"hē" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈheː/
Etymology: From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fee. Cognate with Maori whē (“stick insect”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pep-pro|*fee}} Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fee, {{cog|mi|whē|t=stick insect}} Maori whē (“stick insect”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} hē
  1. caterpillar (insect)
    Sense id: en-hē-haw-noun-Jj5Bn2C- Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Insects Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 72 15 13 Disambiguation of Insects: 71 15 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈheː/
Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} hē
  1. grave (excavation for burial)
    Sense id: en-hē-haw-noun-ose1Qpji Categories (other): Burial Disambiguation of Burial: 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈheː/
Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} hē
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.
    Sense id: en-hē-haw-noun-Cndl2uD5 Categories (other): Latin letter names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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    }
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hē"
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      ],
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheː/"
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  ],
  "word": "hē"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hawaiian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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