n

na    ne    ni    no    nu       

n-₁  initial in no,

n-₂  initial of words for soft sounds and movements. cf.

-na₂  R   rare pas/imp.; suffix.

na  R  prep. by, for, belonging to (a-form; see

na-, nā-  R   prefixes indicating a quality or state.

-na₁  R   common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with shortening of a long vowel in the base.

-na₃  R   his, her (in poss. kāna,

nā-  R  var. spelling of na-, prefixes indicating a quality or state...

nā₁  R  vs. calmed, quieted, pacified, assuaged, soothed; settled, as a claim.

nā₂  R  vi. to moan, groan, wail.

nā₃  R   plural definite article.

nā₄  R  demonstrative part. indicating the addressee, sometimes said disrespectfully and translated 'you'.

naʻa  R  vs. firmly seated.

nāʻā  R  vs. covered with ashes, as a fire.

nāʻana  R  n. review, checkpoint. sh. nānā +...

naʻanaʻa₁  R  vs. potbellied, protruding.

naʻanaʻa₂  R  vs. confused, bewildered.

naʻanaʻau  R  n. small intestine.

Nāānuenueʻewalu  R  n. stroke in lua fighting. lit., the eight...

naʻau  R  n. intestines, bowels, guts; mind, heart, affections; of the heart or mind; mood, temper,...

Naʻauakeʻaihaku  R  n. name of a star. lit., heart eager to rule as a lord.

naʻau aliʻi  R  nvs. kind, thoughtful, forgiving, loving, possessed of

naʻau aloha  R  nvs. filled with aloha, beneficent, benevolent (similar to meanings of

naʻauao  R  nvs. learned, enlightened, intelligent, wise; learning, knowledge, wisdom, science. lit.,...

naauau  R   remission of a taboo.

naʻauʻau  R   same as naʻauʻauā.

naʻauauā  R  nvi. var. spelling of naʻauʻauā, intense grief; anguish so great that it may lead to suicide; to mourn, grieve.

naʻauʻauā, naʻauauā  R  nvi. intense grief; anguish so great that it may lead to suicide; to mourn, grieve.

naʻau hoʻokiʻekiʻe  R  nvs. conceited, proud, willful; proud heart.

naʻau ʻinoʻino  R  nvs. malicious, malevolent; evil or nasty heart, misanthrope.

naʻaukake₁  R  n. sausage, wiener. lit., sausage (Eng.) intestines.

naʻaukake₂  R  n. same as uahiapele₁, a variety of sugar cane.

naʻaukake ʻAmelika  R  n. hot dog. lit., American sausage.

naʻau keʻemoa  R  vs. evil-hearted.

naʻau kōkua ʻole  R  vs. uncooperative, unaccommodating

naʻau kopekope  R  nvs. of hateful or nasty nature, spiteful, surly, malevolent; sour or surly disposition,...

naʻau kūhili  R  vs. blundering, careless, thoughtless.

naʻau lauwili  R  n. name of an introduced flower (no data).

naʻau lua  R  vs. doubtful, two-minded, undecided, indecisive.

naʻaumoa  R  n. appendix. lit., chicken intestines.

naʻau palupalu  R  vs. soft- or tender-hearted.

naʻau pēpē  R  nvi. modest heart; to have such; unpretentious.

naʻaupō  R  nvs. ignorant, unenlightened, uncivilized, benighted; ignorance, ignoramus. lit., night...

naʻau pōkole  R   short-tempered; lit., short intestine.

naʻau pono  R  nvs. upright, just; right-minded; upright heart.

naʻauwili  R   same as naʻaumoa, appendix...

nae₁  R  nvi. shortness of breath; to pant or puff for breath, as a result of overexercise or asthma.

nae₂  R  nvs. fragrant, sweet-smelling; fragrance.

nae₃  R  n. fishing net with small meshes; net structure to which feathers were attached for feather capes.

nae₄  R   to give or parcel out equally, as food.

naʻe₁  R  loc.n. easterly, windward (used in some localities only, as on

naʻe₂  R  conj. but, yet, furthermore, still, nevertheless.

naeʻāʻīkū  R  n. croup. lit., gasping croup.

nāeheehe  R  vs. soft, thin.

nae kuku  R  n. bag nets of fine-meshed nae (netting)...

naele₁  R  n. rock crevice, as in the sea; full of holes, chinks.

naele₂  R  vs. stretched out of shape; yielding, soft, miry, spongy; misshapen; swamp, mire, bog; to...

nāʻele  R   same as nāʻeleʻele₁, weeds...

naeleele  R   redup. of naele, crevice

nāʻeleʻele₁  R   var. of nāhelehele, weeds...

nāʻeleʻele₂  R  vs. rotten, as timber.

naelona  R  n. nylon.

naenae  R   redup. of nae₁, shortness of breath...

naʻenaʻe₁  R  n. all species of native genus in the daisy family (Dubautia), which are shrubs or...

naʻenaʻe₂  R  vs. fragrant, as the naʻenaʻe bloom. (But...

naʻenaʻe₃  R  n. design on outer sheet of a sleeping tapa.

naʻenaʻe₄  R  n. fish of surgeon family (Acanthurus olivaceus).

naʻenaʻe₅  R  vs. quick, alert.

naenaele  R   redup. of naele₂.

naʻenaʻe pua kea  R  n. a kind of naʻenaʻe (Dubautia...

naʻenaʻe pua melemele  R  n. a kind of naʻenaʻe (...

naʻenaʻe ʻula  R  n. a kind of naʻenaʻe (Dubautia...

naeʻoaikū  R  n. severe asthma.

naeʻōpuakau  R  n. a disease, accompanied by shortness of breath (

naeʻowaikū  R   var. spelling of nae ʻoaikū, severe asthma...

naepuni  R   same as nae₃, fishing net with small meshes; net structure to which feathers were attached for feather capes...

nae waikū  R   same as nae ʻoaikū, asthma...

naha₁  R  vs. bent, curved, bowlegged.

naha₂  R  nvi. union of a chief with his half-sister; their offspring was entitled to the...

nahā₁  R  vs. cracked, broken, as a dish; smashed to bits, as masonry; to act as a purgative; to split...

nahā₂  R  vi. to blot out from sight.

nahae₁  R  vt. torn, rent; tear; to rip or tear (said figuratively of emotions).

nahae₂  R  vs. branching out, as a family.

nāhaehae  R   redup. of nahae, torn, rent

nāhāhā  R   redup. of nahā, cracked, broken...

naha iʻa  R  n. small school of reef fish, such as manini...

nahanaha  R   redup. of naha₁, bent, curved...

nāhanahā  R   redup. of nahā, cracked, broken...

nahanahae  R   redup. of nahae, torn, rent; tear; to rip or tear...

nahanawele  R   rare var. of nahawele₁, bivalve...

nahau  R  n. arrow, an indicator; arrowhead. see pua,...

nahā wale  R  vs. fragile, as glass. lit., easily broken.

nahawele₁  R  n. a bivalve of the family Isognomonidae. On

nahawele₂  R   same as hulu ʻīlio, (Chaetomorpha antennina), a seaweed.

nahawele liʻiliʻi  R  n. a shell (Brachidontes crebristriatus). lit., small...

nahe  R   rare var. of nahenahe, soft, sweet...

naheka, nahesa  R  n. snake.

naheka huelo kani, nahesa huelo kani  R  n. rattlesnake. lit., tail-sounding snake.

nahele  R  n. forest, grove, wilderness, bush; trees, shrubs, vegetation, weeds.

nāhelehele  R   redup. of nahele, forest, grove,...

nāhelehesa  R  n. snakeweed. Sh. nāhelehele + nahesa.

nahele maneʻo  R  n. nettle. lit., itching plant.

nahele maʻukele  R  n. rain forest. lit., rain-forest area forest.

nahenahe  R  vs. soft, sweet, melodious, as music or a gentle voice; soft, as fine cloth; softly blowing, as...

nahesa  R  n. snake.

nahesa huelo kani  R  var. spelling of naheka huelo kani, rattlesnake...

nāhesa pulu  R  n. bullsnake.

nahi₁  R   var. of lahi, thin, frail, delicate...

nahi₂  R  n. lichen, general term.

nāhi₁  R  paucal article. Some, few, the, the little (contraction of nā,...

nāhi₂  R  n. the fires (contraction of nā...

Nāhiku  R  n. constellation of the Big Dipper. lit., the seven.

nāhili  R  vs. blundering, confused, perplexed, wandering off the course; careless, awkward.

nahinahi  R   var. of lahilahi, weak, flimsy...

nahiolea  R  n. a variety of taro.

naho  R  nvs. hollow, as a cleft where fish hide; deepset, as eyes of a starving person; eye sockets.
...

nahoa₁  R  vs. bold, defiant, daring.

nahoa₂  R  nvi. head wound; intense headache; mental agony; hit or wounded in the head.

nāhoahoa  R   redup. of nahoa₁, bold, nahoa₂, head wound...

naho iʻa  R  n. small school of reef fish, such as manini...

Nāhōkūmāhana  R   see Māhana.

Nāhōkūpā  R  n. constellation of five stars forming a circle; they are said to be near...

naholo, nāholo  R  vi. to flee, of several; to run away; gone away.

nāholo  R  vi. var. spelling of naholo, to flee, of several; to run away; gone away.

nāholoholo₁  R   redup. of naholo, flee...

Nāholoholo₂  R  n. name of a star, perhaps Venus.

nahonaho  R   redup. of naho, hollow...

nahu₁  R  nvt. to bite; to have a tendency to bite, as a dog; bite. to sting, as beating rain; pain, as of...

nahu₂  R  n. inexplicable bruise seen on the body, believed caused by the ghost of a living person who was...

nahua₁  R   pas/imp. of nahu, to bite, to sting, as beating rain, pain, as of stomachache or of childbirth...

Nahua₂  R  n. wind associated with Kāʻanapali, Maui.

Nāhuihui  R  n. the Pleiades. also Nāhuihuiamakaliʻi, the clusters of Pleiades.

Nā Hui Nui ʻElima  R  n. The Big Five, i.e. the five corporations that controlled most of the sugar...

nahu kuakoko  R  n. labor pains.

nahumaka  R  n. fattened, as a dog for offering.

nahuna  R  n. bite.

nahunahu  R   redup. of nahu; to suffer pangs of childbirth.

nahunahuihu  R  n. family discord, quarrel. lit., nose biting.

nahunahupū  R  vt. to bite into with relish.

-naʻi  R   a rare transitivizer. cf. hili, to...

naʻi₁  R  nvt. to conquer, take by force; conqueror.

naʻi₂  R  vt. to strive to obtain, endeavor to examine or understand.

naia  R  vs. insecurely tied.

na ia  R   same as the poss. nāna, but rare.

naiʻa  R  n. porpoise, dolphin.

naʻiau  R  vt. to add to, join to.

nāʻīā ʻumi  R  vt. to boycott, i.e. abstain from buying from or dealing with (a company) as a means of...

Naigera  R  n. Niger; Nigerien.

Naigeria  R  n. Nigeria; Nigerian.

nāiʻi  R  vt. to remove, take out.

nāʻīʻike  R  vt. to refuse to see, especially a relative or friend; to disown.

naika, naita  R  n. knight.

nāʻike  R   same as nāʻīʻike.

naikokene  R  n. nitrogen; nitric.

naikola  R   similar to ʻaikola, interj. of scorn or derision, especially rejoicing over others' misfortunes..., hoʻonaʻaikola, same as hōʻaikola, contemptuous, contemptuousness...

naʻina  R  n. conquering, endeavoring, etc.

nainai  R   rare var. of nanai, difficult to climb, as a cliff, stiff-backed..., nānai, same as pānānai, shallow...

naʻinaʻi₁  R   redup. of naʻi₁, to conquer, take by force..., naʻi₂, to strive to obtain, endeavor to examine or understand...

naʻinaʻi₂  R  vs. crabbed, bitter, cross, of sour disposition; morose; ill-disposed; opposing.

naʻinaʻi₃  R  vi. to shorten, to make short.

naʻinaʻi₄  R   similar to pīnaʻi₁, again and again, repeatedly...

naʻinaʻi₅  R  n. variety of fish (no data).

naʻinaʻi₆  R  vs. lower case, small. cf. maʻaka, ...

naʻinaʻi mimi  R  n. contest in urinating by small boys. lit., urine striving.

naʻinaʻina mimi  R   same as naʻinaʻi mimi, contest in urinating by small boys...

naio₁  R  n. pinworm, as in the rectum; white specks in feces; larvae, as of mosquitos; worm in dung or in...

naio₂  R  n. inferior taro left in the field after the crop is...

naio₃  R  n. the bastard sandal-wood (Myoporum sandwicense), a native tree, with hard, dark...

naio₄  R  n. name of a seaweed.

naio ʻai kae  R  n. dung-eating pinworm, said contemptuously of slanderers.

naioea  R  n. a native variety of taro, with long, blackish leaf stem;...

naio makika  R  n. mosquito larvae.

naita  R  var. spelling of naika, knight...

naka₁  R  nvi. to quiver, quake, tremble, shake, as jello or as with cold or fear; shaky, unsteady, shivering...

naka₂  R  vi. to crack open, as earth from the heat; cracked and peeling, as the skin of one who has drunk ...

naka₃  R  n. a land shell (Thaumatodon nesophila).

naka₄  R  n. a sea creature.

Nākāamakaliʻi  R  n. Pleiades. lit., the bailers of

nakaka  R   redup. of naka₂, crack open...

nakakaka  R   redup. of naka₂, crack open...

naka kāniʻo  R  n. a land shell (Nesophila thaanumi). lit., streaked

naka kua mauna  R  n. a land shell (Nesophila thaanumi, N. nesodonta). lit.,...

naka kua poʻi  R   same as ʻopihi kapuaʻi lio, limpet, umbrella shell...

Nakalike, Nazarite  R  n. Nazarite. (Bib.)

nakanaka  R   redup. of naka₁, to quiver, quake, tremble, shake..., naka₂, to crack open, as earth from the heat...

Nākao  R  n. belt and sword in the constellation of Orion. lit., the darts.

naka ʻōniʻoniʻo  R  n. a marine mollusk (Pleurobranchus). lit., mottled

nakapa, natapa  R  n. stacte [sweet spice used in ancient Hebrew incense].

Nakauilaniʻelua  R  n. star name (no data).

Nakawila, Nasavila  R  n. Nashville.

nake  R  n. name of a fish (no data).

nākea  R  n. endemic fresh-water fish (Awaous [Chonophorous] stamineus) of the...

nakeke₁  R  nvi. rattling, as of a window; rustling, as of paper.

nakeke₂  R  n. a brown seaweed (Hydroclathrus clathratus), resembling

nakekeke  R   redup. of nakeke₁, rattling...

nakele  R  nvs. soft, boggy, slippery, yielding, sinking in; a shallow boggy area.

nākelekele  R   redup. of nakele, soft, boggy, slippery, yielding, sinking in...

Nā Kelikoli ʻĀkau Komohana  R  n. Northwestern Territories.

naki  R   same as nākiʻi, to tie...

nāki  R  n. tribe of people, outside of Hawaiʻi.

nākiʻi  R  vt. to tie.

Nākiʻikiʻi  R  n. Zuben Elschamali, a star.

nākiʻikiʻi  R   redup. of nākiʻi, to tie...

nakili  R  vi. to glimmer through, as light through a small opening; to begin to open, as eyes of a young...

nākilikili  R   redup. of nakili, to glimmer through, as light through a small opening...

nakilinaka  R  n. tundra.

nakinaki₁  R   redup. of naki, to tie...

nakinaki₂  R  n. difficult breathing, as during an asthma attack.

Nakiwile  R  n. Nashville.

-nakoa  R   hoʻo.

Nākōkōamakaliʻi  R  n. probably Pleiades. lit., the nets of

nakokolo  R   similar to nākolokolo, redup. of nākolo₁, rumbling, nākolo₂, crawl...

nākolo₁  R  nvi. rumbling, roaring, as of surf or thunder; reverberating.

nākolo₂  R   redup. of kolo, to crawl (perhaps nakolo).

nākolokolo  R   redup. of nākolo₁, rumbling, nākolo₂, crawl...

naku₁  R  vi. to root, wallow, as a hog; to tread, trample, push, as through mud or grass; to struggle; to...

naku₂  R   same as nānaku, a bulrush.

naku₃  R  n. a kind of red-skinned onion.

-nākū  R   hoʻo.

nakue  R   active, diligent.

nakuʻe₁  R  nvi. elbowing; to elbow; piston-like motion.

nakuʻe₂  R   var. of nākuʻi, rumble, roar...

nākuʻi  R  nvi. to rumble, roar, thump; rumbling; beating, as the heart; thrilled (perhaps...

nakulehu  R  n. a variety of white sweet potato.

-nakuli  R   hoʻo.

nakulu  R  nvi. dripping, as water; patter, clatter, rattle, echo; rumbling, as the stomach; grumbling;...

nakuluʻai  R  vs. praiseworthy, upright.

nākulukulu  R   redup. of nakulu, dripping, rumbling...

nakunaku  R   redup. of naku₁, to root, wallow, as a hog; to tread, trample, push, as through mud or grass; to struggle...

nala₁  R   var. of ulana, to plait.

nala₂  R  n. a kind of fish (no data).

nala₃  R  n. a measurement of 6 cm.

Nā Lāhui Huipū  R  n. United Nations.

nalala  R  n. dinosaur.

Nālālaniapililua  R  n. name of a constellation. lit., the lines of the clinging ones.

nale₁  R  vs. clear, bright.

nale₂  R   not fast; movable; independent.

nalea  R  n. trick, as a dog's.

naleko, naredo  R  n. nard , spikenard .

nalenale  R   redup. of nale₁, clear, nale₂, movable...

nali  R  vt. to nibble, gnaw.

nalilikoʻi  R  n. a variety of taro.

nalinali  R   redup. of nali, nibble, gnaw...

nalo₁  R  vs. lost, vanished, concealed, hidden, forgotten, missing; to lose, pass away, disappear (a...

nalo₂  R  n. the common housefly and other two-winged insects.

naloʻaki  R  n. var. spelling of nalo ʻaki, small stinging fly...

nalo ʻaki, naloʻaki  R  n. small stinging fly, as the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) and horn fly (...

nalohia  R   pas/imp. of nalo₁, lost, vanished, concealed, hidden, forgotten, missing...

nalo hopeʻeha  R  n. var. spelling of nalo hope ʻeha, hornet (Puk. 23.28) and other Hymenoptera. lit....

nalo hope ʻeha, nalo hopeʻeha  R  n. hornet and other Hymenoptera. lit., fly with stinging posterior.

nalo keleawe  R  n. a fly, perhaps the hover fly (Syrphidae). lit., brass fly.

nalo lawe lepo  R  n. mud wasp, as Sceliphron caementarium. lit., dirt-toting fly.

nalo loa  R  vs. lost forever, forever.

nalo meli  R  n. honey bee (Apis mellifera). lit., honey fly.

nalo meli mōʻi wahine  R  n. queen bee.

nalo meli noho hale  R  n. drone bee. lit., house-staying honey bee.

nalo meli paʻahana  R  n. worker bee. lit., industrious honey bee.

nalo nahu  R  n. stinging fly. lit., biting fly.

nalonalo  R   redup. of nalo₁, lost, vanished...

nalo paka  R  n. tick (Hippoboscidae); ensign fly (Evaniidae). lit., lean fly.

nalopeʻe  R  vs. camouflaged.

nalo pilau  R  n. bluebottle fly (Calliphoridae). lit., stink fly.

nalo ʻuiʻuiki  R  n. firefly. lit., glimmering fly.

nalowale  R  vs. lost, gone, forgotten, vanished, missing, hidden, extinct, disappeared (especially if...

nalowale loa  R  vs. extinct.

nalo wiʻu  R  n. midge fly. lit., fly (whose bite) smarts with pain.

nalu₁  R  nvi. wave, surf; full of waves; to form waves; wavy, as wood grain.

nalu₂  R  vt. to ponder, meditate, reflect, mull over, speculate. cf. .

nalu₃  R  n. amnion, amniotic fluid.

naluā, naluwā  R  vt. to nourish resentment, sulk.

naluea  R  n. nausea.

nalu haʻi lala  R  n. wave that breaks diagonally.

nalu haʻi muku  R  n. wave that breaks to the left...

nalu hoʻokaumaha  R  vt. to ponder sadly, brood.

nalukai  R  vs. weatherworn, as old canoes or persons who have weathered the storms of life. lit.,...

Nalukākala  R  n. Kingman Reef. lit., surf that arrives in combers.

nalu kua loloa  R  n. long wave.

naluli  R  vi. shaky, unsteady, swaying (less common than luli...

naluliluli  R   redup. of naluli.

nalulu  R  nvi. dull headache; dull pain in the stomach, queasy; to have such pains.

nalu miki  R  n. receding wave.

nalu muku  R  n. broken section of wave.

nalunalu  R  vs. rough, of a sea with high waves; to form high waves.

nalu pū kī  R  n. wave that shoots high.

naluwā  R   var. spelling of naluā, to nourish resentment, sulk...

Nāmāhoe  R  n. Castor and Pollux, Gemini. lit., the twins.

namauahi  R  vs. thinly scattered, few, of sparse growth.

Namibia  R  n. Namibia; Namibian.

Nā Moana Wai  R  n. The Great Lakes.

namu₁  R  nvt. unintelligible muttering, gibberish; any foreign language, especially English; to speak...

namu₂  R  vt. to nibble; to chew with closed mouth.

namu₃  R  n. name of a fish. (no data).

Nāmū  R  n. legendary little people. lit., the silent ones.

nāmua  R  n. preview.

namunamu  R   redup. of namu₁, namu₂; to grumble, complain, mumble, babble.

namu paʻi ʻai, namu paʻi kalo  R  n. pidgin English. lit., hard-poi gibberish, hard-

namu paʻi kalo  R   var. spelling of namu paʻi ʻai, pidgin English...

nana₁  R   var. of ulana₁, to plait, weave, knit, braid...

nana₂  R   short for ʻīnana, a plant...

Nana₃  R  n. name of a star (no data).

Nana₄  R  n. name of a month.

nana₅  R  n. a variety of taro.

nana₆  R   similar to manana; to spread.

nana₇  R  n. a variety of fish (no data).

nanā  R  vs. snarling; to strut or provoke, as one looking for a fight, as a threatening boaster, or...

nāna  R  n.-poss. for him, her, it; by him, her, it; belonging to him, her, it, whose (cf.

nānā₁  R  vt. to look at, observe, see, notice, inspect; to care for, pay attention to, take care of.

nānā₂  R  nvi. quiet restful.

nānā₃  R  n. goat.

nanaʻa  R   var. of naʻanaʻa, potbellied, protruding...; confused, bewildered...

nānā ao  R  n.v. cloud interpreter, one who observes the clouds; to observe omens in the clouds; seer,...

nanaau  R   var. of lanaau, to float or drift with the current, ramble...

nanae₁  R   redup. of nae₁, shortness of breath...

nanae₂  R  vs. potbellied, fat.

nanaʻe  R  n. small piece of land.

nanahā  R   redup. of nahā, cracked...

nanahe₁  R   same as nahenahe, soft, sweet...

nanahe₂  R   weak, as from not eating; thin, as silk.

nanahea  R  vs. animated, as birds; lively.

nanahili  R   redup. of nāhili, blundering, confused, perplexed, wandering off the course...

nanaho  R   redup. of naho, hollow...

nānāhonua  R  n. a tropical American shrub (Brugmansia candida), known as the angel's trumpet; it...

Nānā Hope  R  n. Pollux.

nanahu  R   redup. of nahu, bite, pain...

nanahū  R  vs. bent out of shape, crooked, as a stick.

nānahu₁  R   var. of lānahu, charcoal, coal...

nānahu₂  R  n. a native variety of sugar cane, the red mutant of

nanahua₁  R   same as nanahu; ill-feeling, bitterness.

nanahua₂  R  n. a post temporarily set up in the back of the

nanahuki  R  vs. to pull away from; contrary, disdainful (perhaps from

nanai₁  R  vs. difficult to climb, as a cliff; stiff-backed; to walk with stiff back; humped over as a...

nanai₂  R   swift.

nanaʻi  R  vi. to spread, as a topped tree.

nānai₁  R   same as pānānai, shallow.

nānai₂  R  vi. empty, as a taro patch.

nānai₃  R  vi. taking an uneven course, as a canoe in a rough sea, or a kite.

Nānaʻi  R   var. of Lānaʻi, island name.

nanaiea  R  vs. weak, feeble, frail.

nānaina  R  n. general appearance, view, aspect, panorama, sight, scenery, scene.

nanaka  R   redup. of naka₁, to quiver, quake, tremble, shake..., naka₂, to crack open, as earth from the heat...; marked in sections, as a turtle's back or breadfruit skin.

nanakea  R  vs. pale, wan.

nānā keʻe  R   to look at with disfavor, look for faults.

nanaki  R   redup. of naki, to tie...

nānā kokoe  R   to look with disapproval.

nānaku  R   same as ʻakaʻakai, great bulrush (Scirpus validus).

nanakuka, nanasuka  R  n. nainsook. [a fine, soft-finished, cotton fabric]

nānākuli  R  vi. to look at but not respond when spoken to; to see but pay no attention, ignore. For the...

nanala  R   redup. of nala, to plait.

nānālā  R  n. sunflower (Helianthus annuus). lit., sun-gazer.

nanali  R   redup. of nali, nibble, gnaw...

nānālia  R   pas/imp. of nānā, to look at, observe, see, notice, inspect...

nānā maka  R  vt. to look at without helping; indifference to one in trouble; heartless.

nanamu  R   redup. of namu; to grumble.

Nānā Mua  R  n. the star Castor. cf. Māhana,...

nanana₁  R  vi. to flutter, as wings.

nanana₂  R   redup. of nana, to plait.

nanana₃  R   same as nananana₁, spider.

nanana₄  R  n. swelling, as in dropsy.

nananai  R   redup. of nanai₁, difficult to climb, as a cliff; stiff-backed...

nananaiea  R   redup. of nanaiea, weak, feeble...

nananakea  R   redup. of nanakea, pale, wan...

nananana₁  R  n. spider (Araneida); today this is the house spider, formerly the outdoors spider.

nananana₂  R   var. of lanalana₁, floating

nananana₃  R   var. of lanalana₂, lashings...

nananana hese ʻeleʻele  R  n. black widow, a spider. lit., black witch spider. also...

nanananaiea  R   same as nananaiea, weak, feeble...

nananana makakiʻi  R  n. happy face spider. lit., mask spider. also

nananana maka ʻole  R  n. no-eyed big-eyed hunting spider, from

nananapa  R   rare redup. of napa₁, uneven, napa₂, flexible, napa₃, delay...

nanani ʻeleʻele  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

nanani keʻokeʻo  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

nānānuʻu, nānānuʻu  R  n. design on Niʻihau mats consisting of...

nananuʻu mamao  R   same as lananuʻu mamao, oracle tower; the lowest floor was the lana, the second and more sacred floor was the nuʻu, and the top, where the high priest stood to conduct services was the mamao...

nanao₁  R   redup. of nao₁, ripple, ridge, as of twilled cloth or a tapa beater, groove, streak on tapa, grain of wood or stone, thread of a screw, crevice, as in rocks, grooved.

nanao₂  R   redup. of nao₂, to thrust the hands into an opening, as in fishing; to probe...

nānāʻole  R  nvi. disregard, heedless disregard; oblivious; to pay no attention.

nanapau  R   a tree.

nanapiko  R  n. a native variety of taro.

nānā pono  R  vt. to watch carefully, pay particular attention to, note carefully, stare at, observe,...

Nānāpua  R  n. said to be a name for Eromanga Island in the southern New Hebrides;...

nanasuka  R  var. spelling of nanakuka, nainsook...

nanau₁  R   redup. of nau, to chew.

nanau₂  R  vs. unfriendly, bitter, crabbed, estranged; to pay no attention to a call; to ignore, as former...

nanauha  R   same as kākāuha, rigid.

nanauki  R   same as nāukiuki, irritable...

nānā uli  R  n.v. to study the sky, as for omens; one who does so.

nanawa  R   same as nanau₂, unfriendly...

nānā wale  R  vt. just to look, especially to look on without helping.

nānawaū  R  vs. weakened, unhealthy, as plants; sickly.

nane₁  R  n. riddle, puzzle, parable, allegory; to riddle, speak in parables

nane₂  R   rare var. of nini₃, fence.

nanea₁  R  nvs. of absorbing interest, interesting; fascinating, enjoyable; repose, leisure, tranquility;...

nanea₂  R   same as mohihihi, a vine.

nanea₃  R  n. a seaweed (Hypnea nidifica).

nanehaʻi  R  n. problem, riddle to be solved. lit., telling riddle.

nane huna  R  n. hidden riddle, conundrum.

naneki  R  n. nankeen, denim.

Nanekina  R  n. Nanking.

nanenane  R   redup. of nane₁, riddle, puzzle, parable, allegory...

nani₁  R  nvs. beauty, glory, splendor; beautiful, pretty, glorious, splendid.

nani₂  R  n. beautiful flower (sometimes followed by -o- + place name). see...

nani₃  R  n. good thing (idiom).

nani₄  R  conj. since, because.

nani₅  R  interj. how much, how.

nani ahiahi  R  n. the four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa), from tropical America, a shrubby herb with...

nanialiʻi  R  n. var. spelling of nani aliʻi, allamandas with large yellow flowers (Allamanda cathartica and some varieties)...

nani aliʻi, nanialiʻi  R  n. allamandas with large yellow flowers (Allamanda cathartica and some varieties),...

naniha  R  n. an indigenous ʻoʻopu fish, Awaous...

Nanikokeka, Nanikoteka  R  n. Nantucket.

Nanikoteka  R  var. spelling of Nanikokeka, Nantucket...

Nanikukeka, Nanituketa  R  n. Nantucket.

nanikupulau  R  n. spring beauty, a kind of flower.

nani mau loa  R  n. an everlasting or strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum), from Australia, an...

naninani₁  R   redup. of nani₁, beauty, glory, splendor; beautiful, pretty, glorious, splendid...

naninani₂  R   same as nalinali, to gnaw.

naninui  R   soft stone used in making lūheʻe,...

naniohilo  R   same as wilelaiki, the Christmas-berry tree... Molokaʻi.

nanioolaʻa  R  n. a kind of Torenia (T. asiatica), a blue-flowered ornamental annual, belonging to...

Nanituketa  R  var. spelling of Nanikukeka, Nantucket...

nani Waiʻaleʻale  R  n. a native violet (Viola kauaensis) found only in high bogs on

nano  R   var. of nalo₁, lost, vanished...

nanō  R   var. of nonō, snore, gurgle...

nanoʻo  R  n. a dark-red or purple seaweed, said to be same as

nānowale  R   var. of nalowale, lost, gone, forgotten, vanished, missing, hidden, extinct, disappeared...

nanu  R   var. of nalu, wave.

nānū  R  n. native species of gardenia, shrubs and trees with broad leaves and tubular, white single...

nanue₁  R   var. of nenue, a fish.

nanue₂  R  n. an edible seaweed.

nānue  R   same as ʻōlanalana, nauseating.

nanuha  R   stingy.

nanulu₁  R   var. of nalulu, dull headache; dull pain in the stomach, queasy...

nanulu₂  R  vi. rising, as smoke.

nao₁  R  nvs. ripple; ridge, as of twilled cloth or a tapa beater;...

nao₂  R  vt. to thrust the hands into an opening, as in fishing; to probe.

nao₃  R   intensifying idiom following ʻaʻole or...

nao₄  R  nvs. dark-red dye; red.

nao₅  R  n. a variety of taro.

naʻo  R  nvs. spittle, phlegm, mucus; slimy.

naoa₁  R   pas/imp. of nao₁, ripple, nao₂, probe...

naoa₂  R  n. loss of appetite, sick at the sight of food. cf. more common

naoa₃  R  vs. chilled, chilling, as water.

nao hāluʻa  R  n. var. spelling of naohāluʻa₂, curly grain, as in koa wood.

naohāluʻa₁  R  n. a tapa pattern with lines.

naohāluʻa₂, nao hāluʻa  R  n. curly grain, as in koa wood.

naohoʻopaʻi  R  n. tapa beater pattern.

naʻokoko  R  n. cholesterol.

naʻokoko halihali  R  n. HDL cholesterol. lit., carrier cholesterol.

naʻokoko pipili  R  n. lDL cholesterol. lit., sticky cholesterol.

na ʻolua  R  poss. for you, belonging to you, by you (dual, a-class).

naomakalua₁  R  n. fish-basket trap made of ʻinalua vines...

naomakalua₂  R   two-edged adze.

naonao₁  R  n. ants, Formicidae.

naonao₂  R   redup. of nao₁, ripple, nao₂, probe, nao₃, intensifier...

naʻonaʻo  R   redup. of naʻo, spittle, mucous...

naonao lele  R  n. termite. lit., flying ant.

nao ʻohiʻohi  R  n. prominent grain in wood. lit., picked grain.

naouahāʻao  R   same as hāʻao₃, a tapa pattern.

naouananahuki  R  n. name of a tapa design.

na ʻoukou  R  poss. for you, belonging to you, by you (plural, a-class).

naowili  R  n. a bit for a drill. lit., twisting thread.

napa₁  R  vs. uneven, bent, crooked, out of shape; warped.

napa₂  R  vs. flexible, springy, elastic; tremulous, as air under a hot sun.

napa₃  R  nvi. delay, procrastination; to delay, procrastinate.

napa₄  R  n. type of fish.

nāpai  R   same as napa₁, uneven, napa₂, flexible...

nāpana  R  n. socket.

napanapa₁  R   redup. of napa₁, napa₂; to writhe and twist, as an eel.

napanapa₂  R   same as napenape, fluttering...

nape₁  R  vs. bending and swaying, as coconut fronds; surging, as the sea; to rise and fall, as the chest in...

nape₂  R   var. of napo, mashed soft...

Nāpēhā₁  R  n. name of a star.

Nāpēhā₂  R   name of a pool on Oʻahu over which the chief...

Napela  R  n. Naples.

napele, nāpele  R  vs. soft, as overripe fruit; bruised, broken, crushed; soggy, swampy; crumbly, as a cliff;...

nāpele  R  vs. var. spelling of napele, soft...

nāpelepele  R   redup. of napele, soft, bruised...

napenape  R   redup. of nape₁; fluttering, flickering, flexible.

nāpili  R  n. kind of endemic ʻoʻopu or goby (Sicydium...

napo  R  vs. mashed soft, as finely pounded poi that is free of lumps;...

napoe  R  n. grain.

napoe piha  R  n. whole grain. lit., full grain.

napolo  R   straightened.

naponapo  R   redup. of napo, mashed soft...

napoʻo, nāpoʻo  R  nvi. cavity, hollow, rut, depression; armpit; hollow at the juncture of the wing with the body...

nāpoʻo  R  nvi. var. spelling of napoʻo, cavity...

napoʻona  R  n. setting, entering.

nāpoʻopoʻo  R   redup. of napoʻo, cavity, hollow, go down...

napu  R   var. of nape₁, bending, swaying...

nāpuʻu₁  R   var. of lāpuʻu, bunched up.

nāpuʻu₂  R  nvt. knot; to tie.

nāpuʻupuʻu  R   redup. of nāpuʻu₁, nāpuʻu₂; to tie, as in a bundle.

Nasavila  R  var. spelling of Nakawila, Nashville...

Nāsē  R  n. Nasser.

Naseka  R  n. Nazca.

nau  R  nvt. to chew, munch, masticate, gnash the teeth; grinder, as of a sugar mill; feed dog on sewing...

naʻu  R  n.-poss. mine, belonging to me, for me, by me (singular, a-form).

naʻū  R  vi. to come, go.

nāu  R  n.-poss. yours, belonging to you, for you, by you (singular, a-form).

nāʻū₁  R   same as nānū, gardenia...

nāʻū₂  R  nvs. pale yellow, as the gardenia; a yellow gardenia.

nāʻū₃  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

nāʻū₄  R  vi. sighing deeply; to prolong the breath, especially in a children's game at

nāʻū₅  R  n. variety of fish (no data).

naua₁  R   pas/imp. of nau, chew...

naua₂  R  vs. aloof, not cordial, distant, unaccommodating

naua₃  R  vs. slow, tardy.

naua₄  R  n. a variety of taro.

nauā, nauwā  R  n. a secret society formed or revived by King Kalākaua for the...

naʻuā, naʻuwā  R  n. noon.

Nauaakeauhaku  R  n. name of a star or constellation in the Milky way.

nauane!  R  interj. on the way! Moving along! (This exclamation is reported to have been said by priests as they...

naue, nauwe  R  vi. to move, rock, sway, shake, tremble; to vibrate; to quake, as the earth; to march;...

nāueue, nauweuwe  R   redup. of naue, move, shake...

nauewai  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

nāʻuke  R  n. to search for lice, as in hair of person or fur of animal.

nauki  R  vs. impatient, irritable, cross, vexed.

nāuki  R   intensive of nauki; vexation, anger; to harass.

naukilo  R  n. nautilus.

nāukiuki  R   redup. of nauki, impatient, irritable...

nau kuai  R  vt. to grind, as one's teeth.

naule  R   same as pua kala; prickly poppy.

naulia  R   pas/imp. of nau, chew...

nāulu₁  R  nvs. sudden shower; showery; to shower.

Nāulu₂  R  n. sea breeze at Kawaihae, Hawaiʻi;...

nāulu₃  R  vs. vexed, angry, irritated by being teased or nagged.

nāuluulu  R   redup. of nāulu₁, sudden shower..., nāulu₃, vexed...

naunau₁  R   redup. of nau, to chew, munch,...

naunau₂  R   same as ʻānaunau₂, mustard plant...

naunau₃  R  n. shellfish such as Cymatium muricinum, C. gemmatum, C. pileare, Bursa...

naupaka  R  n. native species of shrubs (Scaevola) found in mountains and near coasts, conspicuous...

naupaka kahakai  R  n. the beach naupaka (Scaevola...

naupaka kai  R   same as naupaka kahakai, the beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada), a spreading, succulent shrub found on coasts...

naupaka kuahiwi  R  n. all mountain species of naupaka.

Nauru  R  n. Nauru.

nauwa  R   var. spelling of hale nauā, a place where genealogy was scanned to see whether applicants were related to

nauwā  R   var. spelling of nauā, a secret society formed or revived by King Kalākaua for the study of the ancient Hawaiian religion and manner of living...

naʻuwā  R   var. spelling of naʻuā, noon...

nauwe  R   var. spelling of naue, to move, shake, rock, sway, tremble...

nauweuwe  R   var. spelling of nāueue, redup of naue, to move, shake, rock, sway...

nāwā₁  R  n. babbling; loud, confusing talk.

Nāwā₂  R  n. legendary little people.

Nāwāhineamakaliʻi  R  n. Pleiades. lit., the wives of

Nawahō  R  n. Navaho, Navajo.

nāwali  R  vs. weak, feeble, infirm, limp, frail; weakness, feebleness.

nāwaliwali  R   redup. of nāwali, weak.

nāwao₁  R  n. a domesticated taro that has gone wild in the forest, (...

nāwao₂  R   same as nākea, a fish.

Nāwao₃  R   same as Mū ʻai maiʻa, a mythical people.

nawe₁  R   var. spelling of naue, to move, shake, rock, sway, tremble...

nawe₂  R  vi. panting for breath, as after exercise or from illness.

nāwele  R  nvs. fine, threadlike, small; weak, thin; soft, gentle; tracery; softness, gentleness, as of a...

nāweo  R   same as weo₁, red.

nawewe  R   var. of nāueue, move, shake...

nē₁  R  vi. fretting, teasing or nagging for something; murmuring, as the sea; returning persistently,...

nē₂  R   short for nele, lacking, destitute...

nē₃  R  n. a seaweed.

nea  R   same as neo, empty, bare, desolated..., ʻōnea, same as nea, desolate...

neanea  R   same as neoneo, ravage..., ʻōneanea, chaos...

neau  R   var. of niau, moving smoothly, swiftly, silently, peacefully...

Nebaraka  R  n. Nebraska; Nebraskan.

neʻe₁  R  vi. moving along little by little or by fits and starts; to step, march, creep, hitch along; to...

neʻe₂  R  vs. soft, decomposed, as fish.

neʻealoa  R  vi. long-distance dispersal, in science.

neʻe heʻe  R  vi. to creep along, as a child or octopus. lit., octopus hitch.

neʻehope  R  vi. var. spelling of neʻe hope, to retreat, move backward; to back up, as a car (less used than peki).

neʻe hope, neʻehope  R  vi. to retreat, move backward; to back up, as a car (less used than

neʻe i mua, neʻe mua  R  vi. to advance, go forward, progress.

neʻekau  R  vi. migration; to migrate; migratory. lit., move (with the) seasons.

neʻe mua, neʻemua  R   var. spelling of neʻe i mua, to advance...

neʻemua  R   var. spelling of neʻe mua, to advance...

neʻena  R  n. movement, moving.

neʻeneʻe₁  R   redup. of neʻe, moving along little by little...

neʻeneʻe₂  R  n. a native variety of taro. , .

neʻeneʻe₃  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

neʻeneʻeu₁  R   redup. of neʻeu, to move, budge...

neʻeneʻeu₂  R   stative verb showing superlative or comparative degree.

neʻe ʻoā  R  vi. divergent, i.e. spreading, in plate techtonics, in geology.

neʻepapa  R  vs. to move as a whole or unit; moving or working together in unison; spreading all over, as a...

neʻepū₁  R  vi. to move together

neʻepū₂  R  vi. sitting with one leg crossed over the other, as in certain ancient religious ceremonies.

neʻeu  R  vi. to move, budge.

Negero  R  var. spelling of Nekelo, Negro...

nehe₁  R  vi. to rustle, as leaves or the sea; rumbling; groping with the hands, as in searching.
...

nehe₂  R  n. taffeta, so called because it rustles (nehe).

nehe₃  R   same as kī nehe, (Bidens pilosa) young plants, just before flowering, are cooked for tea. also

nehe₄  R  n. native shrubs and herbs (Lipochaeta spp.) in the daisy family, with yellow flowers.

nehe₅  R  n. some kinds of pond scums (Spirogyra spp.), fine fresh-water algae, consisting of rows...

nehekū  R  nvi. gaseous condition of the digestive tract, occasionally audible; to belch.

nehenehe  R   redup. of nehe₁, rustle...

nehenuʻu  R  n. sound of lightning striking.

nehi  R  vs. rotten, moldy, spoiled, as food.

nehinehāuli  R  n. mouse-eared chickweed, a small-leafed weedy herb (Cerastium vulgatum), from...

nehinei  R  loc.n. yesterday (usually preceded by locative particle

nehiwa  R  nvi. play language, and to use the play language with order of syllables of most words reversed,...

nehoa  R   var. of nahoa, bold, defiant...

nehu  R  n. anchovy, a fish (Stolephorus purpureus), used for eating and to chum bonito. This name...

nehunehu  R   same as lehulehu, multitude, crowd...

nei₁  R  nvi. to rumble, as an earthquake; sighing, soughing, as of the wind; indistinct sound, as of...

nei₂  R   same as kōʻeleʻele, a seaweed according to , same as limu uaua...

nei₃  R  demon. occurring in several positions with several meanings.

neʻi₁  R   rare var. of neʻe, moving along...

neʻi₂  R  loc.n. here, this place, local (often preceded by i,...

neia, nēia, neʻia  R  demon. similar to kēia, this, but mostly Biblical.

neʻia  R  var. spelling of neia, this...

nēia  R  var. spelling of neia, this...

neʻikū  R  n. avalanche, rapid fall with great momentum.

neinei  R   redup. of nei₁, to rumble, quake.

neʻineʻi₁  R   same as neʻeneʻe₁, moving along little by little...

neʻineʻi₂  R  vs. short, small, as clothes; low-lying, squatting; crowded; to shrink, a small bit.

neʻineʻi₃  R   same as naʻenaʻe₁, shrubs or small trees.

neke₁  R  n. a fern (Cyclosorus interruptus) found in many tropical countries, somewhat like the...

neke₂  R   rare var. of nakeke, rattling, rustling...

Nekelana  R  n. The Netherlands; Netherlander; Netherlandian.

Nekelo, Negero  R  n. black, Negro.

neki₁  R  n. great bulrush.

neki₂  R  vs. full, crowded, packed.

neki₃  R  vs. akward, unskillful, ignorant.

neko  R  vs. dirty, filthy; vile-smelling, as perspiration.

nekoneko  R   redup. of neko, dirty...

nekuʻe  R  vi. to rub back and forth, as the elbow (kuʻekuʻe...

nele  R  nvs. lacking, destitute, deprived, needy, wanting, deficient, without; to need; deficit (sometimes...

neleau  R  n. the native Hawaiian sumach (Rhus sandwincensis, synonyms R. semilata var. ...

nele wai  R  vs. anhydrous, i.e. without water. lit., lack water.

nelu  R   same as nenelu, flabby fat...

nelunelu  R   same as nenelu, flabby fat...

nema  R  nvt. criticizing; critical; to criticize, find fault, censure.

nemanema  R   redup. of nema; to belittle.

nemo  R  vs. smooth, smoothly polished, slick; rounded smooth, bare.

nemonemo  R   redup. of nemo, smooth, smoothly polished, slick; rounded smooth, bare...; sleek.

nena  R   same as kīpūkai, a prostrate herb.

nenanena  R   var. of lenalena, redup. of lena₁, yellow...

nene₁  R  vi. to stir, show animation, move, as a fledgling.

nene₂  R   var. of manene₁, shuddery sensation of fear...

nene₃  R  n. a kind of shellfish.

nēnē₁  R  nvi. to chirp, as a cricket; to croak, as a mudhen; crying, as in distress; whimpering, as a...

nēnē₂  R  n. Hawaiian goose (Nesochen sandvicensis), protected and rare on

nēnē₃  R  n. mat pattern: two vertical rows of triangles, with the bases below, and the apices touching the...

nēnē₄  R  n. a variety of ʻawa, stems green with dark-green spots

nēnē₅  R   same as ʻaiakanēnē, a plant

nēnē₆  R   probably same as nēnē ʻau kai, sea gull

nēnē₇  R  nvi. rumor, gossip.

nēnē₈  R  nvi. to be attracted to; cherish, think of, as with affection. cf.

nenea  R   var. of nanea, of absorbing interest...

nēnēʻau kai  R  n. var. spelling of nēnē ʻau kai, sea gull...

nēnē ʻau kai, nēnēʻau kai  R  n. sea gull, rarely seen, so named because of its resemblance to the Hawaiian goose,...

neneʻe  R   redup. of neʻe, moving along little by little or by fits and starts... but less used than neʻeneʻe; low-growing,...

nenehe  R   redup. of nehe₁, to come upon quietly, move stealthily...

nēnē hiwa  R  vs. prized, beloved, precious.

nenehū  R  vs. warped, bent out of shape.

Nēnēhuakawāwae  R  n. star name (no data).

Nēnēhua Kea  R  n. star name (no data).

Nēnēhua Uli  R  n. star name (no data).

nenei  R   same as nanai, difficult to climb; swift...

neneke₁  R  vs. shuffling, scratching, thumping sound; to sound thus

neneke₂  R   same as nanaka, redup. of naka₁, to quiver, quake, tremble, shake..., naka₂, to crack open, as earth from the heat...; marked in sections, as a turtle's back or breadfruit skin...

nēnēleʻa  R  n. joyous, gladness.

neneleau  R   same as neleau, native Hawaiian sumach,,,

nenelu  R  nvs. flabby fat; soft plumpness. soft, as fine, worked-up soil; boggy, marshy, springy, swampy;...

nenene₁  R  nvi. fluttering the wings; contracting the muscles, flexing the muscles, as preparing for...

nenene₂  R   redup. of nene₂, var. of manene₁, shuddery sensation of fear...

nenenepu  R   plural of nenepu, plump...

nenepu  R   redup. of nepu, plump...

nenewa  R   redup. of newa, reel, stagger...

nenewai  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

nenewe  R   redup. of newe, plump; filled out...

neno  R  vt. to question repeatedly.

nenu  R   var. of nūnū₃, trumpet fish...

nenue₁, nenuwe  R  n. chub fish, also known as rudder or pilot fish (Kyphosus bigibbus, K. vaigiensis...

nenue₂, nenuwe  R  n. var. of nanue, seaweed.

nenue₃, nenuwe  R  n. a paddle with a broad blade.

nenuwe  R  var. spelling of nenue₁, chub fish...

neo  R  nvs. empty, bare, desolated; nothing, naught; failing, getting nowhere.
 

neoneo  R   redup. of neo, empty, bare,...

Nepala  R  n. Nepal; Nepalese.

Nepalaka, Nebaraka  R  n. Nebraska.

Nepekune  R  n. Neptune.

nepu₁  R  vs. plump, full and round in flesh, bulging; swollen, as a stream.
 

nepu₂  R  vs. gibbous, as the moon.

nepue  R   var. of nepu, plump...

nepunepu  R   redup. of nepu, plump, full and round in flesh, bulging; swollen, as a stream... chubby.

nēʻū  R  n. cooked and unpounded taro.

neʻuneʻu  R   same as nepunepu, chubby...

Nevada  R  var. spelling of Newaka, Nevada...

newa₁  R  n. war club, cudgel, policeman's club; fluted stone, as held in the hand as a stone club; fluted...

newa₂  R  nvi. to reel, stagger; dizziness, vertigo; dizzy.

newa₃  R  vi. to pass, of time.

Newa₄  R   a constellation, probably the Southern Cross.

Newada  R  n. Nevada; Nevadan.

Newaka, Newada, Nevada  R  n. Nevada.

newanewa  R   redup. of newa₂, to reel, stagger...

newe₁  R  vs. plump; filled out, full, as a pregnant woman; billowy, as a cloud; moving, as a current.

Newe₂  R   var. of Newa₃, a constellation...

Newenewe  R   same as Newe₂, a constellation...

newenewewe₁  R   redup. of newe₁, plump...

newenewewe₂  R   exclamation of maika players as they...

newenewewe₃  R  n. a kind of fish (no data).

newewe  R   same as newenewewe, redup. of newe₁, plump...

Newisa  R  n. Nevis.

-nia  R   pas/imp. suffix.

nia  R  vs. smooth, round, bald; calm, as a smooth sea.

niʻa  R  nvt. malicious gossip or accusation; slanderous; to accuse falsely or by trapping, malign.

Niagara  R  var. spelling of Niakala, Niagara...

Niakala, Niagara  R  n. Niagara.

Niakala, Niagara  R  n. Niagara.

nīane  R  n. neon.

niania  R   redup. of nia, smooth...

niʻaniʻa  R   redup. of niʻa, malicious gossip or accusation...

nianiape₁  R   redup. of niape, long, extended...

nianiape₂  R  vs. bending, arching.

nianiau  R   var. of niniau, redup. of niau, moving smoothly...

niʻaniʻau  R   same as kupukupu; Niʻihau.

nianiele  R   var. of nieniele, investigate...

nīao₁  R  n. edge, as of a canoe ; groove; rim, as of a bowl.

nīao₂  R  nvi. mewing, purring

nīao₃  R  nvi. stretching up, as by one standing on tiptoe.

nīao₄  R  n. sharp edge of a knife blade.

niape  R  vs. long, extended, as a pole.

niau  R  vi. moving smoothly, swiftly, silently, peacefully; flowing or sailing thus; to pass on, glide.

nīʻau₁  R  n. midrib of coconut leaf or frond; rib of an umbrella; coconut-leaf midrib or...

nīʻau₂  R  n. ramrod

nīʻau₃  R  n. billow.

nīʻau₄  R  n. diseases. see below.

nīʻau₅  R  n. nut, as on an ʻukulele or guitar. Niʻihau.

nīʻau hōlua  R  n. name of a disease (no data).

nīʻau kāhili  R  n. broom made of coconut-leaf midribs tied together at one end.

nīʻau kani  R  n. a true jew's harp, made of a thin strip of wood, about 10 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, with a...

nīʻau lā  R  n. ray, i.e. one of the bony spines supporting the membrane of a fish's fin. lit., fin...

nīʻaupiʻo  R  n. offspring of the marriage of a high-born brother and sister, or half-brother and...

nīʻau pūlumi  R  n. broom straw. lit., broom (Eng.) coconut-leaf midrib.

nīʻau ʻūkēkē  R   same as nīʻau kani, a true jew's harp, made of a thin strip of wood...

nīʻau wāwae kahi  R   same as kākaiawī, ancient name of a disease, the symptoms of which suggest appendicitis in various stages...

nie₁  R   short for nīele, to keep asking questions, inquisitive, curious...

nie₂  R   var. of nia, smooth, round, bald; calm, as a smooth sea...

nīele  R  nvs. to keep asking questions; inquisitive, curious, plying with frivolous questions (often used in...

nienie  R  vs. sheer and smooth, as a cliff.

nieniele  R   redup. of nīele; to investigate.

niha  R   same as kamaniha, cross.

nihaniha  R   redup. of niha, cross...

nīheu  R  n. fancy or unusual style of hair dressing.

Nīheu  R   trickster demigod, younger brother of Kana,...

nihi₁  R  nvs. edge, brink, rim, border; sideways, on edge, steep. also

nihi₂  R  vs. stealthily, quietly, softly, unobtrusively, carefully; creeping silently and softly, as on...

nihia  R   pas/imp. of nihi₂, stealthily, quietly...

nihina  R   same as nihi₁, edge, brink, rim, border..., nihi₂, stealthily, quietly, softly...

nihinihi₁  R   redup. of nihi₂, stealthily, quietly, softly, unobtrusively, carefully... fastidious, overly strict, finicky, decorous, dainty. also

nihinihi₂  R   redup. of nihi₁, edge, brink, rim, border...

nihipali  R  n. a kind of fish (no data).

niho₁  R  nvs. tooth; toothed; nipper, as of an insect; octopus beak; Aristotle's lantern, of a sea urchin;...

niho₂  R  n. tapa or mat patterns, always followed by qualifiers; see...

niho₃  R  vs. to have whitecaps.

nihoa₁  R   pas/imp. of niho; toothed, serrated, notched, jagged, sharp; firmly imbedded and interlocked, as stones in a...

Nihoa₂  R  n. name of an island between Kauaʻi and Midway.

niho ʻaki  R  n. front teeth, incisors; nippers of insects. lit., biting teeth.

niho ʻawa  R  n. poisonous fang or tooth, as of a centipede.

niho ʻelepani  R  n. elephant tusk, ivory.

niho hoʻokomo  R  n. false tooth.

niho huʻi  R  nvs. toothache; having a toothache.

niho kahi  R  nvs. single-toothed, having one tooth remaining; a general term for old age.

niho kaʻi₁  R  n. aching tooth or teeth. lit., leading tooth, i.e., it draws the attention.

niho kaʻi₂  R  n. stones set in a row, as in a fence.

niho kepa  R  n. boar's tusk. Niʻihau.

niho keu  R  n. protruding, uneven tooth. lit., extra tooth.

niho kīlou  R  n. claws of a crab. lit., hook tooth.

nihokōmaka  R  n. a kind of fish (no data).

niho kuʻi  R  n. false tooth.

niho lena  R  nvs. yellow tooth; yellow-toothed, said derisively of the old.

niholiʻiliʻi  R  n. a tapa design. lit., small teeth or...

nihomanō  R  n. a tapa design. lit., shark tooth.

niho mauole  R  n. worn teeth, a figurative term for a chief who has outlived his usefulness. . A class of...

niho mole  R  nvs. gap in a row or series, as left by a missing tooth; notch; worn smooth, as teeth of a...

niho naue  R  n. loose tooth.

nihoniho₁  R  nvs. set with teeth, as a saw; toothed, notched, jagged, serrated; scalloped, as lace;...

nihoniho₂  R  n. tread, as on a tire. Niʻihau.

niho ʻoki  R  n. shark's-tooth knife, as used for wood carving and cutting hair. lit., cutting...

niho palaka  R  n. prong of electrical plug. lit., plug tooth.

niho palaoa  R  n. whale tooth, whale-tooth pendant, a symbol of royalty.

niho peku  R  n. new tooth appearing in the gums; bud shooting from the ground.

niho pōhaku  R  n. interlocking stones (see niho).

nihopopo  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

niho popo  R  n. decayed tooth.

niho puaʻa  R  n. pig tusk, especially that worn as an ornament. fig. young

nihopuʻu  R  n. a taro cultivar.

niho puʻu  R  n. buckteeth.

nihowilihemo  R  n. design on Niʻihau mats consisting of a...

niʻi  R  vs. salt-encrusted, as one exposed to sun and sea.

Niʻihau₁  R  n. name of one of the Hawaiian Islands; an inhabitant of

Niʻihau₂  R  n. a variety of uhi, yam.

nika₁  R  nvs. nigger, black, blackness, blackened; a term of derision for a marble player who misses a shot.

nika₂  R   same as māikoiko, a variety of sugar cane.

nika₃  R  n. a variety of sweet potato; sometimes qualified by the terms

nikala  R  n. nickel, the metallic element.

Nikalakua, Nikaragua  R  n. Nicaragua.

Nikaragua  R  var. spelling of Nikalakua, Nicaragua...

Nikarakua  R  n. Nicaragua; Nicaraguan.

nikelake, niterate  R  n. nitrate.

niki₁  R   var. of ʻiniki, to pinch.

niki₂  R   same as nīkiʻi, to tie...

nīkiʻi  R  vt. to tie, as a rope or knot.

nīkiʻikiʻi  R   redup. of nīkiʻi, to tie.

Nīkine  R  n. Nicene.

nikiniki₁  R   redup. of niki₁, pinch, niki₂, tie...

nikiniki₂  R  n. membrane binding the intestines, peritoneum.

niki o nā ʻaka  R  n. var. spelling of niki o nāʻaka, jester, clown; clowning.

niki o nāʻaka, niki o nā ʻaka  R  n. jester, clown; clowning.

nikipaʻu  R  vs. wilted, scorched, as with heat.

nikiriku  R   nitric.

nikoroma  R  n. nichrome.

nikotina  R  n. nicotine.

niku₁  R  vs. dirty, smelly, filthy.

niku₂, nisu  R  n. hawk.

nikuniku  R   redup. of niku₁, dirty...

Nile  R  n. Nile.

nilea  R   same as nīnole, weak...

nilegai  R   var. spelling of nilekai, nilgai, antelope...

nilekai, nilegai  R  n. nilgai, antelope.

nilu  R  nvs. admirable, fine.

nina₁  R   same as lina₁, soft; adhesive, sticky...

nina₂  R  n. a variety of taro.

ninahaidirina kuhikuhi  R  n. ninhydrin indicator.

ninanina₁  R   redup. of nina₁, soft...

ninanina₂  R  n. scar. Niʻihau. (preceded by...

ninaninau  R   redup. of nīnau, question; to ask a question, inquire, interrogate...; to examine.

nīnau  R  nvt. question; to ask a question, inquire, interrogate; interrogation, query.

nīnauele  R   same as nīele, to keep asking questions; inquisitive, curious...

nīnau hoʻi  R  n. cross-examination, as of a witness. lit., return question.

nīnau hōʻike  R  n. interrogation, usually oral; quiz, examination; catechism. lit., revealing...

nīnau hoʻomohala manaʻo  R  n. open-ended question. lit., question (to) develop thoughts.

nīnau kohokoho  R  n. multiple-choice question. lit., question (to) select (answers).

nīnau kupapaʻu  R  n. one who consults the dead or familiar spirits ; necromancer. lit., corpse...

nīnau pākākā  R  n. leading question.