as a baked potato.

māhāhā  R  vs. dry and hard, as poi made of poor quality

-māhāhā  R   hoʻo.

mahahani  R  n. nuance.

mahahaʻulaʻula  R  n. a variety of taro.

mahai  R  n. a variety of ulua, a fish.

māhaʻihaʻi  R   same as haʻihaʻi, brittle.

mahaka  R  n. outline, as a line marking the outer limits of an object or figure.

mahaka maka  R  n. eye liner. lit., eye tracing.

mahakea₁  R  n. once uncultivated land, as for bananas, sweet potato,

mahakea₂  R   a variety of taro.

mahakea₃  R   a variety of kava, usually called...

mahakonia  R  n. mahogany, the wood.

maha lāʻau  R  n. clump or grove of trees.

mahalo₁  R  nvt. thanks, gratitude; to thank.

mahalo₂  R   admiration, praise, esteem, regards, respects; to admire, praise, appreciate.

mahalo pānaʻi  R  n. patronage, i.e. a political system in which party leaders do favors for loyal...

mahalua  R   same as mahaʻoi, but stronger: rude, disrespectful, saucy, overbearing; encroaching on the property or rights of others. ...

mahamaha₁  R  n. gill plate.

mahamaha₂  R   redup. of maha₆, to rest, stop

mahamaha₃  R  vs. to show or feel pleasure, love, affection; affectionate.

mahamaha₄  R   redup. of maha₇, severed portion...

mahamaha₅  R  n. a variety of taro, sometimes qualified by...

mahamaha kea  R  vs. white-jowled, as of a pig or dog.

mahamahaoʻo  R   redup. of mahaoʻo, wise...

mahamaha ʻōʻō  R   redup. of maha ʻōʻō, fish...

maha mea  R  n. name of a deep-sea fish, said to be striped (no data).

mahamelo, masamelo  R  n. marshmallow.

mahamoe₁  R  vs. attractive, sleek, as a plump animal; smooth.

mahamoe₂  R  n. an edible bivalve (no data).

mahana₁  R  nvs. warmth, heat; warm.

mahana₂  R  n. rest.

mahana₃  R   same as mahina, plantation.

mahana₄  R  n. a class of chiefs.

māhana₁  R  nvs. twins;double; having two branches or forks.
 

Māhana₂  R  n. Castor or Pollux. The two together are called

-māhanahana  R   hoʻo.

māhanahana₁  R   redup. of mahana₁ warmth,...

māhanahana₂  R   redup. of mahana₂, rest...

māhanakanaloa  R  n. name for large food calabash.

māhana puʻu  R  n. double peak; twin peaks.

māhani₁  R  vi. smooth.

māhani₂  R  vs. dull (not sharp).

māhani₃  R  vi. to lessen, of heat.

māhani₄  R   to vanish.

māhao₁  R  n. pitch.

māhao₂  R  vs. rotten, hollow, as wood.

mahaʻohaʻo  R   same as haʻohaʻo, strange.

mahaʻoi  R  vs. bold, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, cheeky, rude, forward, presumptuous, saucy,...

mahaoʻo  R  nvs. mature in wisdom; wise; wise person. lit., mature temple.

maha ʻōʻō₁  R  n. a fish of the ʻahi type.

maha ʻōʻō₂  R   piece of sweet potato broken off by the ʻōʻō...

maha pepe  R  vs. broad-browed. lit., flat brow.

Mahapili  R  n. name of twin stars (no data).

maha ʻulu  R  n. grove or clump of breadfruit trees.

maha wela  R  n. a variety of fish (no data).

mahawele  R   same as nahawele, a bivalve.

māhe, maahe  R  vi. to grow less distinct and fade out, as the sound of a voice or a wisp of smoke.

mahea  R   see hea₅, where.

māhea  R  vs. hazy, as moonlight.

Māhealani  R  n. sixteenth day of the lunar month, night of the full moon.

maheha  R   same as heha, indolent.

māhelahela  R  vs. clearly showing, as grain of wood.

-māhele  R   hoʻo.

mahele₁, māhele  R  nvt. portion, quota, installment, division, section, zone, lot, piece, bureau, department,...

mahele₂  R  vt. to translate, interpret.

māhele ʻāina  R  n. geographic region; regional.

māhele haʻawina Hawaiʻi  R  n. Hawaiian studies department, as at a university or community college. ...

mahele hana  R  n. duty, work section, shift.

māhele hapa  R  n. fractional part.

māhelehele  R   redup. of mahele₁, portion, division..., mahele₂, translate, interpret...

mahele kālā  R  n. dividend.

mahele kaua lewa  R  n. air force.

mahele koa  R  n. military unit, squadron.

Māhele Kumuwaiwai Kai  R  n. Division of Aquatic Resources.

mahele lāʻau  R  n. portion of medicine, dose.

mahele manawa  R  n. division of time, as of a fiscal period.

māhele manawa  R  vt. to take turns. lit., apportion turns.

mahele ʻōlelo  R  n.v. interpreter, translator; to translate, interpret.

māhele pā  R  n. disk partitioning, in a computer hard drive. lit., disk division.

mahele waiwai hoʻopuka  R  n. share of profits, dividend.

māhelu  R  vt. to dig, rake, scratch the earth; to spread loose soft earth over a

mahena  R  n. heap, pile, as of trash.

maheu₁, māheu  R   rare var. of meheu, track; clue...

maheu₂  R  vt. to dig and rake the earth, as for planting.

maheu₃  R  n. kind of porous stone, used to rub, scour, polish, and as an octopus lure.

māheu  R   var. spelling of maheu₁, track; clue...

mahi₁  R  nvt. to cultivate, farm; a farm, plantation, patch.

mahi₂  R  vs. strong, energetic, as a worker.

mahiʻai  R  nvt. var. spelling of mahi ʻai₁, farmer...

mahi ʻai₁, mahiʻai  R  nvt. farmer, planter; to farm, cultivate; agricultural. gardener

Mahiʻai₂  R  n. name of a star (no data).

mahi ʻai mahakea  R  vt. shifting cultivation, in geography. lit., fallow-land cultivation.

māhie  R  vs. delightful, charming, pleasant, handsome.

māhiehie  R   redup. of māhie, delightful, charming, pleasant, handsome... see song, makalapua.

māhielewa  R  n. mobile, as a piece of artwork which dangles and moves in the wind.

māhihi₁  R   same as maihi, to peel.

māhihi₂  R   same as mahimahi, dolphin.

mahihiki  R   redup. of mahiki, to jump, leap, hop, move up and down, vibrate...

mahi iʻa  R  vt. aquaculture. lit., cultivate marine animals or plants.

mahiʻili  R  vt. to plunder thoroughly; to take all, as a chief taking all the property of his subjects. ...

mahīkākā  R   same as hīkākā, to reel, stagger.

mahi kālepa  R  vt. commercial farming. lit., farm (to) sell.

mahiki₁  R  vi. to jump, leap, hop, move up and down, vibrate; to spatter; to teeter, seesaw; a...

mahiki₂  R  vt. to cast out spirits, exorcise, especially with

mahiki₃  R  n. any kind of shrimp used ceremoniously.

mahiki₄  R   same as ʻakiʻaki, a grass used to exorcise evil spirits, especially when shrimps are not available.

mahiki₅  R  vt. to pry; peel off, as a scab; to appear.
 

mahiki₆  R   same as ʻuku kai, a sand hopper.

mahiki₇  R  n. a variety of taro.

māhikihiki₁  R   redup. of mahiki₁, vibrate, mahiki₂, exorcise, mahiki₅, pry...

māhikihiki₂  R   same as mahiki₄, grass...

māhikihiki₃  R  n. stone, as used for adze. also called

mahikina lā  R  n. crack of dawn.

Mahikiokaluakanaka  R  n. stroke in lua fighting.

mahi kō, mahikō  R  n. sugar-cane plantation.

mahikū  R  nvt. to clear land for planting; plantation clearing not yet planted.

mahikua  R  n. defensive linebacker, in football.

mahili₁  R   same as hili, to deviate.

mahili₂  R  vt. to strip away property.

māhiloa  R  vs. distant, far (perhaps contraction of makahi...

-māhilu  R   hoʻo.

mahimahi  R  n. dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus), a game fish up to 1.5 m long, popular for food.

mahi māla  R  vt. to garden; gardening. lit., cultivate (a) garden.

mahina₁, māhina  R  n. moon, month; moonlight.

mahina₂  R  n. crescent-shaped fishhook.

mahina₃  R  n. eye of the snail at the end of its horn.

mahina₄  R  n. farm, plantation, patch.

mahina₅  R  n. a variety of onion, similar to silver onion.

mahina₆  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

māhina  R  n. var. spelling of mahina₁, moon, month; moonlight.

mahina ʻai  R   same as mahi ʻai, to farm; truck farm.

mahina hapalua hope  R  n. waning of the moon. lit., last half of the moon.

mahina hapalua mua  R  n. waxing of the moon. lit., first half of the moon.

māhinahina  R  n. pale moonlight.

mahina hou₁  R  n. new moon, new month.

mahina hou₂  R  n. church offering on the first Sunday of the month, of Congregationalists.

mahinakēhau  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

mahinalua  R  n. a small creeping native fern (Grammitis tenella), with simple narrow fronds 5 cm...

mahina piha  R  n. full moon.

mahina poepoe  R  n. full moon. lit., round moon.

māhinu₁  R   same as hinu, rubbed, anointed, polished.

māhinu₂  R  vs. partly cooked, as Chinese vegetables; beginning to cook, as

mahi ō  R  vt. subsistance farming. lit., farm (to) survive.

mahiole  R  nvt. feather helmet, helmet; to wear a helmet.

mahiole haka  R   see haka₃.

mahiopu  R  vs. var. spelling of mahiʻopu₁, bold, rude.

mahiʻopu₁, mahiopu  R  vs. bold, rude.

mahiʻopu₂  R  vt. to dig, as with a pickax.

mahi pua  R  n. flower garden or patch; horticulture.

mahi ululāʻau  R  vt. agroforestry. lit., cultivate forests.

mahi waena  R  n.v. weed cultivator; to cultivate and weed. lit., weeding farm.

mahi waina  R  n.v. vineyard; grape raiser; to cultivate grapes.

mahoʻa  R  vs. thick, as a cloud. Maui.

māhoa  R  vi. to travel together in company, as canoes.

māhoe₁  R  n. twins.

māhoe₂  R  n. two native trees (Alectryon macrococcum and A. mahoe), related to the soapberry...

Māhoe₃  R  n. names of months and stars.

māhoehoe  R   same as māʻoheʻohe, tall.

Māhoe Hope₁  R  n. star name, one of the twins, Castor or Pollux. lit., last twin.

Māhoe Hope₂  R   month in the old lunar calendar, the eleventh (

Māhoe Mua₁  R  n. star name, one of the twins, Castor or Pollux. lit., first twin. (Probably Pollux,...

Māhoe Mua₂  R   month in the old lunar calendar, the tenth (

mahola₁, māhola  R  vi. to spread out; to smooth out, as a cloth to dry; to extend, expand. see...

mahola₂  R  n. projection (mathematical)

māhola  R  vi. var. spelling of mahola₁, to spread out; to smooth out...

māholahola  R   redup. of mahola, to spread out; to smooth out, as a cloth to dry...

maholahune  R  vs. diffusion; to be diffused.

mahole, māhole  R  vt. to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings.

māhole  R  vt. var. spelling of mahole, to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings.

māholehole  R   redup. of mahole, to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings...

Mahomeka, Mahometa  R  nvs. Mohammed; Mohammedan.

Mahometa  R  var. spelling of Mahomeka, Mohammed...

mahope  R   afterwards, by-and-by, late, later, hereafter, behind...

-mahu  R   hoʻo.

mahū  R  vs. weak, flat, as diluted kava or stale beer; insipid, as...

māhu₁  R  nvs. steam, vapor, fumes; to steam, exude vapor.

māhu₂  R   same as ʻōlapa, trees.

māhū  R  n. homosexual, of either sex; hermaphrodite.

mahua  R  n. mockery, derision, spying (rarely used without

māhua  R  nvs. increase, growth; to increase, thrive, wax, accrue, multiply, flourish (less used than...

māhuā, māhuwā  R   same as huā, envy, contempt

-mahuahana  R   hoʻo.

māhuahua  R   redup. of māhua; to grow strong, as a ruler; to accrue, increase; productive, big.

mahuakala  R  vs. disbelieving, cynical, skeptical, as of religion; irreligious, atheistic.

māhuaola  R  n. nutrient. lit., increase life.

mahuʻe  R  vt. to open, as a box; to take out, remove, as gear.

mahuʻē  R   same as mahuka

māhuea  R  n. gas.

mahuʻi  R  nvt. to guess, suppose, surmise, expect, suspect, assume, imagine; clue.

māhuʻi  R  vt. to imitate, ape, pattern after, do as, follow after.

māhuʻihuʻi  R   redup. of mahuʻi, to guess, suppose, surmise, expect, suspect..., māhuʻi, to imitate, ape, pattern after, do as, follow after...

māhuʻi lani  R   royal imitation, said of the right hand in dancing, as this hand always made movements...

mahuka  R  nvi. to run away, flee, escape, elope; fugitive.

māhukahuka  R   redup. of mahuka, to run away, flee, escape, elope; fugitive...

mahu kai loloa  R   same as ʻaʻau...

mahu kokole  R   same as mahumahu, redup. of māhu₁, steam, vapor...

mahu kole  R   same as mahumahu, redup. of māhu₁, steam, vapor...

māhuli  R   same as huli₂, to look for, search, explore, seek, study...

mahulu  R   same as pahulu₁, nightmare, ghost...

mahulukū  R  n. aerial roots of pandanus or other trees, as banyans.

mahumahu₁  R   rare redup. of māhu₁, steam, vapor...

mahumahu₂  R   silent, weak, brittle.

mahūmahū  R   redup. of mahū, weak, flat......

māhuna₁  R  nvi. scaly appearance of the skin, as resulting from excessive

māhuna₂  R  n. fine scented tapa dyed with

māhuna₃  R   var. of māhune₂, small particle, speck...

māhuna₄  R  n. a variety of taro.

māhune₁  R  vs. poor, destitute.

māhune₂  R  nvs. small particle, speck; fine.

māhune₃  R  vi. barely, with difficulty.

māhunehune  R   redup. of māhune₁, poor, māhune₂, small particle, māhune₃, barely...

māhu pele  R   see uila māhu pele.

māhuwā  R   var. spelling of māhuā, envy, contempt...

mai₁  R  directional part. towards the speaker, this way. Come, come here, welcome; say, give (used idiomatically without...

mai₂  R  prep. from. also mai … mai.

mai₃  R   imminence-marking part. Almost, nearly, as though.

mai₄  R   preverb part. of negative command. Don't.

maʻi₁  R  nvs. sickness, illness, disease, ailment, patient, sick person; sick, ill, menstruating.

maʻi₂  R   genitals, genital, genital chant. maʻi were commonly named, as...

maʻi₃  R  n. tenon.

māī  R  nvt. to chew fine, soften, masticate; laceration in childbirth.

maiʻa  R  n. all kinds of bananas and plantains (for banana cultivation, see . Originally the banana...

maiʻa ʻaʻao  R  n. tall, wild bananas.

maiʻa aʻeaʻe  R   same as maiʻa koaʻe. lit., prematurely gray banana.

maʻi ʻaʻai  R  n. a spreading sore; cancer, infection.

maʻi ʻaʻai ʻanapuʻu  R  n. lymphoma. lit., lymph cancer.

maiʻa akua  R  n. Maui name for

maiʻa ʻanoʻano  R  n. a variety of banana with seeds. lit., seeded banana.

maiʻa ʻau lena  R  n. an ancient variety of banana. lit., yellow-stem banana.

maiʻa ʻeka  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana; fruit with skin changing from red to green to yellow,...

maiʻa ʻeke ʻula  R  n. an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana.

maiʻa ʻeleʻele  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of mountain banana with black trunk, the skin of which is used to...

maiʻa haʻa, maiʻa haʻahaʻa  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, with short trunk and leaves, but taller than...

maiʻa haʻahaʻa  R  var. spelling of maiʻa haʻa, a Hawaiian variety of banana...

maiʻa haikea  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana that bears yellow fruit, edible raw or cooked. lit....

maiʻa hākea  R   same as maiʻa ʻohe. lit., whitish banana.

maiʻa hāpai  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana of medium height, the fruit maturing within the trunk. The...

maiʻa hēʻī  R   same as maiʻa Polapola. Fēʻī is the Tahitian name.

maiʻa hilahila  R   same as maiʻa iho lena. lit., bashful banana.

maiʻa hinu puaʻa  R   same as maiʻa ʻeleʻele. lit., hog's-grease banana.

maiʻa hua lua  R   same as maiʻa māhoe. lit., bearing two bunches, twin banana.

maiʻa hua moa  R   same as maiʻa moa. lit., egg banana.

maiʻa hua nui  R  n. a variety of banana lit., big-fruited banana.

maiʻa hua waena  R   same as maiʻa hāpai. lit., central fruit banana.

maʻi ahulau  R  n. epidemic, pestilence.

maʻiaiake, maʻi-ʻai-ake  R  n. tuberculosis. lit., lung-eating sickness.

maʻi ʻai ake  R  n. tuberculosis.

maʻi-ʻai-ake  R  n. var. spelling of maʻiaiake, tuberculosis. lit., lung-eating sickness.

maiʻa iho lena  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, popular and common. The trunk is green, purple, and...

maiʻa ihu ʻū  R   a Hawaiian variety of banana, growing wild on

maiʻa ʻili pakapaka  R  n. a kind of rough-skinned banana.

maiʻa kahiki  R  n. a variety of banana growing wild on Maui,...

maiʻa kahiki hae  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, similar to

maiʻa kahiki mālei  R   same as maiʻa mālei, a Hawaiian variety of banana; trunk green and pink, streaked with brown; fruit like maiʻa puhi...

maiʻa kahiki mauki  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana with tall, green trunk. The fruits looks like...

maiʻa kahiki puhi  R   same as maiʻa puhi, an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana with green and brown trunk...

maiʻa kaʻio  R   same as maiʻa pōpō ʻulu, a Hawaiian variety of banana, with short, green trunk; one of two varieties not taboo to women in old times...

maiʻa Kāne  R  n. an Oʻahu name for

maiʻa kāpua  R   same as maiʻapōpōʻulupuapuanui, a Hawaiian variety of banana, resembling maiʻa iho lena, but the fruit broad-tipped...

maiʻakaualau  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana. Fruit like that of

maiʻa Kaupō  R   same as maiʻa wai mūhea, an ancient variety of Hawaiian banana. lit., insipid water banana...

maiʻa koaʻe  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, beautifully striped leaves, trunk, and young fruit. Fruit...

maiʻa koana  R  n. a Hawaiian seed-producing variety of banana.

Maiakū  R  n. stars in the belt of Orion.

maiʻa lahi  R  n. an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana. lit., delicate banana.

maiʻa lele  R  n. a common wild Hawaiian variety of banana of the uplands; trunk tall, yellowish-green;...

maʻi aliʻi  R  n. royal disease, leprosy (so-called because the first leper was said to have been a chief).

maiʻa liko  R   same as maiʻa Polapola; lit., bud banana.

maialile  R  vs. same as mālie; quiet, calm, still.

maiʻa loha  R  n. an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana; trunk and leaf like

maiʻa māhoe  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, the stem bearing two bunches; fruit small, yellow, flesh...

maiʻa mālai ʻula  R   same as maiʻa mālei ʻula, a Hawaiian variety of banana, common both cultivated and wild in the uplands...

maiʻa mālei  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana; trunk green and pink, streaked with brown; fruit like...

maiʻa mālei ʻula  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, common both cultivated and wild in the uplands....

maiʻa mānai ʻula  R   same as maiʻa mālei ʻula, a Hawaiian variety of banana, common both cultivated and wild in the uplands...

maiʻa mana lua  R   same as maiʻa māhoe; lit., two-branched banana.

maiʻa manini  R   same as maiʻa koaʻe; lit., manini (fish) banana.

maiʻa maoli  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, growing in uplands and lowlands. It has a green trunk,...

maiʻa moa  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana with a tall, yellowish-green trunk. The fruit is large,...

maiʻa noʻu  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, usually cultivated; the trunk green, with pink and brown...

maiʻa Nuhōlani  R  n. a variety of introduced banana cultivated by Hawaiians for many generations. The...

Maiao  R  n. name of a star used in navigation.

maiʻao  R  n. nail of finger or toe; hoof of an animal; claw of a bird.

maiʻa ʻoa  R  n. probably a distinct species of Hawaiian banana, according to W. T. Pope, being unique in...

maiʻa ʻohe  R  n. an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana. lit., bamboo banana.

maiʻa ʻōpule  R   see ʻōpule₃.

maiʻa Pākē  R  n. Chinese banana (Musa xnana, syn. M. cavendishii), a stocky tree to more...

maiʻa pālua  R   same as maiʻa māhoe; lit., banana in pairs.

maiapilo  R  n. a low, smooth shrub (Capparis sandwichiana) with vinelike branches, a member of the...

maiʻa Polapola  R  n. a species of banana (Musa troglodytarum, syn. M. fehi) recently...

maiʻa pō lua  R   an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana.

maiʻa poni  R   same as maiʻa ʻeleʻele; lit., purple banana.

maiʻa pōpō ʻulu  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, with short, green trunk; one of two varieties not...

maiʻapōpōʻuluʻililahi  R   lit., thin-skinned pōpō...

maiʻapōpōʻulupuapuanui  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana, resembling

maiʻa puapua nui  R  n. a Hawaiian variety of banana. lit., big-tailed banana.

maiʻa puhi  R  n. an ancient Hawaiian variety of banana with green and brown trunk. The fruit is twisted...

maiʻa Puna  R   new name for maiʻa ʻeleʻele; lit., Puna banana.

maiau  R  vs. neat and careful in work; skillful, ingenious, expert; correct, careful, as in speech;...

maʻi ʻaumakua  R  n. sickness caused by ʻaumakua as...

maʻiʻawa  R  nvs. sterile; sterility. lit., sour genitalia.

Maʻiʻawa  R  n. same as Kamaʻiʻawa.

maiʻa wai mūhea  R   an ancient variety of Hawaiian banana. lit., insipid water banana.

maiele₁  R   same as pūkiawe, shrubs.

maiele₂  R  nvs. eloquence, skill in speaking; eloquent; skilled in asking questions to puzzle and confuse.

maʻiʻelepani  R  n. var. spelling of maʻi ʻelepani, elephantiasis. lit., elephant (Eng.) sickness.

maʻi ʻelepani, maʻiʻelepani  R  n. elephantiasis. lit., elephant (Eng.) sickness.

maiewa₁  R   same as māewa, swaying, swinging...

maiewa₂  R  n. deep-sea fishing net.

maʻiha  R  vs. energetic, persevering.

māʻihaʻiha  R   redup. of maʻiha, energetic, persevering...

maʻihe  R   same as ʻihaʻiha, , desire to urinate... puʻu mimi, desire to urinate...

maʻi Hebera  R   var. spelling of maʻi Hepela, smallpox...

maʻi hehena  R  n. maniacal delirium. lit., maniac illness.

maʻi Hepela, maʻi Hebera  R  n. smallpox. lit., Hebrew disease.

maʻihi  R  n. dwarf.

māihi  R  vt. to peel; strip, as bark. fig., to strip a person of all he has

maʻi hilo  R  n. venereal disease, gonorrhea. lit., braiding disease.

maʻi hohola  R  n. heart failure.

maihoʻikau  R   intensifier of hoʻikau; (usually written as three words).

maʻihole  R  n. a small holothurian. lit., pulled-back foreskin.

maʻi holu  R   same as ʻaʻawa, a fish.

maʻi hoʻokaʻawale  R  n. leprosy. lit., separation disease.

maihua  R  n. a variety of taro.

maʻihuʻi keʻokeʻo  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

maʻihuʻi ʻulaʻula  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

maʻi huki  R  n. convulsion, fit. lit., pulling disease.

maihuli  R  n. presents made at the birth of a child.

maʻi huohuoi  R  n. schizophrenia.

māʻiʻi₁  R   short for māʻiʻiʻi, suregeonfish; taro...

māʻiʻi₂  R  vi. to sprout; to begin to open, as flower petals.

māʻīʻī  R  n. fatigue and backache.

māʻiʻiʻi₁  R  n. a surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus).

māʻiʻiʻi₂  R  n. a variety of taro.

māʻīʻīʻī  R   rare redup. of māʻīʻī, fatigue and backache...

maʻiʻino, maʻi ʻino  R  n. sinful disease, especially venereal disease.

maʻi iwi haki wale  R  n. osteoporosis. lit., fragile-bone disease.

maika₁  R  n. Ancient Hawaiian game suggesting bowling; the stone used in the game; shot, shot-put.

maika₂  R  n. strengthening the body, as by athletics.

maika₃  R  vs. tired, weary, lame.

maika₄  R  vs. tasteless, insipid.

maikaʻi  R  nvs. good, fine, all right, well; good-looking; handsome, beautiful; goodness, righteousness,...

māikaika  R   redup. of maika₂; same as hoʻoikaika but less...

maʻikāne  R  n. male sexual part.

maʻi kau  R  n. chronic or recurring disease or sickness. lit., placing sickness.

māʻike  R  vs. to know.

māʻikeʻike  R   redup. of māʻike, to know...

maʻi keiki  R  n. pregnancy sickness; child's disease. cf.

maikeni  R  n. maytansine, a chemical compound once investigated for therapeutic uses but later found to be...

māiki₁  R  vs. little, small, wee.

māiki₂  R  n. an ancient type of tapa (no data).

maʻi kiaʻi kino  R  n. illness due to natural causes rather than to sorcery or gods. lit., disease...

māikikalame  R  n. microgram.

maʻi kipa  R  n. disease caused by an evil spirit. lit., visiting sickness.

maiko  R  n. a surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigroris).

māikoiko₁  R  n. a common variety of sugar cane relished for chewing, named for

māikoiko₂  R  n. same as maiko, surgeonfish...

māikoiko kahakaha  R  n. a variety of sugar cane, a buff-brown and striped maroon when young, becoming...

maikolona  R  n. micron (0.0001 cm).

Maikonekia, Maikonikia  R  nvs. Micronesia; Micronesian.

Maikonesia  R  n. Micronesia.

Maikonikia  R  var. spelling of Maikonekia, Micronesia...

maʻi kōpaʻa  R  n. diabetes. Niʻihau.

maʻi kukule  R   cholera, as of humans or chickens

maʻi kumupaʻa  R   disease caused by offending a

maʻi kuni  R  n. typhus, fever. lit., searing disease.

maila  R   the directional mai plus

māʻila₁  R  n. light-brown skin, as of some part-Hawaiians.

māʻila₂  R  vs. clear, as the sea on a sunny day when the depths can be seen.

maʻi laha  R  n. contagious or infectious disease.

mai laila  R   from there, thence, whence.

mailani  R  vt. to extol, praise, treat as a chief or great favorite, indulge, spoil, favor.

maile₁  R  n. a native twining shrub, Alyxia olivaeformis. , described four forms of...

maile₂  R  n. maile sticks attached to the end of the...

Maile₃  R   four sweet-scented sisters with human and plant forms:...

maile haʻi wale  R  n. a variety of maile (f....

maile haole  R  n. the myrtle (Myrtus communis), an aromatic shrub from the Mediterranean region and...

maile hohono  R  n. a tropical American annual composite (Ageratum conyzoides and A....

maile honohono  R   same as maile hohono, a tropical American annual composite, both a weed and an ornamental...

maile hoʻoili  R  n. baton used in relay race.

maile kā kahiki  R   same as maile pilau. lit., foreign vine maile.

maile kaluhea  R  n. a variety of maile. lit., sweet-smelling maile.

maile kūhonua  R  n. a maile seedling about 8 cm or less...

maile kula  R   same as maile hohono, a tropical American annual composite, both a weed and an ornamental...

maile lau liʻi  R  n. a variety of maile (f. angusta...

maile lau nui  R  n. a variety of maile (f. sulcata...

maʻi lele  R  n. contagious or infectious disease. lit., jumping disease.

maʻi lele ai  R  n. sexually transmitted disease (STD).

maʻi lena  R  n. jaundice. lit., yellow disease.

maile pākaha  R  n. a variety of maile (f. rotundata...

maile pana  R  n. bandmaster's baton. lit., wand (for) beating time.

maile pilau  R  n. stink vine (Paederia foetida). lit., stinking

māʻili₁  R  nvs. pebble or stone, as used for making sinkers for squid fishing; pebbly, full of pebbles.

māʻili₂  R  n. small arrowroot (pia) tubers, so called...

māʻili₃  R  n. small taro, as found growing in weeds.

māʻilihau  R  n. cord made of inner hau bark.

māʻiliʻili  R   redup. of māʻili, pebble or stone...; arrowroot...; taro...

māilo  R  nvs. wasting away of the body; thin, emaciated, as with tuberculosis.

maʻi lōlō  R  n. paralysis.

māʻilu  R  nvs. a trifle, pittance; insignificant.

māʻiluʻilu  R   redup. of māʻilu, a trifle, pittance; insignificant...

mai … mai  R   see mai₂.

maʻimaʻi  R   redup. of maʻi, sick; chronically sick, ailing, sickly.

maina  R   same as mine, mine (for minerals)...

māina  R  n. minor, as a minor academic field of study.

maina hoʻopahu  R  n. explosive mine.

mainaina  R  n. anger, wrath.

maʻi naoa  R  n. anorexia.

maine  R  n. mine.

Maine  R  n. Maine.

maʻino  R   same as māʻinoʻino, deface, mar...

māino  R  nvs. cruelty, misery, harm; cruel, miserable, hurt. (cf.

māinoino  R   redup. of māino, cruelty, misery, harm...

māʻinoʻino  R  vi. to deface, mar, spoil, ruin; defamed, defaced.

maʻiʻo  R  n. content.

māio₁  R  vs. furrowed, grooved, cut in ridges; very thin, wasted. cf.

māio₂  R  vs. calm, cool-headed, even-tempered.

māiʻo  R   rare var. of māilo, thin.

māʻiʻo₁  R  vt. to cut raggedly and unevenly, as cloth or hair; dented; chipped, as crockery.

Māʻiʻo₂  R  n. name of a star.

māʻiʻo₃  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

māʻiʻo₄  R  n. a variety of taro.

maʻi ʻoā, maʻi ʻowā  R  n. slit genital, an insulting epithet for women.

māioio  R   redup. of māio, furrowed, grooved...; calm, cool-headed...

māʻioʻio  R  vi. to peep, chirp, as chickens.

māʻiʻoʻiʻo  R   redup. of māʻiʻo, to cut raggedly and unevenly...

māioio manamana lima  R  n. groove on a finger as appears in a finger-print.

maʻiʻōkuʻu  R   see ʻōkuʻu.

Maʻiola  R  n. a god of healing... who was said to occupy certain trees, the wood of which counteracted...

maʻi ola  R  n.v. to cure sickness; curable disease.

maʻi ʻōnaehana pale ʻea  R  n. autoimmune disorder. lit., immune system disorder.

Maiota  R  n. Mayotte.

maʻi ʻowā  R   see maʻi ʻoā.

maʻi Pākē  R  n. leprosy. lit., Chinese disease.

maʻi pakela ʻai  R  n. bulimia. lit., overeating sickness.

maʻi pale ʻea pau  R  n. AIDS, i.e. acquired immune deficiency syndrome. lit., disease (of) finished...

maipoinaiaʻu  R  n. forget-me-not.

maʻi pūhā  R  n. ulcer, running sore.

maʻi puʻupuʻu liʻiliʻi  R  n. smallpox. lit., disease with many little pimples.

maʻi puʻuwai  R  n. heart disease, heart attack.

maʻi ʻuhola  R  n. heart failure.

māʻiuʻiu  R  vi. at a distance, out of sight.

maʻi ʻula  R  n. measles. lit., red sickness.

māiʻuʻu  R  n. toe- or fingernail, hoof, claw. see

maʻi wahine  R  n. female sexual part.

maʻi wili  R  n. incessant or recurring pain; venereal disease. lit., writhing sickness.

maka₁  R  n. eye, eye of a needle, face, countenance; presence, sight, view; lens of a camera. ...

maka₂  R  n. beloved one, favorite; person. cf.

maka₃  R  n. point, bud, protuberance; center of a flower, including usually both the stamens and...

maka₄  R  n. mesh of a net, mesh in plaiting; stitch, in sewing.
 

maka₅  R  vs. raw, as fish; uncooked; green, unripe, as fruit; fresh as distinct from salted...

maka₆  R   probably same as manu, canoe bow and stern...

maka₇  R  n. a seaweed. see alani and below.

maka₈  R  n. varieties of sweet potato.

maka₉  R  n. recognition token.

māka  R  nvt. mark, marker, blaze, target; to mark; grade (school mark)

mākā  R  n. a kind of stone (perhaps pronounced māka).

maka ʻā  R  n. wide, staring eyes. lit., glowing eye.

makaʻā₁  R  n. a fish (Malacanthus hoedtii).

makaʻā₂  R  n. a variety of sugar cane.

mākaʻa₁  R  nvs. clear and open, as a view; a clearing.

mākaʻa₂  R  n. a faint green striped mutant of the sweet potato.

maka ʻaʻā  R   redup. of maka ʻā, wide, staring eyes...

maka ʻaha  R  n. sennit mesh; fairly fine mesh.

makaʻaha₁  R  n. hammock, swinging netted bed.

makaʻaha₂  R  n. skin eruption, itch.

maka ʻāhewa  R  nvs. walleyed; cross-eyed. lit., eyes that err.

maka ʻaiau  R  nvt. envious eye; to eye with envy.

makaʻāinana  R  n. commoner, populace, people in general; citizen, subject. lit., people that...

makaʻāinana ʻāpana  R  n. constituent, i.e. a voter in a district who is represented by an elected...

mākaʻakaʻa  R   redup. of mākaʻa, clear and open...

makaʻākiu  R   same as makākiu, spy, detective...

maka ala  R  n. faint path or trail; beginning of a path.

makaʻala  R  nvt. alert, vigilant, watchful, wide awake; to attend to vigilantly.

makaʻalā  R  vs. blind, but with eyes that look normal.

makaʻala maʻaka  R  vt. case sensitive, as in a computer program. lit., alert (for) capitals.

makaʻala ʻupena  R   Kanaka makaʻala ʻupena.

makaʻāloa  R  n. a small reddish crab (Macrophthalmus telescopicus) found on mud flats. lit.,...

maka ʻaloʻalo  R  nvs. shifty-eyed. lit., dodging eye.

Makaʻālohilohi  R  n. name of a star. lit., bright eye.

makaʻālua  R   same as mākālua, hole for houseposts...

Maka-ʻamoʻamo  R  n. name of a star or constellation in the Milky Way. lit., twinkling eye.

makaaniani  R  n. eyeglasses, spectacles. lit., crystal eye.

makaaniani kala  R  n. sunglasses. Niʻihau.

makaaniani kaupale  R  n. safety glasses, protective glasses or goggles. lit., glasses placed (to)...

makaaniani lā  R  n. sunglasses.

makaaniani luʻu kai  R  n. diving goggles or mask. lit., glasses (for) diving (in the) sea. ...

makaʻaoa  R   same as ʻaoa, a shellfish.

makaau, makāu  R  nvi. to look around; a roving eye.

makaʻau  R   var. of makaau, to look around; a roving eye...

-makaʻauʻa  R   hoʻo.

makaʻāwela  R  n. kind of soft, porous stone.

makaʻē  R  vt. to look at with disfavor; to look askance.

makaʻeleʻele  R  vs. chilled, frozen. fig., benumbing, intense, tense, as emotion; exhausting,...

makāʻeo  R  vs. angry-appearing (probably a contraction of

maka ʻeu  R  n. mischievous or roving eyes, naughty eyes.

makaʻewaʻewa  R   see ʻewaʻewa₁.

makaha₁  R   inflamed or swollen eye.

makaha₂  R   pig disease.

mākaha₁  R  vt. fierce, savage, ferocious; to seize property, to desolate, plunder, cheat
 

Mākaha₂  R  n. name of a star; this star and

mākaha₃  R   same as mākahakaha, clearing, as rain...

mākaha₄  R  vt. to speak disparagingly or insultingly of.

mākāhā  R  n. sluice gate, as of a fish pond; entrance to or egress from an enclosure.

makahahi  R   same as makahehi, admiration, desire for...

makahai  R  vs. hasty; active, as a child into everything.

Makahaiaku  R   name of a star.

Makahaiwaʻa  R  n. name of a star. lit., eye following canoe.

mākahakaha  R  nvi. clearing, as rain.

maka hakahaka  R  n. sunken eyes, as one long sick; deep pit or hollow; open space, as a clearing in a...

Mākaha Kona  R  n. star name (no data).

mākahala  R  n. var. spelling of mākāhala, three shrubs in the tomato family: (1) wild tobacco or paka (Nicotiana gluaca)...

mākāhala, mākahala  R  n. three shrubs in the tomato family: (1) wild tobacco or

mākāhala ʻula  R  n. a shrub similar to mākāhala (3),...

makahālili  R  n. a marine shell (Peasiella tantilla).

makahani  R  vt. to step lightly, touch lightly, to skim lightly.

makahauʻiole  R   rare var. of haumakaʻiole, blurred eyes of a rat, said of very old persons; an aged person...

makahehi  R  nvt. admiration, desire for, wonder; amazement; attractive, entrancing; to admire; be entangled.

makahekili  R  n. hailstone. lit., thunder eye.

maka helei  R  n. eye with lid drawn down; ectropion.

makahi  R   a kind of fish.

Mākahi  R  n. Scheat, a star.

mākahi₁  R  vs. one-eyed (short for maka...

mākahi₂  R  n. net mesh large enough to admit the entrance of one finger; a net with such a mesh.

makahia  R  nvi. roving, unsteady, restless eyes; sleepless.

maka hiamoe, makahiamoe  R  nvi. sleepy eyes; sleepy, drowsy.

makahiapo  R  n. first-born child, oldest child. lit., firstborn person.

makahiki₁  R  nvs. year, age; annual, yearly (sometimes written

makahiki₂  R  n. ancient festival beginning about the middle of October and lasting about four months, with...

Makahiki Hou  R  n. New Year.

makahiki lā keu  R  n. leap year. lit., extra-day year.

makahiki lele ʻoi  R  n. var. spelling of makahiki leleʻoi, leap year. lit., year jump ahead.

makahiki leleʻoi, makahiki lele ʻoi  R  n. leap year. lit., year jump ahead.

maka hilahila  R  nvs. bashful eyes; bashful, timidly averting one's gaze.

makahinu  R  n. kind of hard stone.

maka hinu  R  n. bright face, cheerful look.

makahiʻo  R  vt. to explore.

maka hīʻō  R  n. eyes that dart in every direction, as if looking for mischief; a mischievously alluring...

mākahi ʻoā  R   a net mesh larger than one finger's width, but not large enough for two fingers, 1 -...

Makaholowaʻa  R  n. name of a star, perhaps variant name for the North Star. lit., sailing-canoe...

maka hou  R  n. beginning, new start.

makahune  R  n. fine mesh or weft, as of net or mat.

makahūnōwai  R  var. spelling of makuahūnōai, parent-in-law...

makai  R   on the seaside, toward the sea, in the direction of the sea...

mākai  R   rare var. of mānai, needle.

mākaʻi₁  R  nvt. policeman, guard; to police, inspect, spy.
 

mākaʻi₂  R   Manu mākaʻi.

Mākaʻi₃  R  n. Enif, a star.

makaia  R   a rare term defined in as a swift runner; probably

makaiʻa₁  R  n. whitened pupil of a blind person's eye, cataract. lit., fish eye.

makaiʻa₂  R  n. a kind of stone, used for adzes and poi pounders.

makaiʻa₃  R  n. see makaia.

mākaia  R  nvi. revenge, vengeance, treachery, betrayal, traitor, betrayer, turncoat; treacherous.

makaiauli  R  n. a limpet, Celluna exarata; flesh within

maka ihe  R  n. spear point.

mākaʻi hoʻomalu  R  n. probation officer.

mākaʻi hoʻomalu pō  R  n. patrolling night police. lit., police making night peaceful.

maka ihu  R  n. bowsprit of a canoe; sharp point at the bow. lit., bow point.

makaihuwaʻa  R  n. phosphorescent light seen in water at night.

Makaihuwaʻa  R  n. star name.

mākaʻikaʻi  R  nvi. to visit, the sights; to stroll, make a tour, take a walk; to look upon ; spectator.

ma ka ʻikamu  R   à la carte, as on a menu.

maka ʻike  R  vt. to see clearly and with keen powers of observation; to see more than most, especially to...

maka iki  R  n. eye smaller than the other. lit., small eye.

mākaʻi kiaʻi  R  n. security guard. lit., guard (who) watches. also

mākaʻi kiʻekiʻe  R  n. high sheriff.

Makaikiolea  R  n. wind name, probably at Kauaʻi. lit.,...

mākaʻikiu  R  n. detective. lit., spying police.

mākaʻi koa  R  n. military police. lit., soldier police.

mākaʻi kū huina  R  n. traffic policeman. lit., policeman stationed at corners.

maka ila  R  n. a senile pigmentation caused by sunburn of the eye, as found among Hawaiians; person with...

makaili  R  n. rocky patches where sweet potatoes or taro were...

makailo  R  n. young shoot, as for transplanting.

Makaʻimoʻimo  R  n. name of a constellation in the Milky Way. lit., blinking eyes, twinkling eyes.

makaʻina  R  nvs. guard; watchful.

maka ʻino  R  vt. to look at with hatred; to lose affection for one; one who looks with hatred.

mākaʻi nui  R  n. sheriff.

makaʻīʻō  R   same as maka

Makaʻiolani  R  n. name of a star. lit., eye of the royal hawk.

mākaʻi pō  R  n. night watchman, night police.

makaiwa₁  R  n. mother-of-pearl eyes, as in an image, especially of the god

Makaiwa₂  R  n. nine guiding stars.

mākaʻi wahine  R  n. police matron.

makakāʻalā  R   same as maka keleawe.

makakai  R  nvs. sea-washed; spray.

maka kakaʻa  R  n.v. shifty eyes; to have such.

Makakakeka, Madagaseka  R  n. Madagascar.

maka kanaka  R  n. many people, crowds of people.

makakau  R  n. awareness.

makakēhau  R  n. heart's desire. lit., dew eye.

maka keleawe  R  n. brazen look; horse eye of a whitish color, but with good vision. lit., brass...

makakema, makeima, makekemia  R  n. macadamia.

makakī  R  vt. to look at with hatred.

maka kiʻekiʻe  R  n. proud look ; haughty air.

maka kihi  R  nvi. to look out of the corner of the eyes; eye drawn back at the corner.

maka kiʻi  R  nvi. flirtatious eyes; to lure or attract with the eyes.

makakiʻi  R  n. mask. lit., image face.

maka kila₁  R  n. a name given to the kala poni, sweet...

maka kila₂  R  n. pen; steel point, as of a weapon. lit., steel (Eng.)...

maka kilo  R  nvi. observant, watchful eyes; to watch with great attention.

makakina, makasina  R  n. magazine.

makākiu  R  nvs. spy, detective, spying eye; watchful, vigilant, spying; to spy.

maka koa  R  nvs. bold, unafraid, fierce. lit., brave eye.

maka koʻa, māka koʻa  R  n. landmark for a fishing ground. lit., fishing-ground point.

māka koʻa  R  n. var. spelling of maka koʻa, landmark for a fishing ground. lit., fishing-ground point.

maka koali  R  n. wild sweet potato found in Puna, Hawaiʻi;...

makakoho  R  n. priority.

maka kole  R   same as mākole, inflamed or sore eye; bloodshot; red-eyed...

makakū  R  n. creative imagination of an artist.

maka kui  R  n. needle or nail point; stitch. cf. maka...

makakuʻikuʻi  R  vt. to scowl, leer hatefully. lit., pounding eyes.

Makakukeka, Masakuseta  R  n. Massachusetts.

makakumu  R  vs. primitive.

makala₁  R  vs. to loosen, undo, untie, open a little, liberate or set at liberty; to remit, as a debt; to...

makala₂  R  n. a trail.

makāla  R   short for makaʻala, alert, vigilant...

mākala₁  R  n. myrtle.

mākala₂  R  n. marshal.

Mākala₃  R   Marshall (Islands).

mākala₄  R  n. muscle. Niʻihau.

Mākala ʻAilana, Mākala  R  n. Marshall Islands.

mākala alo ʻūhā  R   see mākala ʻūhā.

mākala ʻamo  R  n. sphincter, i.e. an annular muscle surrounding and able to contract or close a bodily...

makalae, makālae  R  loc.n. beach, shore, coast near a point (lae).

makālae  R  loc.n. var. spelling of makalae, beach, shore, coast near a point (lae).

makalahia₁  R  vs. sleepless, awake.

makalahia₂  R   pas/imp. of makala₁, to loosen, undo, untie, open a little, liberate or set at liberty...

mākala hope alo ʻūhā  R   see mākala ʻūhā.

mākala kaʻakepa ʻūhā  R  n. sartorius muscle crossing the anterior portion of the upper leg. lit.,...

mākalakala₁  R   redup. of makala, loosen, undo...

mākalakala₂  R   same as makalahia, sleepless, awake...

mākalakala₃  R  vs. decoded, solved.

mākala kaupē  R  n. deltoid muscle of the upper arm. lit., muscle (to) put a paddle forward.

māʻkala keʻahaka  R  n. rectus abdominus muscle of the anterior torso.

mākala kū hiō  R  n. abdominus oblique muscle. lit., oblique muscle.

mākala kuʻi ʻūhā  R   see mākala ʻūhā.

mākala kū kōkua  R  n. striated muscle.

mākala kumukolu  R  n. triceps, i.e. the muscle of the back of the upper arm. lit., muscle (with)...

mākala kumu ʻūha  R   see mākala ʻūhā.

mākala kūʻokoʻa  R  n. smooth muscle.

maka lalau  R  nvs. cross-eyed, with eyes that seem to look inward. lit., roving eyes.

mākala luli poʻo  R  n. sternocleido-mastoid muscle, i.e. the muscles between the sternum and the base of...

mākala maha  R  n. temporalis muscle, i.e. the muscle of the side of the head. lit., temple muscle.

mākala nuku  R  n. orbicularis oris, i.e. the muscles surrounding the mouth and lips. lit., snout...

mākala ʻōpū  R  n. abdominal muscle. lit., abdomen muscle.

mākala pelu mua  R  n. tibialis muscle, i.e. the muscle of the lower leg and foot region. lit.,...

makalapua  R  vi. handsome, beautiful; to blossom forth.

mākala puʻuwai  R  n. cardiac muscle. lit., heart muscle.

makalau₁  R  n. carbuncle, boil.

makalau₂  R  n. cluster of spears.

makalau₃  R  n. many buds, as on a pussy willow. fig., many offspring.

makalau₄  R  n. tesselation, in math.

mākala ʻuala  R  n. biceps, i.e. the muscle of the front of the upper arm. lit., biceps muscle.

mākala ʻūhā  R  n. any muscle of the quadriceps femoris group, the group of muscles that extend the leg. ...

Makalaukoa  R  n. rain name.

mākala ʻulu  R  n. gastrocnemius or calf muscle of the anterior of the lower leg. also...

makāla ulua  R  n. ulua fishermen; seekers of human victims...

mākala uma iki  R  n. pectoralis minor muscle of the upper chest. lit., small chest muscle.

mākala uma nui  R  n. pectoralis major muscle of the upper chest. lit., large chest muscle.

maka launa  R  vs. friendly, having many friends and associates; sociable.

makalauna  R  vs. compatible, as numbers, in math.

mākala ʻūpā  R  n. masseter muscle, i.e. the muscle that closes the jaw. lit., muscle (that) opens...

makalē  R  n. mackerel, canned sardines.

maka leʻa  R  nvs. twinkle-eyed, happy-eyed, mischievous.

makaleha  R  vi. to look about as in wonder or admiration, to glance.

makaleho  R  nvs., nvt. covetous, lustful, wanton, lascivious; incontinence; to admire , desire. lit.,...

maka lehua  R  nvs. lehua flower petals. fig.,...

mākālei₁  R  n. fish trap.

mākālei₂  R  n. name of a supernatural tree found on Molokaʻi;...

mākālei₃  R  n. same as melomelo, a stick lure.

makalele  R  n. name of a major illness (no data).

makalena  R  n. fine muslin cloth.

maka lena₁  R  nvs. unfriendly, suspicious glance from under the eyelid; to glance thus. lit., drawn...

maka lena₂  R  n. yellow center of a flower, as of a daisy.

makalena puʻu  R  n. dotted swiss cloth. lit., lumped muslin.

makali₁  R   same as mali, to flatter.

makali₂  R  vs. barely cooked, underdone.

makali₃  R  vs. glowing, bright, as of fire.

makali₄  R  vt. to bait a hook.

makaliʻi₁  R  nvs. tiny, very small, fine, wee, small-meshed; narrow wefts.

Makaliʻi₂  R  n. Pleiades; Castor and Pollux. see

Makaliʻi₃  R  n. Hawaiian month name; the six summer months collectively.

Makaliʻi₄  R   a chief of Waimea, Kauai, father-in-law...

makaliʻiliʻi  R   redup. of makaliʻi, tiny, very small, fine, wee, small-meshed...

makalika  R  n. marguerite, daisy.

makalike  R  nvs. uniform, as in color, style, clothes. lit., similar face.

maka lilio  R  n. eyes with epicanthic fold.

makalina  R  n. margarine, oleomargarine.

makalio  R  vs. taut, as a rope. lit., tight mesh.

maka loa  R  vs. very green, as a fruit; barely cooked, very raw.

makaloa₁  R  n. a perennial sedge (Cyperus laevigatus), found in or near fresh or salt water in warm...

makaloa₂  R  n. general name for shellfish with long sharp edges (Thais intermedia, Drupa...

makaloa₃  R  n. a seaweed.

maka lokomaikaʻi  R  n. bountiful eye ; one who looks kindly, charitably, and with good will. lit.,...

maka lole  R  n. eyelid turned back, exposing the under side of the lid; an insulting term, as prisoners...

makaloni  R  n. macaroni.

maka lua₁  R  vs. two-face, double-edged; two-fold, as a plaited mat; hypocritical.

maka lua₂  R  n. socket of the eyeball. fig., depths of the sea.

maka lua₃  R  n. fishing net with mesh wide enough to admit two fingers. lit., double mesh.

mākālua₁  R  nvi. hole for house posts or for planting, as taro; to dig...

mākālua kele  R  n. a large mākālua hole.

maka luhi  R  n. tired eyes, tired people, especially those who have been working hard on a community...

makaluku  R  vt. to plan slaughter; to determine to destroy.

makamae  R  vs. precious, of great value, highly prized, darling.

makamaka₁  R  n. intimate friend with whom one is on terms of receiving and giving freely; pal, buddy;...

makamaka₂  R   redup. of maka, raw, fresh.

makamaka₃  R  n. buds, as forming on the corm of a taro.

makamaka hānai  R  n. friend.

makamaka heluhelu  R  n. reader, as of a newspaper. lit., reading friend.

makamaka nui  R  n. one with a host of friends because of a genial, kindly, or hospitable nature; many...

māka manamana lima  R  n. finger-print. Niʻihau. also...

makame, madame  R  n. Madame.

maka mino  R  n. indented, non-protruding nipple, as is difficult for a baby to grasp.

maka moena  R  n. mesh in mat made by plaiting over one and under one; similar style in quilting; check...

maka momi  R   see momi₅.

makamua  R  n. lead horses or oxen in a team.

maka mua  R  n. first, beginning, commencement, first time; first child of a family. lit., first...

makana  R  nvt. gift, present; reward, award, donation, prize; to give a gift, donate.

makanaʻā  R  n. plants growing on lava beds (probably a contraction or

makana aloha  R  n. gift of friendship or love; freewill offering.

makanahele  R  vs. wild, untamed; of the wilderness or forest. lit., forest person.

makana hele  R  n. parting gift. lit., going gift.

makanalau  R   same as makalau.

makanau  R  n. twinkling of eyes.

makanekiuma  R  n. magnesium.

makani₁  R  nvs. wind, breeze; gas in the stomach, flatulent wind; windy; to blow. fig., anger, gossip...

makani₂  R  n. ghost, spirit.

makani₃  R  interj. call of sentinel, similar to "all's well".