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P1  R   abbreviation for Poʻakahi (Monday).

P2  R   abbreviation for Poʻalua (Tuesday).

P3  R   abbreviation for Poʻakolu (Wednesday).

P4  R   abbreviation for Poʻahā (Thursday).

P5  R   abbreviation for Poʻalima (Friday).

P6  R   abbreviation for Poʻaono (Saturday).

pa-, pā-  R   prefix to many bases, with general meaning of "in the nature of, having the quality of"

pā-  R   var. spelling of pa-, prefix to many bases...

pā-₁  R   prefix to numerals: at a time, at once, number of times; to divide by.

pā-₂  R  

pā₁  R  nvi. fence, wall, corral, pen, sty, enclosure, courtyard, patio, arena, (house) lot, yard,...

pā₂  R  n. dish, plate, pan; elongated food bowl used for meat or fish; flat basin; phonograph record...

pā₃  R  n. mother-of-pearl shell (Pinctada margaritifera); pearl-shell lure; fishhook
(cf. ...

pā₄  R  nvs., nvi. a broadly used loaʻa-type word, said of drinking...

pā₅  R  nvi. a sound; to sound; beat, rhythm, as of a dance; stroke, as of an instrument; thump of a...

pā₆  R  vs. barren, as a female; to have ceased bearing; parched, as land.
 

pā₇  R  n. flat top of a hat.

pā₈  R  n. lowest and highest note in the musical scale, do.

pā₉  R  vs. temporary, fleeting.

pā₁₀  R  n. section of net attached to a bag in certain types of fishing.

pā₁₁  R   Huina pā.

paʻa₁  R  nvs. a common and broadly used loaʻa-type word;...

paʻa₂  R  n. pair, couple; couplet.

paʻa₃  R  n. suit of clothes.

paʻa₄  R  n. stratum, foundation, especially paʻailalo,...

paʻa₅  R  n. extremity, border.

paʻa₆  R  n. type of sweet potato, pronunciation not certain.

pāʻā  R  var. spelling of paʻaʻā₁, fiber...

pāʻā₁  R   same as paʻaʻā₁, , fish, tapa... paʻaʻā₂, fish, tapa...

pāʻā₂  R  vs. dry and rocky.

paʻaʻā₁, pāʻā  R  n. fiber, as of sugar-cane stalk or of banana sheath (probably a contraction of...

paʻaʻā₂, pāʻā  R   var. of pāpaʻa₃, cluster of tiny red and yellow feathers tied together fanwise, as presented to a chief to be used for featherwork...

pāʻāʻā₁  R  n. first stage of growth of the fish akule, 6...

pāʻāʻā₂  R  n. inferior tapa made from small lengths of bark.

paʻa ʻahu, pā ʻahu  R  n. a carrier of mats , a heap of mats.

paʻa ʻāina  R  n.v. landholder; to hold land.

paʻaalewa  R  vi. flexed-arm hang. lit., hanging fixed.

paʻaaloha  R   same as paʻaloha, keepsake, memento, souvenir...

paʻa ea  R  vs. airtight. lit., hold air.

paʻahana₁  R  nvs. industrious, busy, hard-working; workman, laborer, worker, industry.

paʻahana₂  R  n. implement, tool, utensil, furnishings.

paʻahao₁  R  nvi. prisoner, convict; to be imprisoned.

paʻahao₂  R  n. proceeds (as pigs, sweet potatoes or taro) paid to...

paʻahapa  R   ʻAilakele paʻahapa.

paʻahau  R  vs. frozen. cf. hoʻopaʻahau.

paʻa helu  R  n. number pair.

pā ahi  R  n. shovel , fire pan (Preceded by ke.)

paʻahia  R   pas/imp. of paʻa₁, firm, solid, tight, solidified, adhering, durable, fast, fixed...

paʻahihi  R  vs. spread here and there.

paʻahiku  R  n. heptagon.

paʻahono  R   same as pāhono, mend, sew...

pā ʻahu  R   var. of paʻa ʻahu, a carrier of mats...

pāʻaila  R  n. the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis), an introduced shrub with large lobed leaves...

paʻailalo  R  n. the earth below.

paʻaʻili  R  n. a solid, usually with number of sides following, as

paʻaʻili hā  R  n. four-sided solid (this term was said to be used formerly for a pyramid).

paʻaʻili hā like  R  n. paʻaʻili [a solid, usually with...

paʻaʻili iwakālua  R  n. a twenty-sided solid.

paʻaʻili kaulike hiō  R  n. oblique parallelepiped. lit., solid leaning similarly.

paʻaʻili kūpono  R  n. cube or rectangular parallelepiped. lit., straight solid.

paʻaʻili lehu lehu  R  n. polyhedron, a space figure with many faces, in math.

paʻaʻili ono  R  n. six-sided solid, cube; cubic.

paʻaʻiliono analahi  R  n. cube, in math. also

paʻaʻiliono kōkua helu  R  n. counting cube, in math. lit., cube (to) help count. cf....

paʻaʻili ono like  R  n. cube. lit., equal six solid.

paʻaʻili ʻumikūmālua  R  n. dodecahedron, a space figure with twelve faces, in math.

paʻaʻiliʻumi kumamālua  R  n. a twelve-sided solid.

paʻaʻiliwalu  R  n. octahedron, a space figure with eight faces, in math.

paʻailuna  R  n. heavens above.

paʻa ipu kuha  R  n. bearer of the chief's spittoon.

paʻa kāhili  R  n.v. bearer of the royal feather standard; to carry a

paʻakai₁  R  n. salt; encrusted discharge in the inner corners of the eyes, as after sleeping. Types of...

paʻakai₂  R  n. a variety of taro, usually grown in the uplands, the...

paʻakai₃  R   same as līpaʻakai, a seaweed.

paʻakai ʻepesoma  R  n. Epsom salt.

paʻakai hao  R  n. copperas. [iron...

paʻakaiheleleʻi  R  n. a fish, said to be one of the Hemiramphidae. lit., scattered salt.

paʻakai holoi  R  n. lye , nitre lit., washing salt.

paʻakai hoʻohanuhanu  R  n. smelling salts.

paʻakaihū  R  n. effervescent solution.

paʻakai inu  R  n. epsom salts. lit., drinking salt.

paʻakai mikomiko  R  n. a variety of taro.

paʻakai muʻemuʻe  R  n. alum. lit., bitter salt.

paʻa kāmaʻa  R  n. pair of shoes.

paʻakea  R  n. limestone, coral beds, as found on the leeward sides of the islands. lit., white...

paʻakikī  R  vs. hard, tough, unyielding; arbitrary, inflexible, compact, difficult, stubborn , obstinate.

paʻakō  R  n. dry lowland plain.

-paʻakope  R   hoʻo.

paʻakūkū  R  vi. to jell, set firmly, congeal; to clot, as blood; to stiffen, as hard

pā akule  R  n. fish pond for trapping akule, fish.

-paʻa kuleana  R   hoʻo.

paʻalā₁  R  n. smooth, water-worn ʻalā rock.

Paʻalā₂  R  n. a Maui wind.

Paʻalaʻa  R   same as paʻalā₂; see chant, kaʻalani.

paʻalalo  R  n. attendants of a chief; bridal attendants.

paʻa lau  R  n.v. those holding a lau, dragnet; to hold the...

paʻalia  R   pas/imp. of paʻa₁, firm, solid, tight, solidified, adhering, durable, fast, fixed...

paʻaliʻi  R   same as koali ʻai, a morning-glory, when used as a medicine.

paʻa likelike  R  n. suit, as in a deck of playing cards. Niʻihau...

paʻalima  R  n. pentagon.

paʻa lima  R  nvs. held in the hand; handle.

paʻa lio  R  n. team of horses.

paʻaloha  R  n. keepsake, memento, souvenir.

paʻaloko  R  vs. built-in. see kakena...

paʻalole, paʻa lole  R  n. suit of clothes. also paʻalole...

paʻalole hele lewa  R  n. space suit. lit., suit (for) walking (in) space.

paʻa lole makalike  R  n. var. spelling of paʻalole makalike, uniform, as of military.

paʻalole makalike, paʻa lole makalike  R  n. uniform, as of military.

paʻalua₁  R  n. a variety of banana.

paʻalua₂  R  n. deuce.

pāʻālua  R  n. code.

paʻa luhi  R  vs. overcome with weariness.

paʻalula  R  nvs. formal, according to rule, decorous; to observe rules, as of etiquette; one who observes...

paʻamāhuaola  R  n. nutrient salts, i.e. the deposits that remain after a liquid has been removed.

paʻa male  R  n. married couple.

paʻa male hou  R  n. bridal couple.

paʻa manaʻo  R  vs. firm in one's memory; memorized.

paʻa manehu kūʻēʻē  R  n. action-reaction pair, i.e. two forces having equal strength but opposite...

paʻa mau₁  R  vs. regular, customary, usual. lit., continually fixed.

paʻa mau noʻonoʻo  R  nvs. a keepsake, memento; to keep a thought of something. lit., hold continued...

paʻa moʻolelo  R  nvs. versed in lore, legends, history, tradition; documented in such; one so versed.

paʻa mua  R  vs. ready-made, as clothes.

paʻamua₁  R  nvs. gaseous condition of the bowels, to have such.

paʻamua₂  R  n. dam, windbreak.

paʻamua₃  R  nvs. steadfast in prayer for the welfare of the family, one so steadfast.

paʻanā  R   same as paʻapaʻanā₁, paʻapaʻanā₂.

pā ana  R  n. balancing tray for scales (preceded by ke). ...

paʻanaʻau  R  vs. memorized, remembered. lit., fixed intestines.

paʻanehe  R   same as palanehe, noiseless, quiet, dainty, deft...

pāʻani  R  nvt. play, sport, game, amusement, joke; joking, playing, amusing, playful; to play, sport.

paaniani  R  n. var. spelling of pāaniani₁, spanner, an instrument for making rope of hair or yarn; spun yarn.

pā aniani  R  n. glass dish (preceded by ke).

pāaniani₁, paaniani  R  n. same as pāniani₁; spanner, an instrument for making rope of hair or yarn; spun yarn.

pāaniani₂  R  vs. same as pāniani₂; clear.

pāʻani iwi  R  vt. to play dominoes. lit., play bones.

pāʻani kohokoho  R  n.v. guessing game, puzzle; to play such games.

pāʻani lāʻau  R  n. any stick game.

pā ānuenue  R  n. pearl-shell lure named for the rainbow (

Pāʻao₁  R  n. name of a star, said to be one of a large group resembling a double canoe....

Pāʻao₂  R   a priest from Tahiti who landed at Puna, Hawaii...

pāʻaoʻao₁  R  vs. sideways, one-sided.

pāʻaoʻao₂  R  n. latent childhood disease, with physical weakening; a general term for ailments.

paʻa ʻohenānā  R  n. binoculars. lit., pair (of) telescopes.

-paʻaola  R   hoʻo.

paʻaʻololaha  R  n. ovoid.

paʻaoloulu  R  n. young loulu palm leaves, as used in...

paʻaʻomo  R  n. molded figure, the object that is created through casting or using a mold.

paʻaono  R  n. hexagon.

paʻapaʻa₁  R  n. dispute, argument, quarrel.

paʻapaʻa₂  R   same as pāpaʻa₁, burned...

paʻapaʻa₃  R  n. a fish (Dascyllus albisella).

paʻapaʻa₄  R  n. a kind of sugar cane.

paʻapaʻaʻina₁  R  nvs. brittle, crisp, crackling; to snap, crackle.

paʻapaʻaʻina₂  R  n. a variety of taro.

paʻapaʻaʻina₃  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

paʻapaʻakai  R  vs. salt-encrusted.

paʻapaʻana  R  vi. var. spelling of paʻapaʻanā₂, to hurry, hasten.

paʻapaʻanā₁  R  vt. to ease, as pain; to soothe; to entertain, amuse.

paʻapaʻanā₂, paʻapaʻana  R  vi. to hurry, hasten.

paʻapaʻani  R  vt. playful, to play frequently.

paʻapaʻina  R   redup. of paʻina₁, to crackle, snap, click, tick, pop, resound...

pāʻā pāma  R  n. raffia, the fiber of the raffia palm of Madagascar. lit., palm fiber.

paʻapani  R   rare var. of papani, shut off, block...

paʻa pela  R  vs. committed to memory. Niʻihau.

paʻa poepoe  R  n. globe, circular solid, sphere. lit., round solid.

paʻa pōhaku  R  vs. lithified. lit., solidified (into) rock.

paʻapū₁  R  vs. covered with, solid with, teeming with, crowded, congested, as people, fog, or clouds;...

paʻapū₂  R  n. density, as of a computer disk.

paʻapūhia  R  vs. concentrated. cf. kaiaka.

paʻapuna  R  n. calcareous.

paʻau  R   rare var. of paʻaʻā, fiber...

paʻaua  R  nvi. hard physical labor or drudgery; a drudge (perhaps contraction of

paʻauhau  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

paʻa uma  R  n.v. a type of hand wrestling in which each player tried to push his opponent's hand back to his...

paʻawaha  R  n.v. gag; to gag the mouth. lit., make the mouth solid.

-paʻa waiwai  R   hoʻo.

paʻa walu  R  n. octagon.

paʻawela₁  R  nvt. a burned area; a scar from burning; to burn.

paʻawela₂  R  n. probably a wrasse fish.

pā CD  R   see CD.

padi  R  var. spelling of pāki₂, paddy...

pae₁  R  nvs. cluster, group; row, margin or bank, as of a taro...

pae₂  R  vi. to land, disembark, come ashore; to mount or catch a wave, as of a surf rider; washed or...

pae₃  R  n. type of sweet potato, pronunciation uncertain.

pae₄  R  n. stage, level of development; level of difficulty, as intermediate or advanced; rank, as in an...

pae₅  R  n. platform, as DOS, UNIX, Macintosh, etc., for a computer program.

paʻē  R  vs. to strike the ear, as a distant sound.

pāʻē  R  nvt. to peel, as bark; a bunch of cleaned bark, as of

paea  R  n. flint.

paʻea  R  n. a variety of taro.

paeaea₁  R  nvi. to fish with a light pole offshore; polefishing.

paeaea₂  R  nvi. a chant of supplication; to chant thus, perhaps so called as a means of "fishing" for...

pāeaea₁  R  vs. smooth, calm, as the sea.

pāeaea₂  R  n. a variety of fish mentioned as having sharp protuberances.

pāeaea₃  R  vt. to signal with the arms.

paeaea ʻaʻama  R  n. a method of catching ʻaʻama crabs with...

paeaea ʻōhiki  R  n.v. a method of catching ʻōhiki sand...

paeʻāina  R  n. var. spelling of pae ʻāina, group of islands, archipelago.

pae ʻāina, paeʻāina  R  n. group of islands, archipelago.

pae ʻakahi akahi  R  n. novice level.

pae awāwa  R  n. series of valleys.

paʻeʻe  R  vs. on-line, i.e. describing the state of an electronic device ready to receive data, connected...

pāʻēʻē₁  R  vs. here and there, everywhere but the right place.

pāʻēʻē₂  R  vs. supernatural.

paeheu  R  n. large bundle.

pae hewa  R  vi. to stray.

paehiʻa  R  vt. to fasten ʻaho sticks to thatching, of a...

pae holomua  R  n. advanced level.

pae hoʻomaka  R  n. beginning or introductory level.

pā ehu lepo  R  n. dustpan (preceded by ke).

paehumu₁  R  n. taboo enclosure about a chief's house or about a

paehumu₂  R  n. bannister.

Paekakoleo  R  n. Pythagoras, Pythagorean.

pae kānāwai  R  vi. legal alien; to arrive as a legal alien. lit., come ashore legally.

paʻeke  R  n. pocket.

pāʻeke  R  n. small corral.

paekiʻi  R  n. row of clouds, as on the horizon. lit., row of images.

pae kō  R  n. cultivation of sugar cane growing along a border.

pae kuahiwi  R  n. mountain range.

pae kuahiwi mokuhonua  R  n. continental divide. lit., mountain range division.

pāʻele₁  R  nvt. Negroid, dark, black; to blacken; to tattoo solid black without design; to paint black, as a...

Pāʻele₂  R  n. Negro, Black.

pāʻele₃  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

pāʻelehilimānoanoa  R  n. a variety of taro. lit., thick-barked...

pāʻele hili mānoanoa  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

pāʻelekūlani  R  n. var. spelling of pāʻele kūlani, solid tattooing of one side of the body...

pāʻele kūlani, pāʻelekūlani  R  n. solid tattooing of one side of the body; Kahekili,...

pāʻeli  R  vt. to dig the earth, as to plant in a taro patch.

pāʻeliʻeli  R   redup. of pāʻeli, to dig the earth, as to plant in a taro patch...

Paeloahiki  R  n. name of a star or for the Milky Way. lit., eastern long row.

pae lua pele  R  n. chain of craters.

pae malū  R  vi. illegal alien; to arrive as an illegal alien. lit., come ashore illegally.

pae mauna kai  R  n. chain of seamounts.

pae moku  R  n. group of islands, archipelago. lit., cluster of islands.

pae moku hoaka  R  n. island arc. lit., arch archipelago.

pae mokupuni  R  n. archipelago.

paena  R  n. landing place, as of canoes (paena

paena Pūnaewele  R  n. web page. lit., internet landing place.

pae niho  R  n. row of teeth.

pae oʻo  R  n. varsity, as a league of sports at school. lit., mature level.

pae ʻōpio  R  n. junior varsity, as a league of sports at school. lit., young level.

paepae₁  R  nvt. a support, prop; to support, hold up, sustain; stool, pavement, house platform; plate...

paepae₂  R   redup. of pae₂, to land, disembark, come ashore...

paepae₃  R  n. boom of a ship.

paepae₄  R   same as iwi ʻaoʻao, rib, rib bone..; wife...

paʻēpaʻē  R   redup. of paʻē; to publicize.

paepae alapiʻi  R  n. staircase landing. lit., stairs platform.

paepae aniani kaupaneʻe  R  n. stage, as of a microscope. usu.

paepae kī  R  n. ti-stalk fence (the stalks are crossed and a stick...

paepae komo huila  R  n. axle of a wheel. lit., support where wheel enters.

paepae poho  R  n. chalk tray.

paepae puka  R  n. threshold. lit., door platform.

paepae pukaaniani  R  n. window sill.

paepae wāwae  R  n. footstool.

pae pali kū  R  n. palisade. lit., row of vertical cliffs.

paʻē pū  R  nvi. to sound together, a deafening roar.

pae puʻu  R  n. row or cluster of hills.

pae pūʻulu meaʻai  R   food group, i.e. one of the six food groups, in nutrition

paʻewa, pāʻewa  R  nvs. crooked, misshapen, bent, uneven, odd, imperfect; wrong, incorrect; error, mistake.

pāʻewa  R  nvs. var. spelling of paʻewa, crooked...

pae waena  R  n. intermediate level.

pāʻewaʻewa  R   redup. of paʻewa; biased, partial, unfair, prejudicially.

PʻĀH  R   abbreviation for palena ʻāluna...

paha₁  R  nvt. to improvise a chant; an improvised or conversation chant, as the

paha₂  R  n. uncooked young taro leaves.

paha₃  R   same as kūpala, a plant.

paha₄  R  n. a kind of surfboard.

paha₅  R   short for pahāha, swollen, strut...

paha₆  R  part. maybe, perhaps, probably, possibly, may, might. (very common, used to make speech less blunt...

pāhā  R  vt. by fours, four at a time, four times; to distribute to four; to divide by four.

pāhaʻa  R  vs. short in stature.

pāhaʻahaʻa₁  R   redup. of pāhaʻa, short...

pāhaʻahaʻa₂  R   same as noʻunoʻu₂, a gourd.

pahaha  R  n. young stage of the mullet, also called kahaha...

pahāha  R  vs. swollen, as the neck or the cheeks of one with mumps; to strut, walk proudly.

pāhai  R  n. plaque, i.e. a commemorative tablet.

pahakū  R  n. name of a design on Niʻihau mats consisting of...

pāhala  R  n. a method of making mulch soil by placing pandanus (

-pāhala  R   hoʻo.

pā hale  R  n. house lot, yard, fence.

pā halihali  R  n. tray (preceded by ke). lit., plate...

Pahama, Bahama  R  n. Bahama.

pāhana  R  n. project, as for a class.

pāhaneli, pāhaneri, pāhanele  R  nvt. a hundredfold, by the hundred; to distribute to a hundred.

pāhaneri  R  var. spelling of pāhaneli, a hundredfold...

pā hao₁  R  n. iron fence.

pā hao₂  R  n. iron dish, pan (preceded by ke).

pāhaʻo₁  R   about the same as the more common

pāhaʻo₂  R  n. name of a guessing game.

pāhaʻohaʻo  R  vs. mysterious, puzzling, incomprehensible; transfigured.

pāhaʻohuna  R  n. magic trick, illusion, sleight of hand; to perform a magic trick. lit., secretly...

-pahaola  R   see akepahaola.

pāhaʻoweli  R  n. stunt, a feat which requires unusual daring or skill, as in movie or video production; to...

pahapaha₁  R   redup. of paha₁, improvise a chant, paha₅, swollen...

pahapaha₂  R   same as līpahapaha, sea lettuce.

pahapaha₃  R  n. Oʻahu name for a kind of stone used for...

pahapaha kuahiwi  R  n. a liverwort (Dumortiera sp.).

pahapahaopolihale  R  n. a kind of pahapaha said to be...

pahapaha wai  R  n. a sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) with narrow frond. Found where sea and fresh water...

pāhau₁  R  n. striped flatfish.

pā hau₁  R   enclosure or fence of hau trees.

pāhau₂  R  nvs. person who cared for chief's food and clothes; well-cared for, as clothes.

pā hau₂  R   white pearl-shell lure or shell.

pāhau₃  R  vt. to filch.

pāhawewe  R  vi. radiation; to radiate, as in the form of waves.

pahē  R  vs. soft-spoken, soft-mannered; soft and about to spoil, as fruit; pulp, of fruit.
...

pāheahea  R  nvt. to call, especially to invite someone to eat; hospitality.

paheʻe₁  R  vi. slippery, smooth, as a surface; soft, satiny; to slide, slip, skid; sliding, slipping.

paheʻe₂  R  n. cleared area, bare dirt.

paheʻe₃  R  n. spear throwing ; dart-throwing; sport of sliding a stick over a smooth surface; the dart...

paheʻe₄  R  n. shallow hole or grave, as for flexed burial.

paheʻe₅  R   same as pāheʻeheʻe, seaweed.

pāheʻeheʻe₁  R   redup. of paheʻe₁, slippery, smooth, as a surface; soft, satiny...

pāheʻeheʻe₂  R  n. a green cushion-shaped solid seaweed (Porphyra sp., formerly Dictyosphaeria...

paheʻe ʻulu  R  n.v. to bowl; bowling.

paheʻe wai  R  vi. water slide; to go on a water slide (Slip ʻnʻ Slide).

pahele₁  R  nvt. a snare, noose, trap; to ensnare, trap; deceit, treachery.
 

pahele₂  R  nvt. same as mānai, needle.

Pahelehala  R  n. wind off Waiʻanae, Oʻahu , and...

pāhelehele  R   redup. of pahele, snare.

pāhelene  R  n. discus. lit., Greek disk.

pahelo₁  R   var. of pakelo, slip out, as of a trap...

pahelo₂  R  vt. to peel, as taro.

pāhemahema  R   about the same as hemahema: awkward,...

pahemo  R  nvs. about the same as hemo₁, loose, separated, untied, unfastened, open, satisfied...; loosened, slipping off; to loosen, get loose; weakening, as a voice.

pāhemohemo  R   redup. of pahemo.

pāhenehene  R  vt. to ridicule, laugh at, make fun of, mock, scoff.

pāheona  R  n. art, artwork; fine arts.

pahepahē  R   redup. of pahē, soft-spoken...

pāheu  R  n. allergy.

pāheuheu  R  n. a fish (no data).

pahi₁  R  nvt. knife, flint; to skin, as cattle. [with ke...

pahi₂  R   to stand on edge.

pāhia  R  inter. How many to each? How many in a group?

pāhiʻa  R  nvt. a slipping, falling down; oblique cut; obliquely, as of clipping, cutting, falling; to miss.

pā hiahia  R  n. performing art.

pāhiʻahiʻa  R   redup. of pāhiʻa.

pāhī aku  R  n. var. spelling of pā hī aku, bonito hook; lure...

pā hī aku, pāhī aku  R  n. bonito hook; lure

pahi hahau  R  n. cleaver, chopping knife. lit., striking knife.

pāhihi  R  vi. to spread, as vines; to stream, as water over a cliff.

pahi kā  R  n. cane knife, machete. lit., striking knife.

pahi kahi  R  n. razor. cf. more common pahi...

pahi kākiwi  R  n. sickle, scythe, cutlass. lit., bent knife.

pahi kanikani  R  n. knife made of a piece of hoop iron. lit., sounding knife.

pahi kaua  R  n. sword. lit., war knife.

pahikaua₁  R   same as kala

pahikaua₂  R  n. a long narrow bivalve, possibly the Pinna shells (Pinnidae).

pahi kaua pālahalaha  R  n. cutlass. lit., flat war knife.

pahi kekeʻe  R  n. sickle.

pahiki  R  n. probability, in math.

pāhiki  R  vi. to pass quietly, go lightly, touch gently.

pahi koli  R  n. carving knife.

pāhiku  R  vt. sevenfold, by sevens; seven times; to distribute to seven or divide by seven.

pāhila  R  vi. to stagger.

pahilau  R  vs. untrue, false; untruth (contraction of

pahi leka  R  n. letter opener. lit., letter knife.

pahili  R  vt. to braid. fig., to confuse, entangle, deceive.

pāhili  R  vi. to blow strongly, as a wind, especially of a veering wind; to lash, as a storm.

pāhili hau  R  n. blizzard. lit., strong, snowy wind. also

pahilo  R   same as puāhilo.

pahi lole pipi  R  n. sharp knife used for dressing beef. lit., knife for skinning beef.

pahilolo  R  vs. proud, strutting.

pahi maka lua  R  n. double-edged sword or knife.

pāhina  R  n. topping, as for ice cream.

pahinu  R  vs. about the same as hinu.

pahiō  R  vi. leaning, slanting, stooping; tall, slender.

pahi ʻō  R  n. dagger. lit., piercing knife.

pahi ʻokiʻoki  R  n. carving knife.

pahi ʻokiʻoki pipi  R  n. butcher knife.

pahi ʻoki pepa  R  n. var. spelling of pahiʻoki pepa, paper knife.

pahiʻoki pepa, pahi ʻoki pepa  R  n. paper knife.

pahi olo, pahiolo  R  nvt. a saw; to saw.

pahi olo lua  R  n. whipsaw.

pahi olo poepoe  R  n. an unknown type of saw mentioned in wills during the 1850s.

pā hipa  R  n. sheepfold.

pahi paʻa uma  R  n. drawknife. lit., knife solid [at] chest.

pahipahi  R  nvi. to slap hands; to play "peas-porridge-hot"; this game; a game formerly played by children:...

pahi paʻipaʻi  R  n. pruning knife.

pahi pākākā  R  n. chopping knife of any kind.

pahi pelu  R  n. jackknife, penknife, folding knife.

pahi poʻo muku  R  n. short-bladed knife. lit., cut head knife.

pāhiʻu  R  n. dart, as for a dart game.

pāhiʻuhiʻu₁  R  nvt. a game: throwing darts at a target, or pushing a stone with sharp sticks to a goal; to...

pāhiʻuhiʻu₂  R  n. a type of sorcery.

pahiʻume  R  n. var. spelling of pahi ʻume, drawknife.

pahi ʻume, pahiʻume  R  n. drawknife.

pahi ʻumiʻumi, pahiʻumiʻumi  R  n. razor. lit., beard knife.

pahiʻumiʻumi  R  var. spelling of pahi ʻumiʻumi, razor...

pahiwa  R  nvs. var. spelling of pāhiwa, dark...

pāhiwa, pahiwa  R  nvs. dark, to darken (note that hiwa is a sacred,...

pahi waka-waka  R  n. var. spelling of pahi wakawaka, flaming sword (Kin. 3.24); saw, sword. lit., shining knife.

pahi wakawaka, pahi waka-waka  R  n. flaming sword ; saw, sword. lit., shining knife.

pahō  R   var. of pohō, loss, damage...

pāhoa  R  n. short dagger; sharp stone, especially as used for a weapon;

pāhoe  R  n.v. to paddle; to drive fish into a net by beating the paddles rhythmically against the canoe;...

pāhoehoe₁  R  nvt. smooth, unbroken type of lava, contrasting with

pāhoehoe₂  R  n. satin.

pāhoehoe₃  R   redup. of pāhoe, to paddle....

pāhoehoepele  R   hooks used in catching sea turtles.

pā hohonu  R  n. soup plate, deep dish (preceded by ke).

pāhola₁  R  vt. to spread about, extend, diffuse; spread too thin, dissipated.

pāhola₂  R  vt. to stupefy fish by drugging with ʻauhuhu,...

pāholahola  R   redup. of pāhola₁, pāhola₂.

pahole  R   same as pohole, bruised, peeled...

paholehole  R   redup. of pahole.

paholei  R  n. var. spelling of pāhōlei, legendary name for kava.

pāhōlei, paholei  R  n. legendary name for kava.

pāholo  R  vi. to appear in great numbers, as octopuses.

pā holoholona  R  n. an enclosure for animals, as a dog pound.

pā holoi  R  n. wash pan or basin (preceded by ke).

pāhono  R  vt. to mend, sew up a tear, patch, darn, repair.

pāhonohono  R   redup. of pāhono, to mend, sew up a tear, patch, darn, repair...

pā hoʻokani  R  n. phonograph record.

pahoʻolā  R   torn tapa.

pā hoʻolapalapa  R  n. saucepan (preceded by ke). lit.,...

pāhoʻonui  R  n. exponent, in math; power, i.e. a product in which each factor is the same.

pāhoʻonui lua  R  n. quadratic.

pā hoʻopuni  R  n. central corral.

pāhouhou  R   same as pāʻouʻou, young of the fish hou.

pahu₁  R  n. box, drum, cask, chest, barrel, trunk, tank, case, ship binnacle, collection box, keg, ark,...

pahu₂  R  n. stake, staff, stick, post, pole.

pahu₃  R  vt. to push, shove; to thrust or hurl, as a spear or javelin; to pierce with a sharp...

pahu₄  R  vt. to cut off short; odd-numbered.
 

pahu₅  R  n. trunkfishes, boxfishes, cowfishes (Ostracion). says that

pahu₆  R  n. name of a region below the ʻilima and above...

pahu₇  R  n. gill net used in shallow water.

pahu₈  R  n. base or plate, as on a baseball diamond.

pahu₉  R  n. court, as for volleyball. Niʻihau.

pahū  R  nvi. to explode, burst; explosive, blast, thud; outburst. cf.

pahua₁  R   pas/imp. of pahu₃.

pahua₂  R  vs. downtrodden, as grass where cattle have stamped.

pahuʻa  R  nvs. unsuccessful, ineffective, ruined, spoiled; lack of success.

-pāhua  R   hoʻo.

pāhuʻa  R   similar to kīpuka₁, said especially...

pahu ʻai holo  R  n. end zone, on a football field. lit., touchdown box.

pahu aniani  R  n. glass box, especially a glass-bottomed box for fishing; glass case, as in a museum.

pahu aʻo  R  n. dialog box, in a computer program. lit., teaching box.

pahu berita  R  var. spelling of pahu pelika, ark of the covenant...

pahu hae  R  n. flagpole.

pahu hao  R  n. safe, strong box. lit., iron box.

pahu hau, pahuhau  R  n. icebox, refrigerator.

pahuhau  R   var. spelling of pahu hau, icebox, refrigerator...

pahu heiau  R  n. temple drum.

pahu hōʻike  R  n. ark of the testimony. lit., testifying box.

pahuhonuaea  R  n. terrarium. lit., aerated box (of) earth.

pahu hoʻokele  R  n. controller, as in Nintendo games. lit., box (to) steer.

pahu hoʻolele leo  R  n. radio. intercom . Niʻihau.

pahu hoʻonui leo  R  n. amplifier. lit., box (for) increasing sound.

pahu hoʻoulu meakanu  R  n. planter, as for growing plants. lit., box (for) growing plants.

pahu hoʻowela wai  R  n. water heater. lit., tank (for) heating water.

pahu hope  R  n. final goal or stake.

pahu hopu  R  n. final goal. lit., catching goal.

pahuhu  R  n. young of the fish uhu.

pāhūhū  R  vi. to gush, ooze forth, as blood.

pahu hula  R  n. hula drum.

pahu iʻa  R  n. small aquarium box for fish.

pāhuʻihuʻi  R   var. of pāhiʻuhiʻu, a game.

pahukaʻa  R  n. juice extracted from a green gourd by pounding, said to be used in an enema.

pahu kaha  R  n. check box, as in computer programs. lit., box (to) check.

pahu kāhea  R  n. walkie-talkie. Niʻihau.

pahukaina  R  n. ashes.

pahukala₁  R  n. sham battle with sharp weapons.

pahukala₂  R  n. herald who announces (kala) war.

pahu kālā  R  n. safe-deposit box. cash register

pahu kāleka kuhi puke  R  n. card catalog, as in a library.

pahu kanaloa  R  n. prayer drum (perhaps from pahu...

pahu kānāwai  R  n. ark of the testimony. lit., legal box.

pahu kani  R  n. drum; tabret , eardrum (; translation from Eng.). fig.,...

pahu kapu  R  n. a stake beyond which it was taboo to pass; sanctuary. lit., taboo stake.

pahu kīkā  R   cigar box.

pahukū₁  R  n. goal or stick at the starting place of a race.

pahukū₂  R  n. reserve of an army, especially a rear guard.

pahukū₃  R  vt. to repel, as in war.

pāhuku  R   same as pōhuku, swollen...

pahu kui  R  n.v. hypodermic injection; to be injected. lit., needle piercing.

pahu kupapaʻu  R  n. coffin. lit., corpse box.

pā hula  R  n. hula troupe, hula...

pahu laka  R  n. locker.

pahu leo  R  n. speaker, as for a stereo. lit., sound box.

pahu lole  R  n. clothes chest or trunk.

pahulu₁  R  nvs. nightmare (named for a chief of evil spirits on

pahulu₂  R  nvs. exhausted, worn-out, of over-farmed soil; such soil.

pahulu₃  R  n. volunteer sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes of the second growth.

pahuluhope  R  vs. demented, to behave as if crazy.

pahululu  R  vs. somewhat rainy, showery.

pahu manamana  R  n. intersection, crossroads. lit., branching stake.

pahumeaolaea  R  n. vivarium. lit., aerated box (of) living things.

pahu mea pāʻani  R  n. toy chest, toy box.

pahu meli  R  n. beehive.

pahu mīka  R  n. meter box.

pahuna  R  n. a pushing, thrust, hurling, piercing, etc., as of an

pāhune  R  n. platelet (preceded by ke). lit., tiny...

pahu noho  R  n. box, as at a theater.

pahu ʻōlelo  R  n. phonograph. lit., speaking box.

pahu pā  R  n. meat safe, cupboard. lit., dish box.

pahu paʻahau  R  n. freezer.

pahupahu₁  R   redup. of pahu₃, to push, shove; to thrust or hurl; fig., to bruise the feeling of others...

pahupahu₂  R  n.v. billiards, pool; to play billiards or pool.

pahupahu₃  R   redup. of pahu₄ to cut off short;...

pahūpahū₁  R   redup. of pahū, to explode, burst, explosive, blast, thud, outburst...; firecrackers.

pahūpahū₂  R   same as kāʻekeʻeke, bamboo pipes, varying in length from .3 to about 1 m...

pahūpahū₃  R  n. tiny and worthless taro offshoot from an offshoot of...

pahu paʻi  R  n. small sharkskin hula drum. lit., beating drum.

pahu paʻikiʻi  R  n. var. spelling of pahupaʻikiʻi, camera, kodak. lit., box for printing pictures.

pahupaʻikiʻi, pahu paʻikiʻi  R  n. camera, kodak. lit., box for printing pictures.

pahu paʻi wikiō  R  n. camcorder, video camera. lit., video camera.

pahu paka  R  n. tobacco box or container.

pahu palapala  R  n. writing desk; formerly a container for the coloring liquid used in printing...

pahu pānānā  R  n. binnacle.

pahu papakaumaka  R  n. monitor, as for a computer or in movie or video production. lit., screen...

pahu pāpale  R  n. hatbox; wooden block upon which a hat is plaited; such hats are called...

pahu pelika, pahu berita  R  n. ark of the covenant. lit., covenant box.

pahu pepa  R  n. cardboard box. lit., paper box.

pahu pono haʻawina  R  n. schoolbox. lit., box (for) lesson supplies.

pahu poʻo liʻiliʻi  R  n. keg. lit., small-headed barrel.

pahupū  R  vs. cut in half, cut in two, severed, cut short, chopped off.

pahu puke  R  n. bookcase.

pahu ʻuiki uila  R  n. fuse box.

pahuʻume  R  n. var. spelling of pahu ʻume, drawer, bureau, buffet.

pahu ʻume, pahuʻume  R  n. drawer, bureau, buffet.

pahu wai  R  n. water barrel, tank.

pahuwaiea  R  n. aquarium. lit., aerated box (of) water.

pahu waiho lole  R  n. clothes chest or trunk.

pahu waihona  R  n. chest of drawers, cabinet, bureau.

pahu waihona pepa  R  n. file cabinet. lit., container (for) paper files. also...

pahu waihona waiwai  R  n. treasure chest. lit., chest (for) storing valuables.

pahu waiū  R  n. milk carton.

pahu wāwahie kūwaho  R  n. external fuel tank, as on a spaceship.

pai₁  R  vt. to urge, encourage, rouse, stir up, excite.

pai₂  R  vt. to raise, lift up, increase.

pai₃  R  vt. to laud, praise, exalt.

pai₄  R  vt. to pamper, spoil, as a favorite child; to make a pet of.

pai₅  R  n. a funnelshaped wicker basket used for catching shrimps and small fish, so called because it was...

pai₆  R  n. a native fern (Adenophorus hymenophylloides) with clustered, narrow, pinnate fronds, 5...

pai₇  R  n. a kind of snail shellfish said to be poisonous to touch (no data).

pai₈  R   same as pānānai, flat, shallow, as a dish...

pai₉  R  n. pie, tart.

pai₁₀  R  n. pi (π), in math.

paʻi₁  R  nvt. to slap, spank, beat, hit, clap; a slapping, slap, to print, publish; stamping, printing to...

paʻi₂  R  nvs. to tie; a draw; equal; to make an agreement (said to be so called because champions slapped...

paʻi₃  R  vt. to mix, as ingredients; to mingle.

paʻi₄  R   to put clothes to soak, as in soapy water.

paʻi₅  R  nvt. a bundle, package, especially of food; to tie up such a bundle; bunch, cluster, as of grapes...

paʻi₆  R   rare var. of paʻipaʻi₃; to strip, as bark.

paʻi₇  R  nvt. lining, as of pandanus or sugar-cane leaves, inside thatching of

paʻi₈  R  vs. decaying, of fruits or plants; blight.

paʻi₉  R   short for paʻimalau₁, Portuguese man-of-war...

paʻi₁₀  R  n. a heap.

paʻi₁₁  R  vt. to evict, as from land.

paia  R  nvs. wall, side of a house, clearing in a forest (often translated bower); walled in, as by...

paiʻā  R  n. bracken, a fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. decompositum). also...

paʻia  R  vs. temporarily deaf, as from ascending to a high altitude.

pāʻia  R  v. fenced in; struck.
 

paʻi aʻa  R  n. root system, rootlets, small branches.

paʻiaha  R  n. a variety of taro.

paiahaʻa  R  vs. var. spelling of paiāhaʻa₁, short, dumpy, as a person or animal.

paiāhaʻa₁, paiahaʻa  R  vs. short, dumpy, as a person or animal.

paiāhaʻa₂  R  vi. dancing, surging, undulating, as the sea; tossing, as a canoe in a rough sea.

paʻi ʻai  R  n. hard, pounded but undiluted taro; heavy, as poorly...

paʻia kuli, pāʻia kuli  R  vs. deafening.

pāʻia kuli  R  vs. var. spelling of paʻia kuli, deafening.

paialewa  R  vt. convectional, i.e. to circulate, as air or liquid, between a lower and higher stratum due...

paiālewa  R  vt. tossed here and there, as by a rough sea; to carry back and forth, to and fro, up and down,...

pai aliʻi  R  v. to laud or praise a chief; to elevate one's own ego by recounting one's association with...

Paialopāʻowā  R  n. wind inland of Hāna, Maui.

paialou  R  vt. to make a pitch, as a sales pitch, or to 'sell' an idea.

paʻi ʻana  R  n. printing, edition.

paʻi ā paʻi  R  vs. equal, as of two persons; to tie, have a draw.

paiʻāpala  R  n. apple pie.

paʻiāuma  R  v. to slap the chest, as in grief. fig., to show grief, wail in lamentation.

paʻi berena  R   var. spelling of paʻi pelena, loaves...

paiʻea  R  n. an edible crab, found where the ʻaʻama is...

paʻiha  R   same as ʻihaʻiha.

paihaʻa  R   var. of paiāhaʻa₁, short, dumpy..., paiāhaʻa₂, dancing, surging...

paihaʻakei ʻili  R  vt. racism, i.e. adhering to a belief that one's own race is superior to another race. ...

paihaʻakei lāhui  R   see paihaʻakei ʻili.

paʻi hakahaka  R  n. printing, as contrasted with handwriting (

paʻi hale  R  v. to thatch or line a house.

paihānau  R  n. pro-life, i.e. opposed to abortion; right to life. cf.

paʻi hewa  R  nvt. misprint, typographical error; to make such an error. lit., mistaken printing.

paihī  R  n. trickling water, as down the face of a cliff.

paʻihi  R  vt. clear, bright, cloudless; neat, tidy, well dressed in one's best; to honor; set, as a...

pāʻihi₁  R  n. a small weed (Nasturtium sarmentosum), related to watercress; used medicinally and as...

pāʻihi₂  R  n. Maui name for

pāʻihiʻihi₁  R   redup. of paʻihi, clear, bright, cloudless; neat, tidy, well dressed in one's best; to honor; set, as a ship's sails ...

pāʻihiʻihi₂  R   same as pāʻihi₁, small weed..., pāʻihi₂, Maui name for ʻōhiʻa hā...

paiho₁  R  vi. to project, as a bone through flesh.

paiho₂  R  vi. to make hand signals.

paiho₃  R  vs. peeled, as skin.

paihō  R  n. flapping, of a malo.

paihoʻāhu kāloaʻa  R   see paikāloaʻa.

paihoʻohaeweli  R  n. terrorism.

pai hua  R  n. custard pie, egg pie, fruit pie.

paʻi hua₁  R  n. bundle of fruit; fruit cluster, as of grapes.

paʻi hua₂  R  n. bulge, as in canoe sides.

paʻi hua fiku  R   var. spelling of paʻi hua piku, cake of figs...

paʻi hua piku, paʻi hua fiku  R  n. cake of figs.

paʻi huawaina  R  n. var. spelling of paʻi hua waina, cluster of grapes.

paʻi hua waina, paʻi huawaina  R  n. cluster of grapes.

pāʻīʻiʻi  R   see nenue.

paiʻiʻihā  R  n. a small, light-green, oblong fern (Dryopteris dentata), tapering at both ends and...

paʻiʻina  R   redup. of paʻina.

paika  R  nvt. fight; to fight.

paʻi kāhela  R  vt. to pan, as with a movie or video camera (preceded by

paikala  R  vt. public relations.

paikāloaʻa  R  vt. capitalism. also paihoʻāhu...

paikano  R  vt. to make a great pet of; to treat with great favor.

paikau  R  vi. to march, drill, parade, pass to and fro; to practice firearms.

paʻi kau  R  vs. equal.

paikauhale  R  vt. to go gadding about from house to house.

Paikauhale  R  n. name of a star.

paikaulei  R   rare var. of pakaulei.

paikauleia  R   pas/imp. of paikaulei, gad about...

paiki, pāiki, pāisi  R  n. bag, suitcase, satchel, pocketbook, purse.

pāiki₁  R  n. hollow of the hand.

pāiki₂  R  vs. cramped, pressed close, crowded.

pāiki hāʻawe, pāisi hāʻawe  R  n. backpack, knap-sack lit., backpack bag. also

paʻi kiʻi  R  n.v. to take pictures, photographs; photographer. lit., snap pictures.

paikikala  R  n. bicycle (usually follows kaʻa, vehicle).

pāiki lola  R  n. tape case, cassette holder.

paikini  R  n. fashion, style.

paʻi kinipōpō  R  n.v. baseball bat, tennis racquet; to hit a ball.

paiki paʻa lima  R  n. var. spelling of paiki paʻalima, handbag.

paiki paʻalima, paiki paʻa lima  R  n. handbag.

paikoho  R  n. pro-choice, i.e. advocating legalized abortion. cf.

paʻi koli  R  vt. to trim, cut short.

paikomo  R  vt. recruitment; to recruit.

paikū kaʻawale  R  n. isolationism. lit., adhering to (the principle of) standing separate.

paʻi kukui  R  n. a kind of dark tapa cloth dyed with juice from...

paikuli  R   those in charge of a chief's property.

paʻi kulo  R  vt. to make a sidewinder serve, in volleyball.

paikumu  R  vs. to have connections with important or influential persons.

paila₁  R  nvt. pile, heap; to heap up.

paila₂, baila  R  nvt. to boil, percolate.

pailaha  R  n. credit, as the name of a person who has contributed to a performance.

pailaka, pailata  R  nvt. pilot; to pilot.

pailani  R   similar to mailani, to praise, but often...

pailata  R  var. spelling of pailaka, pilot...

paʻilauʻula  R  n. dry pandanus leaves still clinging to the tree. lit., cut red leaves.

paila wahie  R  n. woodpile, pile of firewood.

paileki  R  n. Pyrex.

pāʻili  R  n. swelling, as of newly made tattooing.

pā ʻili  R  v. to touch the skin.

paʻi lihi  R  vt. to dink, i.e. to mishit or clip (the ball), in volleyball. lit., slight hit. ...

pā ilina, pāilina  R  n. cemetery, graveyard.

pāilina  R  var. spelling of pā ilina, cemetery...

pailoka  R   same as pailaka, pilot

pailola  R  n. wintergreen. (scientific name Pyrola).

pailolo₁  R  n. a variety of sugar cane.

Pailolo₂  R  n. name of the channel between Molokaʻi and...

pailua  R  nvs. nausea; nauseating, abominable.

paʻi lua  R   double hit

paʻimalau₁  R  n. Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia). jellyfish

paʻimalau₂  R  n. a fleet of canoes fishing for aku with the...

paimana aupuni  R  vt. communism. lit., adhering to government power.

paimana kaʻawale  R  n. federalism, i.e. the principle of division of power between the state and national...

paʻi manamana  R  vt. to volley, i.e. keep the ball in play, in volleyball. lit., hit (with) fingers....

paina₁  R   na form of

paina₂  R  n. fine cloth like serge.

paina₃  R  n. pine trees and all kinds of conifers; ironwood; cedar , ash .

paina₄  R  n. pint.

paʻina₁  R  nvi. to crackle, snap, click, tick, pop, resound; crackling, etc; brittle, easily torn.

paʻina₂  R  n. Hawaiʻi Island name for...

pāʻina  R  nvt. meal, dinner, small party with dinner; to eat a

pāʻina ahiahi  R  n. evening meal, dinner, supper.

painaʻāpala  R  n. pineapple.

paina kahakai  R  n. French tamarisk (Tamarix gallica), shrub or small trees.

paina Kuke  R  n. Cook pine.

Paʻinakuli  R  n. a stroke in lua fighting. lit., deafening...

paina luhe  R  n. ironwood. lit., drooping pine.

pāina male, pāʻina male  R  n. wedding feast or reception.

pāʻina male  R  n. var. spelling of pāina male, wedding feast or reception.

pāʻina poi  R  n.v. poi lunch or supper.

paina Pukikī  R  n. Portuguese cypress. also paina...

paina pupupu  R   same as paina kahakai; Niʻihau.

painiki  R  vt. to dress in tight-fitting garments; buttoned up tightly.

pai niu  R  n. coconut pie.

paʻiniu  R  n. some native Hawaiian lilies (Astelia spp.) with long, narrow, silvery or tan leaves...

paʻiniu  R  n. a very thin type of tapa.

painoho  R  vt. retention, as of students enrolled at a school; to retain. cf.

painuʻu₁  R  vt. to carry on the hip or back, as a heavy child; to lug, as a heavy object that must be...

painuʻu₂  R  vt. to boast.

paio  R  nvt. to quarrel, argue, fight; combat, argument, conflict, strife, battle, struggle; to contend, as...

paiō  R  n. fixed swing, as with two or more ropes or chains. pāʻiʻo  R  nvt. var. spelling of pā ʻiʻo, fishhook baited with flesh; to remove flesh from bones, as of fish.

pā ʻiʻo, pāʻiʻo  R  nvt. fishhook baited with flesh; to remove flesh from bones, as of fish.

paioa  R  vs. tall, slim.

paioea, paiowea  R  n. a variety of sweet potato.

pai ʻōhua  R  n. basket trap for fishing ʻōhua.

paio kālaimanaʻo  R  n. debate, argument.

paiola  R  vs. nutritious.

pāʻiole  R  n. var. spelling of pā ʻiole, food left for rats on a tray (pā).

pā ʻiole, pāʻiole  R  n. food left for rats on a tray (pā).

paionia  R  nvs. pioneer.

pai ʻoʻopu  R  n. basket trap for fishing ʻoʻopu.

paiowea  R  var. spelling of paioea, a variety of sweet potato...

paipai₁  R   redup. of pai₁, urge, encourage...; to lobby.

paipai₂  R   redup. of pai₂, raise, lift up...; to rock.

paʻipaʻi₁  R   redup. of paʻi₁, to slap, spank, beat, hit, clap...; to applaud, clap; applause; to sprinkle coloring matter (as charcoal or red cloth) on...

paʻipaʻi₂  R   redup. of paʻi₃, to mix, as ingredients, to mingle; mixed, diluted.

paʻipaʻi₃  R  vt. to trim, prune, cut, clip, as a plant or the hair; to strip off, as leaves.

paʻipaʻi₄  R  vt. to dribble, as a basketball. Niʻihau. ...

paipaieʻe  R   same as pepeieʻe, overripe breadfruit or banana kneaded with coconut cream...

paʻipaʻiʻiole  R   rat haircut. said to be named for an irregular haircut given to

paʻipaʻi kukui  R   same as paʻi kukui, kind of dark tapa...

paʻipaʻi lima  R  n.v. to clap, applaud; applause, clapping.

paipai manaʻo  R  n. memorial, revived memory.

paʻipāʻina  R   redup. of pāʻina, meal, dinner...

paʻipaʻinahā  R  n. tapa cloak worn over the shoulder like a cape.

paʻipāʻi pālua  R  vt. to double dribble, in basketball. also

Paipala, Baibala  R  n. Bible; Biblical.

pai palaʻai  R  n. pumpkin pie.

paʻi pālahalaha  R  vt. to spike with open hand, in volleyball.

paʻi palaoa  R  n. cakes of fine flour.

paʻi palapala  R  n.v. printing press; to print.

paʻipeʻa  R  n. by-the-wind-sailor, a kind of jellyfish.

paʻi pelena, paʻi berena  R  n. loaves.

paʻipihi  R  n. blue-button, a kind of jellyfish.

pai pika  R  n. pizza.

paipu  R  n. pipe, faucet.

pai pū  R  n. pumpkin pie.

pā ipu₁  R  n. calabash, wooden dish in general, cooking utensil, bowl (preceded by

pā ipu₂  R  n.v. to beat a gourd drum; the drum itself and accompanying chant and sitting dance by the...

paipu ahi  R  n. exhaust pipe, as on a car. Niʻihau.

paipu hanu  R  n. windpipe, trachea, in anatomy. lit., pipe (for) breathing. also...

paipu hanu  R  n. snorkel. lit., pipe (for) breathing.

paipu kinai ahi  R  n. fire hydrant. lit., pipe (for) extinguishing fire.

paipu koʻo  R  n. pipe used to hold up clear plastic sheeting over an aquaculture tank. lit.,...

paipu lawe ʻino  R  n. sewer, the pipe.

paipuliʻi  R  n. pipette.

paipu moni  R  n. esophagus. lit., pipe (for) swallowing.

paʻi puna  R  v. to whitewash, plaster. lit., to slap coral.

paʻipunahele  R  n.v. to fete a favorite (punahele),...

paipu omo wai  R  n. drain. Niʻihau.

pairogalola  R  n. pyrogallol.

pāisi  R  var. spelling of paiki, bag...

paʻiua  R  n. fine, white tapa.

paʻi ʻuala  R  n. cooked and compressed sweet potatoes allowed to ferment slightly and used as a substitute...

paʻiʻula₁  R  n. tapa made by beating red rags or

paʻiʻula₂  R   calabash receptacle for sarongs.

paʻi ulele  R  vt. service, in volleyball; to serve (the ball). lit., hit (to) get into action.

paʻi umauma  R  n. chest-slapping hula.

paiwa  R  n. drama; dramatic.

pāiwa  R  vt. nine times, nine at a time, to divide by nine or distribute to nine.

paʻi waina  R  n. cluster of grapes.

paʻi wale  R  n.v. a draw or tie; to have a draw or tie.

paka₁  R  vt. to remove the dregs, such as fibers, from herbs used for medicine; to strain.

paka₂  R  vt. to criticize constructively, as chanting; to look for flaws in order to perfect; to teach,...

paka₃  R  n. raindrops, patter of rain, especially of big drops.

paka₄  R   same as kākala, cartilage.

paka₅  R  n. Kaʻū name for

paka₆  R  n. tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), a hairy annual herb from tropical America, which may grow...

paka₇  R  n. butter (usually follows waiū).

paka₈, bata  R  n. curds. , .

paka₉  R  n. bugger.

pakā  R  vt. to dunk (the ball), in basketball. onomatopoeia. also

pāka₁  R  n. park.

pāka₂  R  vt. to park, as a car.

pākā₁  R   var. of pākaʻa₁, lean, as meat...

pākā₂  R  vt. to cut in long slices, to hack, as pig or fish for salting; to cut back, as a plant.

pākā₃  R  vt. to scramble, as eggs.

pākā₄  R  vi. to surf, as with canoe, board, or body; to skim, as a surfing canoe; to skip stones.

pākā₅  R  n. sinker on a fish line for deep-sea fishing.

pākā₆  R  vt. to fish with hook and line but no pole, as ulua...

pākā₇  R   var. of pākākā₁, low and broad, especially of a wooden bowl or door...

pākā₈  R  vs. wrinkled.

pākā₉  R   same as hoka, to strain

pakaʻa  R  vt. var. spelling of pākaʻa₃, to converse, tell interesting tales or anecdotes.

pākaʻa₁  R  vs. lean, as meat.

pākaʻa₂  R   var. of ʻākaʻa, tear off, peel...

pākaʻa₃, pakaʻa  R  vt. to converse, tell interesting tales or anecdotes.

pākaʻapohe  R  n. rosette.

pākaʻau  R  vt. forty at a time; to divide by forty or distribute to forty.

pāka aupuni  R  n. national park.

pākaʻawili  R   same as pākaʻuwili, kaʻawili; spiral.

pākāeaea  R  vs. wrinkled.

pakaha  R  n. a native herb (Lepechinia [Sphacele] hastata) found only at altitudes of...

pākaha₁  R  vt. to cheat, fleece, plunder, rob, raid; robbery, raid, etc.

pākaha₂  R  n. a kind of shell, perhaps a conch.

pākahakaha  R  n. a native fern (Pleopeltis thunbergiana), with related forms in Asia and Africa,...

paka hanuhanu  R  n. snuff. lit., inhaling tobacco.

pā kāhea  R  n.v. welcoming call; to call in welcome.

pākahi  R  vt. singly, once, one at a time, one by one, respectively, separately, apiece, individually; to...

pākahikahi  R  vs. one at a time, one by one. Niʻihau.

pākahikahi  R   see kākau pākahikahi, ʻoka pākahikahi.

paka honihoni  R  n. snuff. lit., smelling tobacco.

pakai₁  R  n. spleen amaranth (Amaratihus dubius), a coarse, erect, spineless, weedy, tropical herb;...

pakai₂  R  n. slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis), resembling the spleen amaranth and used for...

pakaiea₁  R  n. same as līpahapaha, sea lettuce. Hawaiʻi.

pakaiea₂  R  n. same as halāliʻi, a variety of sugar cane; named for the seaweed.

pakaiea₃  R  n. a variety of taro.

Pakaiea₄  R  n. name of a wind at Waiʻanae, Oʻahu.

pakaiea₅  R  n. name of a type of wave at Kai-mū, Hawaiʻi.

pakaiele  R  n. young of the hou, a fish.

pākaikai₁  R  vt. to pound, as with a pestle, especially small fish for bait.

pākaikai₂  R   same as pakai₁, spleen amaranth, pakai₂, slender amaranth...

pākaikai₃  R   same as pakaiea₁, seaweed, pakaiea₂, sugarcane, pakaiea₃, taro, pakaiea₄, wind, pakaiea₅, wave...

pākaikāwale  R  n. a fish, perhaps an ʻōpakapaka.

pakai kukū  R  n. spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus), a widespread, weedy herb, 30 to 70 or 80 cm...

pākākā₁  R  nvs. low and broad, especially of a wooden bowl or door; a low, wide wooden bowl, according to ...

pākākā₂  R  n. a variety of gourd: squatty, small, used for meat and fish (

pākākā₃  R   redup. of pākā₂, slice, pākā₃, scramble, pākā₄, surf... slab, as of salted pork.

pākākā₄  R  vt. to inflate, blow up, as a balloon with air.

pākākā₅  R   to skim...

pākakaʻa  R  vi. to roll one at a time.

pākakahi  R  vt. to distribute one at a time to several; scattered, here and there, as light rain.

pāka kāniwala  R  n. amusement park. lit., carnival park.

pakakē  R  nvi. gibberish, garbled speech, jibber jabber; to jabber.

pakakeha  R  n. mat spread across a door for privacy.

pakakeʻu  R  vt. to scold excessively.

pakakī₁  R  vi. to talk irrationally, loudly, or contentiously.

pakakī₂  R  vi. to skim over the water, as a flying fish.

pakakū  R  vi. to fall; falling in heavy splotches, as rain.

pākala₁  R  n. young of the kala, a fish.

pākala₂  R  vs. rough, as skin of kala, a fish.

pākala₃, bakala  R  n. buckle.

pāka lāhui  R  n. national park.

pākalakala₁  R  n. gray-backed tern (Sterna lunata), also called the bridled, spectacled, or gray...

pākalakala₂  R   same as pākala₁, , young kala... pākala₂, young kala...

pākalakala₃  R  n. a coarse, nonedible seaweed (Galaxaura spp.)

pakalaki  R  nvs. bad luck, unlucky.

pakalana  R  n. the Chinese violet (Telosma cordata), which has yellowish-green flowers. [: A...

pākale  R  n. second growth stage of the ʻōpakapaka, a...

pakalī  R  n. parsley.

pākali₁  R  vt. to dole out little by little; to decoy fish by doling out bait little by little; a decoy.

pākali₂, batari  R  n. battery.

pakalia  R   pas/imp. of paka₁, strain, paka₂, to correct...

pakaliao  R  n. codfish.

pākalikali  R   redup. of pākali₁, to dole out little by little...

pakaliona, bataliona  R  n. battalion.

pakalōlō  R  n. var. spelling of paka lōlō, marijuana, "pot," "grass" (Cannabis sativa). lit., numbing tobacco.

paka lōlō, pakalōlō  R  n. marijuana, "pot," "grass" (Cannabis sativa). lit., numbing tobacco.

pakalua  R  vs. wrinkled, coarse, as skin or bark; encrusted, as with grime or rust.

pakanā  R  n. partner.

pākana-  R   same as pāpākana-, prefix to numbers from kolu (three) to iwa (nine)...

pākana  R  n. waist, shirtwaist, blouse; pattern.

pakanaka  R  vs. var. spelling of pākanaka, tame...

pākanaka, pakanaka  R  vs. tame, accustomed to people, unafraid of people; to know a man carnally; concerning humanity...

pākanaloa₁  R   same as pakaiele, young of the hou, a fish.

pākanaloa₂  R  n. a kind of banana.

paka nau  R  n. chewing tobacco.

pakaneo  R  vs. destitute, poverty-stricken.

pakanika  R  n. parsnip (Pastinaca sativa).

pā kanu  R  n. garden, cultivated field. lit., planting enclosure.

pākaʻo  R   similar to pōkaʻo, barren, dry, destitute...

pakapaka₁  R   redup. of paka₃, raindrops...

pakapaka₂  R  vs. many, numerous.

pakapaka₃  R   same as ʻōpakapaka₂, ʻōpakapaka₃; wrinkled; scaly.

pakapakai₁  R  n. young pakai seedlings.

pakapakai₂  R   see pakai₂.

pakapakai₃  R   same as ʻāheahea₂; Niʻihau name for slender amaranth (...

pā kāpili moku  R  n. dock.

pā kapuahi  R  n. burner, as on a stove. lit., stove plate.

paka puhi  R  n. smoking tobacco.

pākau  R  nvt. to place; table, stand. fig., beloved.

paka ua  R  n. raindrops.