one

From Proto-Polynesian *qone (compare with Tahitian one, Maori one, Tongan one, Samoan one), from Proto-Oceanic *qone, from Proto-Austronesian *qənay (compare with Chamorro unai, Javanese êni).


ao

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw (compare Tagalog araw).


ao

From Proto-Polynesian *qao, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Maori ao).


aloha

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”). Cognate with Maori aroha.

love, compassion, affection, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity


lama

From Proto-Polynesian *rama, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaR (compare Maori rama (“torch”), Malay damar (“resin, torch”)).


alo

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp.

Ua kipaku aku ʻoe iaʻu i kēia lā mai ke alo aku o ka honua nei.

You have driven me out this day from the face of the earth.

Eia ʻoe i ke alo o ka ʻaha.

Here you are in the presence of the assembly.


aku

Katsuwonus pelamis
Katsuwonus pelamis#Translingual

bonito, skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)


make

From Proto-Polynesian *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *m-atay, *atay, from Proto-Austronesian *m-aCay, *aCay (compare Cebuano matay, Chamorro matai, Fijian mate, Ilocano matay, Indonesian mati, Javanese mati, Kapampangan mate, mete, Malagasy maty, Maori mate, Rapa Nui mate, Tagalog matay, Tahitian mate).


mana

From Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.


ano

awe, reverence, peacefulness, sacredness, holiness


kopa

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.


zeta

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.


iota

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.


au

From Proto-Polynesian *qau, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus (compare with Fijian yau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (“current, flow” – compare with Malay arus, Tagalog ágos).


ola

From Proto-Polynesian *ola, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (“to exist”). Cognate with Maori ora and Malay ada (“to have, to exist, to be”).


papa

From Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan (compare with Malay papan or Maori papa).


pale

From Proto-Oceanic *pale₂ (cognate with Maori pare (“headdband, wreath”), Samoan pale and Tongan pale (both “wreath”))


leo

From Proto-Polynesian *leo, from Proto-Oceanic *leqo, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqə, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ (“neck”). Compare also Tetum lian.

You be the chief, I the servant, I shall be obedient to your command.

I aliʻi nō ʻoe, i kanaka au, malalo aku au o kō leo. (Hula song)


hola

Hola ʻehia kēia?


manu

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.


kaula

From Proto-Polynesian *taura (compare with Samoan taula (“anchor”), Maori taura (“rope”) and Tongan toua)


ane

From Proto-Polynesian *ane, from Proto-Oceanic *ane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.


ono

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Acanthocybium solandri
Wikispecies:Acanthocybium solandri


ua

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian *quha (compare with Maori ua, Tahitian ua, Samoan ua, Tongan ʻuha), from Proto-Oceanic *qusan (compare with Fijian uca), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan (compare with Malay hujan, Tagalog ulan), from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.


hoe

From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).


kala

From Proto-Polynesian *tala (“spine, prong”) – compare with Maori tara (“thorn, spike, tine, tooth”), Tahitian tara (“horn, spur, sting”), Tongan tala and Samoan tala.


lua

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.


lua

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Polynesian [Term?] (compare with Maori rua), from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (compare Malay luang (“gap”) and lubang (“hole”), Tagalog luwang (“vast space”)) or *liaŋ (compare with Malay liang (“pore”)).


kani

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *taŋi (compare with Kapingamarangi, Maori and Rarotongan tangi; Tahitian taʻi), from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Chamorro tanges, Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

peal, jingle, tinkle (of bells, thunder)


ilo

From Proto-Polynesian *qilo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulej, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qulej. Cognates include Fijian ulo and Malay ulat.


inu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum (compare Malay minum).


ala

From Proto-Polynesian *hala, from Proto-Oceanic *salan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

ala hoʻi ʻole mai


ʻaʻā

English: aa

French: aa

From Proto-Polynesian *kakaha (“to burn”) (compare with Maori kakā, Tongan kakaha and Samoan ʻaʻasa) from Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”) (compare with Hawaiian ʻā, Rapa Nui kā).


meli

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέλι (méli). Coined by missionaries for the 1839 translation of the Bible. The missionaries had considered transcribing honey into Hawaiian as either hani (“flirt, act coy”) or as honi (“kiss”). The two were considered unacceptable as being too impure and as such the missionaries went to Ancient Greek to coin a word.

learned borrowing

1839 Ka Baibala: Lunakanawai 14:8 (tr. Authorized Version of the Bible, Judges 14:8)

And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

A mahope iho hoi mai la ia e lawe ia ia, kipa ae la ia e nana i ke kino o ka liona, aia hoi, he poe nalomeli, a me ka meli pu maloko o ke kino o ua liona la.


ako

From Proto-Polynesian *qato (compare with Maori ato), from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp (compare with Malay atap, Cebuano atop, Tagalog atip).


puka

→ English: pooka

From Proto-Polynesian *puta. Compare Maori puta.

puka lani, puka o kalani


kai

From Proto-Polynesian *tai (compare with Maori tai), from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (compare with Malay tasik).

i kai

makai

on the seaside, toward the sea, in the direction of the sea

o kai

nā kānaka o kai


wai

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (compare with Malay air).


moku

From Proto-Polynesian *motu (compare with Maori motu) from Proto-Oceanic *motus (“broken off, detached”), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-utus (compare with Malay putus (“to snap, to break”)). Sense of large ships extension from sense of island because of their gigantic size compared to the typical waʻa.

inh

large ships like dredgers, schooners and carriers


mona

From Proto-Polynesian *mona, from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak. Cognate with Malay minyak (“oil”).


hono

From Proto-Polynesian *faŋa₃ from Proto-Oceanic *paŋa (“to gape open”); compare with Maori whanga (“bay, gulf”), Tahitian faʻa (“valley”), Tongan fanga, and Samoan faga (“bay”)


kula

kula mauʻu


mauʻu

kula mauʻu


puke

volume, a major or primary division of a long periodical work.


lima

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Polynesian *lima (cognate with Maori rima), from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima (cognate with Malay lima), from Proto-Austronesian *lima.


lei

→ English: lei

(by extension) child, carried on the shoulders like a lei


kuna

From Proto-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.


amo

From Proto-Polynesian *qamo (compare with Maori amo “stretcher, litter”, Tahitian amo, Samoan amo “yoke of a litter”)


ana

From Proto-Polynesian *qana. Cognate to Maori ana, Samoan ana.


hue

From Proto-Polynesian *fue (compare with Maori hue). Sense of bottle product of semantic broadening, compare with similar patterns in Samoan fagu and Tongan fangu.

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

Any container using the dried shell of this plant, calabash.


lulu

From Proto-Oceanic *ruru (compare with Maori ruru, Tahitian ruru and Tongan ū) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duŋduŋ “sheltered” – compare with similar verbs across the Austronesian family with a *-duŋ ending like *tuduŋ ( “head cover” – compare with Tagalog turong, Malay tudung) and *linduŋ (compare with Malay lindung “to protect”).


poi

a porridge-like substance made from cooked and ground taro corm mixed with water; a traditional Hawaiian staple food


hale

From Proto-Polynesian *fale, from Proto-Central Pacific *vale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay.


aka

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Maori ata, Samoan ata, and Tokelauan ata.


maka

→ English: maka

From Proto-Polynesian *mata. Cognates include Maori mata and Tahitian mata.


mahalo

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *masalo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sadəp (compare Tagalog masarap, Malay sedap).

ka mea i mahalo ʻia, Mr. Kamaliʻi

ʻO wau nō me ka mahalo.


diabolo

Borrowed from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).


kanaka

→ Hawaiian Creole: kanak

→ Chinook Jargon: kanaka (or via English)

desctree

→ English: kanaka
→ French: canaque
→ English: Kanak
→ German: Kanake

From Proto-Polynesian *taŋata, cognate with Maori tangata. Doublet of kaʻaka.


kai eʻe

[ˈkɐj ˈɛ.ʔɛ]

[ˈkɛj ˈɛ.ʔɛ]


kahuna

→ English: kahuna

Compound of kahu (“guardian, master”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare Maori -nga).

affix

nominalizing suffix; compare Maori <i class="Latn mention" lang="mi">-nga</i>

priest, sorcerer, magician, minister, wizard

expert in any profession (doctors, surgeons, dentists were referred to as such in the 1845 laws)


hula

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *fula (“to dance”) (compare with Maori hura (“to twitch”))

inh

a form of dance native to the Hawaiian Islands

a chant or song which accompanies the dance


haole

Unknown. The word pre-dates contact with Europeans.
A popular folk etymology analyzes the word as hā (“breath”) + ʻole (“not”), referencing the fact that foreigners did not know the traditional honi greeting, which involves simultaneous inhalation. However, such a derivation is unlikely: haole lacks the long ā and glottal stop that would be expected if this were the origin of the word.


akamai

From Proto-Polynesian *qata-mai (compare with Tahitian atama (“intelligence”), Maori atamai (“intellect, quick wit”), Tongan ʻatamai (“intelligence”)) from Proto-Oceanic *qataq (“to know”)


pāhoehoe

Possibly pā- (having the quality of) + hoehoe (“to paddle”)


haka

From Proto-Polynesian *fata (compare with Maori whata “shelf, raised platform for food”, Tahitian fata “altar of a marae”, Tongan fata, Samoan fata), from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ (compare with Fijian vata) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ (compare with Iban pantar “outer longhouse verandah”, Malay pelantar “platform”).


loko

From Proto-Polynesian *loto (“pool, depression in reef” – compare with Maori roto, Tongan loto) from Proto-Oceanic *loto “concave”.


mea

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa (cognate with Maori mea and Tongan meʻa (“thing, matter, object”))


ama

From Proto-Polynesian *hama. Cognates include Tongan hama and Maori ama.


koko

From Proto-Polynesian *toto (compare with Tahitian toto, Maori toto)


mahina

From Proto-Polynesian *masina (compare with Maori māhina and Samoan masina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.

Inā ua ʻike au i ka lā i kona lilelile ʻana, a i ka mahina i kona hele aʻiaʻi ʻana.

If I have observed the sun when it shines, or the moon moving in brightness.


kau

From Proto-Polynesian *taqu (compare with Maori tau "year"), from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare with Malay tahun, Tagalog taón both meaning "year").

kau wela

kau anu

kau o makalapua

ke kau o hāʻule lau

I ke kau i ke aliʻi o Ka-mehameha.


Kuna

(Hawaiian mythology) an ancient eel-like dragon


ahi

From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy (compare with Malay api), from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.


imu

imu (a traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground)


kia

From Proto-Polynesian *tia (compare with Maori tia), from Proto-Oceanic *tiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tihaŋ (compare with Malay tiang).


iho

From Proto-Polynesian *iso (compare with Maori iho), a variant of *uso (compare with Maori uho), from Proto-Oceanic *uso (“core of a fruit”).


iho

From Proto-Polynesian *hifo, from Proto-Oceanic *sipo (“descend, go down”).


hau

From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Talipariti tiliaceum
Talipariti tiliaceum#Translingual

Hibiscus tiliaceus
Hibiscus tiliaceus#Translingual

sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)


hui

From Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (“fruit bunch”) (compare with Maori hui (“flock, herd, congregation”) and Tahitian hui (“group”) plus Maori huihui (“group, assembly”) and Tahitian huihui (“collection”)). Doublet of huihui.


poni

From Proto-Oceanic *boŋi (doublet of pō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi (compare with Javanese wengi), from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi.


kio

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian tiram, Maori tio).


kiu

From Proto-Polynesian *tiu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiup (“blowing on”) (compare Malay tiup).

the name of a strong, moderately cold northwesterly wind


kona

leeward side of an island, southwest due to Hawaiian tradewinds


kona

From Proto-Polynesian *jona (“yaws”) (compare with Maori tona (“wart”), Tahitian tona (“wart, chancre”) and Tongan tona (“yaws”)). Sense may have gone obsolete with partial reduplication of konakona to differentiate with other senses above, see there for details.


awa

From Proto-Polynesian *awa (“channel, opening in a reef” – compare with Maori awa, Tahitian ava, Tongan ava and Samoan ava) from Proto-Oceanic *sawaŋ from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (compare with Malay sawang “expanse”, Iban sawang “gap”, Tagalog sáwang “depth”).


ihu

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *icu (compare Fijian ucu and ucuna, Samoan isu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ (compare Tagalog ilong, Malay hidung), *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.


inoa

From Proto-Polynesian *hingoa, compare with Maori ingoa and Tahitian iʻoa.

ola ka inoa

the name lives


mauna

From Proto-Polynesian *maquŋa. Cognate with Maori maunga, Samoan mauga, and Tongan moʻunga.


ā

a surgical instrument made of smooth bone traditionally used to perform procedures including lancing and abortion


ā

a mold used in souring foods such as poi


hala

From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.

Ke kala mai i ka ʻino a me ka hala.

Forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin.


hala

From Proto-Polynesian *fara, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pandanus tectorius
Pandanus tectorius#Translingual

screw pine, pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)


ake

From Proto-Polynesian *qate (compare with Maori ate and Tahitian ate), Proto-Oceanic *qate (compare with Fijian yate), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay (Malay hati and Tagalog atay), from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Compare with Maori ate and Malay hati for similar semantic connections with expressions of emotion.


iwi

From Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic *suʀi/ruʀi (“thorn, splinter, fish bone”), from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).


hapa

→ English: hapa

someone who has Hawaiian ancestry mixed with another ethnicity


lana

lana ke koko


lana

List of missionaries to Hawaii#Roman Catholic

Learned borrowing from Latin rāna, possibly introduced by Catholic missionaries.


pana

From Proto-Marquesic *pana, from Proto-Polynesian *fana, from Proto-Central Pacific *vana, from Proto-Oceanic *panaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq (compare with Malay panah), from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.


pia

From Proto-Polynesian *pia (compare with Tahitian pia and Samoan pia), from Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia “sago, Metroxylon sagu” (compare with Fijian via “Cyrtosperma chamissonis, Alocasia indica”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia “sago palm” (compare with Malay rumbia).

Polynesian arrowroot
Polynesian arrowroot

Polynesian arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides

starch from any plant in general (corn etc.)


pili

From Proto-Polynesian *pilit (“to adhere/stick”).

black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus)


kapa

From Proto-Polynesian *tapa. Cognate to Samoan siapo.


uhi

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (Maori uwhi, Samoan ufi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare Fijian uvi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube).

uhi hoʻonohonoho

variety of yam with red skin and white flesh

uhi kalakoa

variety of yam having a tuber with mottled red and white skin and white flesh

uhi keʻokeʻo

variety of yam having a tuber with white flesh and skin

uhi lehua

variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh

uhi Niʻihau

variety of yam having a tuber with pink skin

uhi poni

variety of yam having a tuber with red skin and red and white flesh

uhi ʻuala

variety of yam having a tuber like a sweet potato


uhi

turtle shell used for scraping olonā fibre


wahine

→ English: wahine (with Maori wahine)

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi (“woman”).


aho

From Proto-Polynesian *afo, from Proto-Oceanic *apon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapən.


hina

From Proto-Polynesian *sina (compare with mahina “moon, moonlight” and Samoan māsina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ (compare with Fijian cina (“to illuminate”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar, Tagalog sinag), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.


moe

From Proto-Polynesian *mohe (compare Tongan mohe, Maori moe) from Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian moce).


niu

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).


nui

plenty, a lot, size, dimension, number, area

nui manō


kapu

→ English: kapu

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognate with Maori tapu.

something sacred or holy, and thus prohibited or forbidden to most


moko

From Proto-Polynesian *moto (“to strike with a fist”) (compare with Tahitian moto, Maori moto)

pugilism, boxing (traditional and modern)


kuli

From Proto-Polynesian *turi (compare with Maori turi), from Proto-Central Pacific *tur-i, from Proto-Oceanic *tur (compare with Fijian duru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud (compare with Malay tuhut and lutut, Tagalog tuhod), from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.


lono

From Proto-Polynesian *roŋo (compare with Maori rongo (“to hear”)), from Proto-Oceanic *roŋoʀ (compare with Fijian rogo (“to hear”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ (compare with Javanese rungu, Malay dengar, Tagalog dinig all “to hear”).


hulu

From Proto-Polynesian *fulu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vulu, from Proto-Oceanic *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu).

(anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)


kalo

→ English: kalo

From Proto-Polynesian *talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.


honua

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua. Doublet of henua.

Ua haʻalele ka moku ahikao īa honua i nehinei.


moana

From Proto-Polynesian *moana, likely from Proto-Oceanic *masawaŋ affixed from *sawaŋ (“channel, passage”) thus ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”) (compare with Malay sawang (“expanse”), Iban sawang (“gap”), Tagalog sáwang (“depth”))

kilo moana

Moana Pākīpika


koa

From Proto-Polynesian *toa (compare Maori toa), from Proto-Oceanic *toRas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teRas (compare Indonesian teras (“heart, pith (of wood)”)).


matua

O tou matua teia?


makua

From Proto-Polynesian *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.


akua

From Proto-Polynesian *qatua (compare Maori atua, Samoan atua, Tahitian atua, Tuvaluan atua), from Proto-Oceanic *qatuan (compare Gilbertese atua), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (compare Indonesian tuhan, Malay tuhan).

any supernatural being, spirit, ghost, devil


ula

From Proto-Polynesian *qura, from Proto-Oceanic *quraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.


uka

From Proto-Polynesian *quta (compare with Maori uta and Tongan ʻuta), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan (compare with Malay hutan (“jungle, forest”) and Iban utan (“ibid.”)), from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN (“scrubland, bush”).


lani

⇒ Hawaiian: Lani
→ English: Lani

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi.

uhi mai ka lani pō

the night sky spreads forth; said of ignorance

mai ka lani nō ā ka honua

from heaven to earth; said of something done quickly, without rhyme or reason

māewa lani

ua kapauʻu ka lani


mimi

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mimi, compare Pangasinan migmig, Chamorro me'me'.


haku

lord, master, overseer, employer, owner, possessor, proprietor, luna


haku

From Proto-Polynesian *fatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

stone (of a fruit), seeds and pulp (of a melon)


kohu

Compare with Maori tawau and Tahitian tāpau.
Sense of stain likely evolved from "sap" > "remnant" > "stain", compare with semantic overlap in Maori tae and Malay tahi.


liha

From Proto-Oceanic *lisa, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisehaq, from Proto-Austronesian *liseqeS (compare Ilocano lisa, Maori riha).


pau hana

the time after work (considered a time for relaxation, informal socializing with friends and family, and enjoyment)


honu

→ English: honu

From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Honu neʻepū ka ʻāina.


puna

From Proto-Polynesian *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Oceanic *puna (“spring of water”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puna (“source; origin”), from Proto-Austronesian *puna (“source; origin”). Cognate to Maori puna, Samoan puna.


puna

From Proto-Polynesian *puŋa (“coral rock”) (compare with Maori punga (“coral, anchor”) and pungapunga (“pumice”), Tahitian puʻa (“coral, lime”), Tongan punga, Samoan puga) from Proto-Oceanic *buŋa (“white, porous coral or growth”) (compare with Fijian vuga), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa ni batu (“coral sponge, lit. 'stone bloom'”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower”) (compare with Malay bunga (“flower”) and bunga karang (“sponge”), Tagalog bunga (“fruit”)). Doublet of pua.


puna

Cognate with Maori pungapunga (“ankle”) and Samoan puga (“groin”).

section between joints or nodes, internodes


puna

Aia i hea ke puna kāwili?


huhu

From Proto-Polynesian *fufu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”).


mele

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *umele (compare with Maori umere).


hana

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *saŋa (compare with Maori hanga, Tahitian haʻa, Tongan hanga).

He aha kāu hana?

work, labor, job, employment, occupation, duty, activity, function, practice, incident, action


lau

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lau, from Proto-Polynesian *rau, from Proto-Central Pacific *rau, from Proto-Oceanic *raun, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *raun, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (“leaf”) (compare with Malay daun, Tagalog dahon).


lolo

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lolo (“soft or spongy matter, brains”) from Proto-Polynesian *lolo “coconut milk or oil” (compare with Samoan lolo, Tongan lolo) from Proto-Oceanic *lolo (“ibid.”, compare with Fijian lolo).

coconut heart or coconut apple, i.e. spongy cotyledon from a sprouting coconut


ānuenue

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nuanua – compare with Maori āniwaniwa, Tahitian ānuanua, Samoan nuanua.


maiʻa

Related to Maori maika, from Proto-Polynesian *maika.


mua

From Proto-Polynesian *muqa (“first, preceding” – compare with Maori mua, Tahitian mua, Tongan muʻa, Samoan mua), from Proto-Oceanic *muqa (“to be in front” – ompare with Fijian mua “to head somewhere”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muqa (compare with Iban mua).

E inu ma mua o ka ʻai.

(locative noun) before, in front of, first, ahead, forward, in advance, future, front

(locative noun) former, foremost, primary, principal

(locative noun) senior branch of a family


rō

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.


pūpū

From Proto-Polynesian *puu-puu (compare with Samoan pupu and Maori pūpū) from Proto-Oceanic *buburu.

bunch, tuft, bundle (as of grass); bouquet


pūpū

Reduplication of pū from Proto-Polynesian *puu (“conch”).


pūpū

appetizer, canapé, hors d'oeuvre, relish


tī

The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.


hā

From Proto-Polynesian *faqa (“leaf stalk” – compare with Maori whā “long leaf of taro, harakeke etc.”, Tahitian fā “stalk of banana, coconut or taro leaf”, Tongan faʻa, Samoan faʻa), from Proto-Oceanic *paqa (compare with Fijian ba “taro stalk”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (“midrib of coconut leaf”) (compare with Malay pelepah, Tagalog palapa)

any leaf of certain plants like coconut or taro with a thick axis or stalk


kou

A tree with wood highly valued for woodworking, Cordia subcordata


hae

From Proto-Polynesian *sae₁ (“to tear something”) (compare with Maori hae, Tahitian hahae and haehae plus Samoan sae), from Proto-Oceanic *saRe (compare with Fijian sei) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saRek (compare with Malay carik (“to tear, to rip”) and Tagalog sira (“damage, rupture, tear”)). Sense of "flag" extended from Hawaiians improvising use of flags from torn pieces of kapa.

Ka hae nani o Hawaii, e mau kona welo ana.

The beautiful flag of Hawaii, let it forever wave.


hae

From Proto-Polynesian *sae₂ (compare with Maori hae (“jealous”), Tahitian hae (“anger”) and Samoan sae).


maikaʻi

From Proto-Polynesian *maqitaki; cognate with Tahitian maitaʻi and Maori maitai.


pū

From Proto-Polynesian *puqu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (compare with Tagalog puno, Malay pohon and Iban pun all meaning “tree”).


pū

From Proto-Polynesian *pu(q)u (“trumpet shell, trumpet”).


pū

Semantic extension of pū (“conch shell; wind instrument”).


dē

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.


gā

The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.


hē

The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.


hū

From Proto-Polynesian *fuu. Compare Maori hū.

hoʻoniniu i ka hū


kā

From Proto-Polynesian *taʻa, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan, from Proto-Austronesian *taqan (“to hold back, keep in reserve”).


kē

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.


lā

From Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.


lā

From Proto-Polynesian *laqa.
Compare Maori rā.


lā

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *raqa, from Proto-Polynesian *laqa.


lā

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

each of the two cross sticks that hold the corners of a dip net


pā

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (“enclosure”) (cognates include Maori pā (“fortified village, blockade”) and Rapa Nui pā) from Proto-Oceanic *baRa (cognates include Fijian ba) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baRa (“animal pen”)


pā

From Proto-Polynesian *paqa (cognates include Tahitian pa and Tongan paʻa)

bareness, the state of being barren or infertile


pā

From Proto-Polynesian *paa (cognates include Maori pā) from Proto-Oceanic *bayan (cognates include Fijian baca (“bait”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (“bait”)


pī

The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.


pō

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *poo, from Proto-Central Pacific *boŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *boŋi (doublet of poni), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi (compare with Javanese wengi), from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi.


sā

The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.


ō

From Proto-Polynesian *qoho (“journey provisions”), from Proto-Oceanic *qoso (“ibid.”), cognate with Maori ō (“food, provisions”).


tupuna

O tou tupuna tela.

Niʻihau form of kupuna (“grandparent, elder”)


lipo

From Proto-Polynesian *lipo (compare with Tahitian riporipo, Maori ripo and riporipo (“eddy, whirlpool”)) from Proto-Polynesian *lepu (“agitated, rough (of water)”).


kūkini

a runner, swift messenger, as employed by old chiefs, with a premium on their speed


hao

From Proto-Polynesian *faqo (compare with Maori whao, Tahitian fao, Tuamotuan pao), from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (“chisel”) (compare with Fijian ivako (“nail”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”) (compare with Malay pahat, Tagalog paet)

mea hao

iron; general name for metal tools; a bit

hao kuni


hao

From Proto-Polynesian *faqao, from Proto-Oceanic *paqaʀok (“snatch, seize, rob”).


hao

From Proto-Polynesian *fao, from Proto-Oceanic *paoq (“Ochrosia oppositifolia”).


kili

From Proto-Polynesian *tili (“hand net”) (compare with Samoan tili (“to cast a net, to net”), Maori tiri (“to cast, to scatter, to stack in a row”), Tahitian tiri, Tongan sili (“to net”))


pulu

English: pulu

From Proto-Oceanic *pulu (“coconut husk”) (compare with Fijian bulu (“coconut husk”) and Maori puru "plug, caulk").

fibrous husk of any nut like coconuts, candlenuts etc; boll of cotton; down of ferns

any natural plant fiber from coconuts, cotton etc.

pulu, the fibers of the Cibotium glaucum


kumino

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), from some Semitic root.


pua

From Proto-Oceanic *puŋa (“flower; blossom”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”) (compare with Malay bunga), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).


hua

From Proto-Polynesian *fua, from Proto-Oceanic *puaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq (“fruit”) (compare Malay buah).

No laila, e ʻai lākou i ka hua o ko lākou ʻaoʻao iho, a ma ko ka manaʻo ʻana o lākou e māʻona ai.

Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled to the full with their own fancies.

A i ʻikea ka pūnana manu i mua ou ma ke ala, ma kekahi lāʻau, a ma ka honua paha, a he ʻohana paha, a he hua paha, a e hoʻomoe ana ka makua ma luna o nā ʻohana, a ʻo nā hua paha, mai lawe pū ʻoe i ka makua me nā keiki.

If a bird's nest happens to be before you along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, with the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.


pono

From Proto-Polynesian *pono, from Proto-Oceanic *bonor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (compare with Malay benar). Probably an innovation of Eastern Polynesian, with the similarity being accidental on account of final *-r.

Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.

The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.

correct procedure, true nature, rights, duty


ʻaina kakahiaka

Compound of ʻaina (“meal”) + kakahiaka (“morning”).


humuhumu-nukunuku-apuaʻa

Alternative form of humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa


kulu

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic *turuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduq (“to drip; to leak”).

inh

(figurative) a disparaging term for a chief whose mother was said to be a commoner


kulu

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic *turus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *turus (“stake; free-standing post”).


pāloke

Borrowed from English parrot, from French perrot.


lala

From Proto-Polynesian *rara (“side, to be on the side”).


muli

From Proto-Polynesian *muri (“behind, after, following, last” – compare with Maori muri, Tahitian muri, Tongan mui, Samoan muli), from Proto-Oceanic *muri (“last, late, behind, future” – compare with Fijian muri “behind”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-udəhi (“behind” – compare with Malay mudi “behind” and kemudian “later”) affixing *udəhi (“last, late, behind, future” – compare with Javanese udhik “upstream”, Iban udi “following after”, Tagalog hulí “last, late”).


ʻae

Inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *a(a)e. Compare Maori āe and Tahitian ʻae.


paina

Compound of pai (“to raise, to lift, to increase, to swell”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).

affix

nominalizing suffix; compare English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-ing</i>

rising, swelling, breaking (as of waves)


alelo

From Proto-Polynesian *qalelo (compare Maori arero), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deləq (compare Kiput deleiʔ), doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Tagalog dila, Malay lidah).


wā

From Proto-Polynesian *wasa (“interval (of space or time)”) (compare with Maori wā (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), Tahitian va, Tongan vā (“distance”), Samoan vā (“space”)).


ʻuku

From Proto-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Maori kutu, Tahitian ʻutu), from Proto-Oceanic *kutu (compare with Fijian kutu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu (compare with Malay kutu, Tagalog kuto), from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.


lena

From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Tahitian reʻa, Samoan lega, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (“Arthropodium cirratum”).


hoa

From Proto-Polynesian *soa, from Proto-Oceanic *soʀa (“friend, partner”). Cognate with Maori hoa and Rapa Nui hoa.

friend, companion, associate, colleague, comrade, partner, mate, peer


hoa

From Proto-Polynesian *foa, from Proto-Oceanic *posaq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəcəq (“break into several large pieces”). Cognate with Maori hoa

inh

club (heavy stick for use as weapon or plaything)


keiki

→ English: keiki

→ Czech: keiki

→ French: keiki

→ German: Keiki

→ Polish: keiki

→ Russian: кеики (keiki)

→ Ukrainian: кейкі (kejki)

Inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *taiti (“child”). Cognates include Mangarevan teiti, Rapa taeti, Rarotongan taiti, Tuamotuan taaiti.


helo

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *felo (“yellow, tawny”) (compare with Maori whero, Tongan felo and felofelo) Doublet of weo.


nuku

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋutu, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq (Compare Tongan ngutu, Tagalog nguso).


ʻauinalā

From ʻauina (“slope, decline”) + lā (“sun”)

afternoon (time of day when the sun is setting)


limu

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Oceanic *limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limut, doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumut (compare Malay lumut).


komo

From Proto-Polynesian *tomo – compare with Tahitian tomo, Maori tomo, Samoan tomo, Tahitian tomo.


lipi

From Proto-Polynesian *lipi (compare with Maori ripi (“to cut, to slash”) and Tongan lipi (“blade, flange”).


mahana

From Proto-Polynesian *mafana (compare with Maori mahana, Tongan mafana and Samoan mafana) affixed from *fana from Proto-Oceanic *panas (doublet of hana; compare also with Maori hana, Tahitian hana and hanahana) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas (compare with Malay panas). Also reanalyzable as ma- + hana (“warm”).


iʻa

From Proto-Polynesian *ika, from Proto-Oceanic *ikan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.


kini

Possibly borrowed from English tin. However, there is no such term included in online marble glossaries.


naka

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋata (“snake”) (compare with Tongan ngata, Maori ngata (“slug”), Samoan gata); sense of cracking and peeling may have been a remaining extension of the etymon's original sense of snake from the description of its skin.

Thaumatodon nesophila, a kind of land snail


ʻīlio

Hawaiian: lio (“horse”)

From Tuamotuan kurio, a variant of kuri from Proto-Polynesian *kuli (compare with Maori kurī, Samoan ulī, Tongan kulī, Tahitian ʻurī and ʻūrī) from Proto-Oceanic *kuli (compare with Fijian koli).


lepe

From Proto-Polynesian *repe (“fringe, flap”).


kō

From Proto-Polynesian *to (“sugar cane”) (compare with Tongan tō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.

Saccharum officinarum
Saccharum officinarum#Translingual


ahiahi

From Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, a reduplicated form from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi (“late afternoon, evening”). Cognate with Tagalog gabi (“night”).


lawaiʻa

fisherman (person who attempts to catch fish)


lepelepe-o-hina

Compound of lepelepe (“fringed”) + o + hina (“to fall, to blow in the wind”)

com+

Danaus plexippus
Danaus plexippus#Translingual


lio

Suggested by Schütz to be a shortening of ʻīlio "dog" extended to any quadruped, thus from Tuamotuan kurio, a variant of kuri from Proto-Polynesian *kuli.


noni

Morinda citrifolia
Morinda citrifolia#Translingual

A Polynesian tree with fruits traditionally used as medicine, Morinda citrifolia


waiū

Compound of wai (“water, liquid, secretion”) + ū (“breast, teat”).

He ʻāina e kahe ana ka waiū a me ia meli.


lawa

From Proto-Polynesian *lawa₁ (compare with Maori rawa (“numerous, many, wealth”)).


ahupuaʻa

a wedge-shaped land subdivision of ancient Hawaii which extended from the mountains to the sea


awakea

[ˌɐ.ʋəˈkɛ.jə]

noon, midday (time of day when the sun is the highest)


mokupuni

Compound of moku (“island, section”) + puni (“surrounded”)


kaua

From Proto-Polynesian *tau‘a (compare with Maori taua).


ʻai

From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

food; in particular, any food that is not fish


makahiki

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *matafiti, Proto-Eastern Polynesian *matasiti. Cognate with Maori Matariki.

a four-month festival in ancient Hawai'i which lasted from approximately October to February, during which time there were sports and religious activities and war was taboo


lolouila

From lolo (“brain”) + uila (“lightning; electric”) – compare with meanings of Chinese 電腦 /电脑 (diànnǎo) and Japanese 電脳 (“dennō”).


alani

Mt. Kaala melicope (Melicope sandwicensis)


kumu

From Proto-Oceanic *tumu (compare with Maori tumu and Tahitian tumu).


waha

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq. Compare Rapa Nui haha and Tahitian vaha.


ʻohu

From Proto-Polynesian *kofu, from Proto-Central-Pacific *kovu, from Proto-Oceanic *kopu (“low cloud; mist, fog”).


wili

From Proto-Polynesian *wili from Proto-Eastern Polynesian ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wirit. Cognates include Maori wiri and Samoan vili.


kuhina

Compound of kuhi (“to show”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


lae

From Proto-Polynesian *laʻe, from Proto-Oceanic *raqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqih, from Proto-Austronesian *daqiS.


lae

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *raya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya.


ʻukulele

→ English: ukulele

→ Maori: kuturere (calque)

Compound of ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”), literally “jumping flea”, possibly in reference to the motion of the player's fingers.
There is one theory tracing this to the nickname of Edward Purvis, a resident of Hawaii and noted ukulele player in the 1880s. However, this is probably only a folk etymology (see the end of the Edward William Purvis#Career in Hawaii section).

compound

(music) a small four-stringed guitar: a ukulele


lole

Likely from Proto-Polynesian *lole (“to rub, to smoothen”).


akeakamai

Compound of ake (“desire, yearning”) + akamai (“knowledge, wisdom”).

com+

one who seeks knowledge, philosopher, philosophy, scientist, science


ʻokina

Compound of ʻoki (“to cut off, to separate”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


ʻānela

Borrowed from English angel, from Middle English aungel, from Old English engel, influenced by Old French ange, both from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).


kaimana

Borrowed from English diamond, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”).


ipu

From Proto-Oceanic *ibu (“coconut shell cup”), from Proto-Austronesian *ibu (“container for liquids”).

inh

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus#Translingual

any vessel or container (such as a dish, bowl, pot, calabash, cup, mug, urn, basin, or pipe)

type of drum (made of a single gourd or made of two large gourds of unequal size joined together)


kiele

From Proto-Polynesian *tiale (compare with Maori tīare, Samoan tiale, Tongan siale and Tahitian tiare).


uahi

Contraction of auahi from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *ahuafi from Proto-Polynesian *qasu-afi corresponding to au ahi – compare with Maori auahi and Tahitian auahi.


alanui

Compound of ala (“path, trail”) + nui (“big, great”)..


moʻo

From Proto-Polynesian *moko (compare with Maori moko) from Proto-Oceanic *mogko (compare with Fijian moko)


hoʻōla

From hoʻo- (causative maker) + ola (“to live”)


kae

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe (compare with Maori tae, Samoan tae and Tongan taʻe), from Proto-Oceanic *taqe (compare with Fijian de), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi (compare with Malay tahi, Tagalog tae).


ʻohana

From Proto-Polynesian *kofa-ŋa (“nest”), equivalent to ʻohā (“taro corm growing from the older root”) + -na (nominalizing suffix). Cognate with Maori kōhanga (“nest”), Rarotongan koʻanga (“nest”), Samoan ōfaga (“nest”), Tahitian ofaaraa (“nest”).

suffix

ʻohana holoʻokoʻa

ʻohana nui


kesa

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.


kope

From English coffee, from Dutch koffie (“coffee”), from Italian caffè (“coffee”), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”).


humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa

Compound of humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + ā (conjunction between two adjectives) + puaʻa (“pig; pig-like”) = “triggerfish with a snout that is blunt and pig-like”.

com+

Ko ia nei heleāiʻa akula nō ia ma ke kino humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa a hiki kēia i Molokaʻi.

1998, He Moʻolelo No Kamapuaʻa, G.W. Kahiolo, page 15:

He swam away very quickly in his fish form as a reef triggerfish until he finally reached Molokai.


kukui

From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi (cognate with Tahitian tutuʻi, Tongan tuitui and Fijian tuitui). Sense of light comes from the nut's oily properties sought after as a source of fuel for torches made by skewered nuts, probably influenced by kui (“to strung”).

Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree and fruit


mahi

From Proto-Polynesian *mafi (“strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking”).


ū

From Proto-Polynesian *susu (compare Maori ū, Tongan huhu) from Proto-Oceanic *susu (compare with Fijian sucu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu), from Proto-Austronesian *susu (compare with Tagalog suso).


uku

From Proto-Polynesian *utu, from Proto-Oceanic *utuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ (compare Maori utu, Malay untung).

payment, reward, prize, commission, compensation


pāʻina

The -na element is a common nominalizing suffix, although there is no corresponding verb *pāʻi.


paniolo

→ English: paniolo

From Paniolo, since Spaniards were the first people to raise cattle in Hawaii.


hili

From Proto-Polynesian *firi (compare with Maori whiri (“to plait, to twist, to weave”), Tahitian firi (“to plait”) and ‘ōfiri (“to wrap around”), Tongan fili and Samoan fili), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliN (compare with Malay pilin).

cog

Ka hili ʻana i ka lauoho.


wae

From Proto-Polynesian *waqe (“leg” – compare with Maori wae, Tahitian vae and Tahitian ʻāvae, Tongan vaʻe). from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waqay from Proto-Austronesian *waqay.


ʻōlelo

Either from:
* alelo, from Proto-Polynesian *qalelo (cognate with Maori arero), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deləq (compare Kiput deleiʔ), doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Tagalog dila, Malay lidah).
* Proto-Polynesian *kolelo thus cognate with Maori kōrero.


kahakō

(orthography) a macron, which when written over a vowel indicates that the vowel is long


mākaukau

From Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)taqu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

competence, proficiency, efficiency, aptitude, preparation


lāhui

race, nation, tribe, people, nationality


ʻakaʻakai

[ˌʔɐ.kə.ʔəˈkɐj]

[ˌʔɐ.kə.ʔəˈkɛj]

Onion sense comes from the similar appearance of its tops.

A slender grass once used for thatching houses in Hawaii (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)


malama

From ma- (stative preffix) + lama (“torch, light, lamp”).


ʻehu

From Proto-Polynesian *qapu (“ashes, dust”) (compare with Tongan efu (“dust, human remains”); Samoan efuefu) from Proto-Oceanic *qapu (“hearth”) (compare with Fijian avu) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu (“ash(es)”) (compare with Malay abu (“dust”), Malay habuk (“dust”) plus Tagalog abo). See also lehu for similar reduction.


ʻehu

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *kefu (“light-coloured”) (compare with Maori kehu (“reddish”), Tahitian ʻehu (“reddish, ginger”), Tongan kefu (“brownish”) and Samoan ʻefu (“reddish brown”).

reddish tinge in hair (only of Polynesians)


noho

From Proto-Polynesian *nofo. For sense of residing/dwelling, compare with also Malay duduk (“to sit” and “to live/reside”) and Tagalog luklok (“to sit” and “to take office/chair”).


henua

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua. Cognates include Tahitian fenua and Maori whenua. Doublet of honua.


hinu

From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Maori hinu, Tahitian hinu, Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu).


hiʻu

From Proto-Polynesian *siku (“extremity, tail, end”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Maori hiku, Tongan hiku) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”) (compare with Malay siku, Tagalog siko both “elbow”)


ʻau

From Proto-Polynesian *kau (compare with Maori kau), from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare with Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.


ʻino

From Proto-Polynesian (compare Maori kino).


ʻohe

From Proto-Polynesian *kofe. Compare Maori kohe, Rarotongan ko'e, Samoan ʻofe.

any of a number of plants in Hawaii resembling the bamboo


ʻawapuhi

From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Samoan 'avapuhi and Maori kōpī (“Corynocarpus laevigatus”)) from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻawa, ʻawaʻawa, and ʻōpuhi.

Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiber zerumbet#Translingual


Lāpule

Compound of lā (“day”) + pule (“prayer”)


Pōʻakahi

Compound of pō (“day”) + ʻakahi (“first”)


Pōʻalua

Compound of pō (“day”) + ʻalua (“second”)


Pōʻakolu

Compound of pō (“day”) + ʻakolu (“third”)


Pōʻahā

Compound of pō (“day”) + ʻahā (“fourth”)


Pōʻalima

Compound of pō (“day”) + ʻalima (“fifth”)


Pōʻaono

Compound of pō (“day”) + ʻaono (“sixth”)


lalo

From Proto-Polynesian *lalo (compare with Maori raro), from Proto-Oceanic *ralom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm (compare with Malay dalam), from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.


hauhau

From Proto-Polynesian *faufau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu (“odor, stench”).


ʻape

a large-leafed plant in the Araceae, related to taro, Alocasia macrorrhiza


ʻulu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuluʀ. Cognate with Maori kuru, Samoan 'ulu, Malay kulur.


heʻe

From Proto-Polynesian *feke. Cognate with Maori wheke, Rapa Nui hehe, Samoan fe'e, Tongan feke.


puaʻa

(obsolete) a general name for any introduced quadruped

Mehe ao puaʻa lā, ke aloha e kau nei.

Like a cloud resting on the mountain is the love alighting here.

banks of fog or clouds, often as gathered over a mountain summit, a sign of rain and believed to be the cloud forms of Kamapuaʻa


wauke

The paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyifera, used to make kapa


kī

Cordyline fruticosa
Cordyline fruticosa#Translingual


hīnano

The fragrant male flower of the pandanus


hānai

Related to Rapa Nui 'angai, Tahitian fa'a'amu


aʻa

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka (compare with Maori aka), from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ (compare with Malay akar).

hoʻoaʻa

to cause a plant to take root; to take root

aʻa koni

throbbing vein, artery; pulse; throbbing with excitement


ʻē

From Proto-Polynesian *ee. Cognates include Rapa Nui ꞌēē and Tahitian ʻē.

The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.


bē

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.


aʻu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saku-layaʀ (“swordfish”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saku (“needlefish”)


aeʻo

A species of stilt (bird) native to Hawaii, Himantopus knudseni


kukuluaeʻo

A species of stilt (bird) native to Hawaii (Himantopus knudseni)


kāne

From Proto-Polynesian *taqane, from Proto-Central Pacific *taŋwaqane, from Proto-Oceanic *taumʷaqane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau (“person, human”) + *maʀuqanay (“male”).


makuahine

Compound of makua (“parent”) + wahine (“woman”)

com+

any female relative of the parents' generation


makua kāne

head

makua kāne (irregular plural mākua kāne)

Compound of makua (“parent”) + kāne (“male”)

com+

any male relative of the parents' generation


holoholona

From holoholo + -ana, from holoholo (“go for a walk”), reduplication of holo (“to run”).


kaikamahine

head

kaikamahine (irregular plural kaikamāhine)


ʻike

From Proto-Polynesian *kite (compare with Maori kite, Tahitian ʻite) from Proto-Oceanic *kita-i suffixed from *kita from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita (“to see”) (compare with Tagalog kita).


nēnē

English: nene


lahi

Reanalysis of lahilahi (compare with Maori rahirahi (“thin”)) from Proto-Polynesian *lafilafi reduplicating *lafi (“paper mulbery cloth”).


tūpuna

Niʻihau form of kūpuna (“grandparents, elders”)


poʻo

From Proto-Polynesian *qulu-poko (compare with Tahitian poʻo and Maori upoko) suffixed from *qulu (compare with Maori uru (“head”)), from Proto-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (compare with Malay hulu, Tagalog ulo) from Proto-Austronesian *quluh (“head”).


wāwae

Cognate with Tahitian 'āvae, Maori waewae, Rapa Nui va'e, and Fijian yava.


naʻau

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋaakau; compare with Maori ngākau (“bowels, heart”), Tahitian ʻāʻau (“bowels, heart, conscience, soul”), Tongan ngākau (“intestines”) and Samoan gāʻau (“entrails, penis”).


pāpālina

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *papa-ariŋa. Equivalent to papa (“flat surface”) + lina (“soft”).


lauoho

Compound of lau (“leaf”) + oho (“hair of the head”) – compare also similar constructions in Tahitian rouru and Tongan louʻulu from Proto-Polynesian *lau-qulu combining *rau “leaf” and *qulu “head”.


ʻili

From Proto-Polynesian *kili (cognate with Maori kiri), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit (compare Malay kulit).


lāʻau

From Proto-Polynesian *raqakau (compare Maori rākau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).


kaʻa

From Proto-Polynesian *taka (compare with Maori taka (“to fall off, to turn or wind round”), Tahitian taʻa (“to tumble”), Tongan taka (“to wander, to roam”), Samoan taʻa (“to wander, to roam”)).


piʻi

a triangular piece of fabric used in a holoku or trouser leg to add width


pōpoki

Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.


ʻiole

From Proto-Polynesian *kiole. Cognate with Maori kiore.

Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole.

rat, mouse; (especially) the Polynesian rat


hikina

Compound of hiki (“to come, to arrive, to reach a place”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).

affix

east (possibly in reference to the arrival of the sun at the start of a new day)


komohana

Compound of komo (“to enter”) + -hana (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


ʻelemakule

head

ʻelemakule (irregular plural ʻelemākule)


kenekoa

Borrowed from English senator, from Latin senātor.


nalo

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋo by metathesis.


peʻa

From Proto-Polynesian *peka (compare Maori peka, Samoan pe'a) from Proto-Oceanic, variously reconstructed as *bʷeka, *beŋka or *pʷeka (compare with Fijian beka).


ieta

The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.


ʻana

A rough, sandpapery substance (pumice or Leiodermatium sponges)


ʻā

From Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”). Cognates include Rapa Nui kā and Maori kā.


ʻā

The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.


ʻī

The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.


ʻō

From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Maori kō and Samoan ʻoso) from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“husking stick”). Doublet of ʻōʻō.

special planted stick for husking coconuts

The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.


ʻū

The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.


mū

The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.


nū

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.


wē

The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.


sē

The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.


wī

From Proto-Polynesian *wī, cognate with Fijian wi and Tongan vī.

Spondias dulcis
Spondias dulcis#Translingual

Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple


wī

The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.


ʻaina

From ʻai (“eat”) + -na (noun-forming suffix).


ʻaina awakea

[ˈʔɐj.nə ˌɐ.ʋəˈkɛ.jə]

[ˈʔɛj.nə ˌɐ.ʋəˈkɛ.jə]

Compound of ʻaina (“meal”) + awakea (“midday, noon”).


ʻaina ahiahi

Compound of ʻaina (“meal”) + ahiahi (“evening”).


ʻanakala

(endearing) uncle (term of address for an older man)


ʻanakē

auntie (affectionate term for an older woman)


kūkae

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tuutaqe. Compare Maori tūtae (“excrement, dung, feces”).


palapala

document (any official or original paper)


ʻapōpō

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *a-popo from Proto-Oceanic *qa-boŋi-boŋi (cognates with Rapa Nui āpō, Maori āpōpō, Tahitian apopo and Tongan apō) affixing *boŋi-boŋi (“early morning”) (cognates with Samoan pogipogi (“dawn, dusk, twilight”) and Tongan pongipongi (“morning”)) reduplicate of *boŋi thus doublet of pō – see there for more details.


nalu

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu (“mounting wave, ocean wave”) (compare with Maori ngaru, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu, Samoan galu), from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun (“mountain wave”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun (“long rolling wave; swell”) (compare with Malay alun, Tagalog álon).


pueo

Hawaiian owl (Asio flammeus sandwichiensis)


pōhaku

From Proto-Central Polynesian *poo-fatu.


koholā

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tafolaqa. Cognate with Futuna-Aniwa tafora, Kwamera tɨfra.


lānai

English: lanai


ʻōpeʻapeʻa

Reduplication of peʻa; compare also with Maori pekapeka “bat esp. species Mystacina tuberculata”

Lasiurus semotus - a Hawaiian bat (endemic to the Hawaiian Islands)


ʻano

From Proto-Polynesian *kano (compare Maori kano, Tahitian ʻaʻano and Tongan kano), from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (“flesh; kernel”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kan-ən from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an (“food, cooked rice”) from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (“to eat”) (thus doublet of ʻai). Also a doublet of ʻanoʻano.


hānau

From Proto-Polynesian *fanau. Cognates include Tokelauan fānau and Maori whānau.


mātua

Ua hele na mātua i ta hale.


aupuni

he hana aupuni


uila

From Proto-Polynesian *quhila (compare with Maori uira and Tahitian uira, Tongan ʻuhila, Samoan uila), from Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Fijian cila (“to shine”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”) related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”). Compare with Maori uira and Tahitian uira, Tongan ʻuhila, plus Maori hiko for semantic extension into "electricity".


haʻawina

[ˌhɐ.ʔəˈʋi.nə]

Compound of hāʻawi (“to give”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


aʻe

any of several native Hawaiian trees (Sapindus spp., Zanthoxylum spp.)


ʻōiwi

Derivative of iwi (“bone”). Compare kulāiwi (“homeland”), similarly derived.


Pākē

Borrowed from Cantonese 伯爺 /伯爷 (baak3 je1, “(other's) father; term of address for a man”).


ʻahi

→ English: ahi

From Proto-Polynesian *kasi. Compare Tuvaluan kasi and Rapa Nui kahi.

Thunnus albacares
Thunnus albacares#Translingual


kauā

(historical) outcast, member of the ancient Hawaiian slave class


ʻeleʻele

[ˌʔɛ.lɛˈʔɛ.lɛ]


lālā

From Proto-Polynesian *raqaraqa (“branchy, having branches; small branches”), from *raqa (“branch of tree”).

inh

lālā ʻuʻuku

lālā ʻole


pahu

From Proto-Polynesian *pasu₁ (“drum”). Cognate with Tahitian pahu and Maori pahū.


manini

→ English: manini

→ Cebuano: manini

Acanthurus triostegus, a species of surgeonfish


ʻiliahi

Compound of ʻili (“bark”) + ahi (“fire”).

(in particular) forest sandalwood (Santalum freycinetianum) (tree and wood)


ʻōhelo papa

ʻōhelo (“Vaccinium reticulatum”) + papa (“plain, flat”)


Akua

Capitalized version of akua (“god”), a calque of English God.

1840, October 8th, 1840 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Ua hana mai ke Akua i nā lāhui kānaka a pau i ke koko hoʻokahi, e noho like lākou ma ka honua nei me ke kuʻikahi, a me ka pōmaikaʻi. Ua hāʻawi mai nō ke Akua i kekahi mau waiwai like, no nā kānaka a pau, me nā aliʻi a pau o nā ʻāina a pau loa.

God hath made of one blood all nations of men, to dwell on the face of the earth in unity and blessedness. God has also bestowed certain rights alike on all men, and all chiefs and all people of all lands.

(preceded by definite article) God (Christian)


ʻakaʻaka

[ˌʔɐ.kəˈʔɐ.kə]


kamani

Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllum inophyllum#Translingual

Calophyllum inophyllum, tree with wood used for house and canoe making


manawa

From Proto-Polynesian *manawa (compare with Tongan manava and Tahitian manava (both “belly”), Samoan manava (“lower abdomen”)), from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manihawa, from *nihawa (compare with Malay nyawa (“life”), Central Dusun ginawo (“heart”) Tagalog ginhawa (“comfort”)), from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (“breath, life force”).

inh

Hāliʻaliʻa mai ke aloha pili paʻa i kuʻu manawa.

Recalling love dwelling firmly in my affections.

Ke hoʻonakulu nei i kuʻu manawa, no kuʻu ipo paha kēia wela.

Causing my heart to pitter-patter, perhaps this warmth is from my lover.

Holoi au i nā pā i nā manawa a pau.


ʻalalā

→ English: alala


nanahana

Borrowed from Cantonese 銀杏 /银杏 (ngan4 hang6, “ginkgo biloba”).


ʻio

Buteo solitarius
Buteo solitarius#Translingual


kūionoko

Borrowed from Ilocano duyong (“dugong”).


kukukū

Borrowed from Inuvialuktun ᑐᒃᑐ (tuktu, “caribou”).


palānaka

Borrowed from Ilocano palláng (“winged bean”).

A winged bean plant (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)


hoikiuna

Borrowed from Cantonese 海豚 (hoi2 tyun4, “dolphin”).


kanaluna

Borrowed from Cantonese 燈籠／灯笼 (dang1 lung4, “lantern”).


kamakuaka

Borrowed from Cantonese 柑橘 (gam1 gwat1, “kumquat”).


loukuaka

Borrowed from Cantonese 蘆橘／芦橘 (lou4 gwat1, “loquat”).


kaʻaka

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Tahitian taʻata (“person”), from Proto-Polynesian *taŋata, making it a possible doublet of kanaka.

(dated, slang) fellow, chap, person, wretch


nanuka

Borrowed from Inuvialuktun ᓇᓄᖅ (nanuq, “polar bear”).


kupeleko

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos), probably of some Mediterranean Pre-Greek origin.


naheka

Learned borrowing from Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nakhásh) by Christian missionaries.


kalapuna

Borrowed from Maori tarāpunga and adapted with the appropriate changes should the word have been inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian.


naʻokoko

Borrowed from Maori ngakototo with the appropriate changes should the word have been inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian.


pīkake

→ English: pikake

From English peacock. Both were associated with Princess Kaʻiulani, so they both came to have the same name.
Cognate with Maori pīkake.

Jasminum sambac
Jasminum sambac#Translingual

Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac, an introduced flower used in leis


muʻumuʻu

muumuu (loose-fitting dress, often with sleeves or yoke removed)


maka keleawe

a horse eye of a whitish color, but with good vision


huaʻōlelo

Compound of hua (“fruit”) + ʻōlelo (“language”).


mokuhonua

Compound of moku (“island, section”) + honua (“Earth, land, world”)


ʻāinapuniʻole

Compound of ʻāina (“land”) + puni (“surrounded”) + ʻole (“not”)


kaumokuʻāina

Compound of kau (plural marker) + mokuʻāina (“state, district, province, island”)


mokuʻāina

moku (“island, section”) + ʻāina (“land”)


kūlanakauhale

Compound of kūlana (“situation”) + kau (“plural marker”) + hale (“house”)


ʻanemoku

ʻane + moku, calque of French presqu’île, itself a calque of Latin paenīnsula.


kūkaepele

From kūkae (“dung”) + Pele (“the volcano goddess Pele”).


puaʻa nui huelo huluhulu

Literally "big quadruped with hairy tail"

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see puaʻa, nui, huelo, huluhulu.


hāmeʻa

From hā- + meʻa (borrowed from Tongan meʻa (“thing, matter, object”), cognate to Hawaiian mea).

Loaʻa kekahi hāmeʻa no ka hoʻāwīwī ʻana i ke paʻi ʻana.

There's a device for speeding up the printing.

device, doohickey, gadget, gizmo, thingamajig


ʻōkolehao

English: okolehao


ʻūpā

From Mandarin, ao “to boil”; pa “eight.” Mandarin Luópán. The original compass was made in a bowl, they put mercury in the bowl with a spoon in the mercury. The bowl was marked with eight spots. The handle of the spoon would point to the magnetic direction (Chinese magnetic compass.)
Synonyms
(Cantonese) 羅庚／罗庚
(Min Nan) 羅經／罗经, 干經／干经


hihi

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (compare with Maori whiwhi “to entangle, to wrap around”, Tahitian fifi “chain”) related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (compare with Tongan fifi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”).


tumu

O wai tou tumu?


ʻōkole

a kind of birthmark (round, black, and raised above the surrounding skin)


ʻalani

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual


huli

From Proto-Polynesian *fuli (“turn round”) from (compare with Tahitian huri, Maori huri, Samoan fuli, Tongan fuli) from Proto-Oceanic *buliŋ (“to roll”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puliŋ (“to rotate”)


maʻi

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *maki (compare Maori maki, Tahitian maʻi), from Proto-Polynesian *masaki (compare Maori mahaki, East Futuna masaki, Tongan mahaki), from Proto-Oceanic *masakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit (compare Tagalog masakit, Malay sakit, Acehnese sakét).

A nui aʻela kona maʻi, ʻaʻole koe ka hanu i loko ona.

And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.


mauli

From Proto-Polynesian *maquri (compare with Maori mauri, Samoan mauli, Tongan moʻui) from Proto-Oceanic *maqurip, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudip (compare with Javanese urip, Iban idup and Malay hidup “to live”).

mauli hiwa

Ā lele nui nā mauli o ua poʻe nei.

The spirits of these people have flown away together.


ʻoumuamua

→ English: ʻOumuamua

→ Translingual: Oumuamua

ʻou (“reach out for”) + mua (“first; in advance of”), doubled for emphasis.

com

scout; leader (as in battle or activity); messenger


poʻo lua

Compound of poʻo (“head, father”) + lua (“two”)

com+

partible paternity, a child fathered by other than the husband in a relationship accepted by both husband and sire (this arrangement increased the number of relatives loyal to the child, and was common in the families of chiefs)


ʻohā

From Proto-Polynesian *kofa, from Proto-Oceanic *kopa.


lōkahi

Compound of lō- (prefixing element, possibly deriving from loaʻa (“to obtain, to get”)) + kahi (“one; single”).

compound

prefixing element, possibly deriving from <i class="Latn mention" lang="haw">loaʻa</i> (“to obtain, to get”)


mele maʻi

genital chant (a procreative chant traditionally composed at the birth of a male child)


nalala

Coined by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee in 2002 as a 'borrowing' (simulating the expected changes had the word been inherited) from the reconstruction Proto-Polynesian *ngarara (“lizard”) (compare Maori ngārara (“lizard”)).


polalauahi

Compound of pola (“flap of a sarong”) + lau (“leaf, sheet, net”) + ahi (“fire”).


ʻōmalumalu

From ʻō- + malu (“to cover; shade; protection”) with reduplication.


pākaukau

pā- + kau. Formerly a long mat on which food was placed (kaukau).


mea pāʻani

Compound of mea (“thing”) + pāʻani (“to play; playful, entertaining, fun”)


kinipōpō

ball game, any sport involving chasing after a ball


ʻuala

Cognate with Tongan kumala, Maori kūmara. Hypothesized to be connected to Quechua kumar; see here for further discussion.


pāpale

Either reduplication of pale (“headdress”) or pā (“to ward off”) + pale (“headdress”).


kalaina

Compound of kālai (“to carve”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


uniona

Borrowed from English union, from Late Latin unionem, from Latin ūnus (“one”).


kīwila

Borrowed from English civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from Latin cīvis (“citizen”).


kānāwai

Mamuli o ke kānāwai

Nā Kānāwai he ʻUmi ― The Ten Commandments

rule, commandment (also used in a religious context)


ʻawa

From Proto-Polynesian *kawa (“bitter ginger; bitter; kava”).

der

kava, a beverage derived from the kava plant


ʻōʻō

English: oo, moho

Latin: moho

Translingual: Moho

oo, the extinct members of the Moho genus of honeyeaters


ʻōʻō

From Proto-Polynesian *koho (compare with Maori kō, Tahitian ʻō and Samoan ʻoso) from Proto-Oceanic *kojom (“stick for husking coconuts”). Doublet of ʻō.


holokū

English: holoku

Unknown, but usually explained as a compound of holo (“go”) and kū (“stop”) for various reasons.

Mother Hubbard, a kind of traditional dress

(biblical) Used in translating various loose clothes, e.g. cloak, mantle


lepu

Learned borrowing from Latin lepus, possibly introduced by Catholic missionaries


momona

From Proto-Polynesian *mona (compare with Maori mōmona “fat, soft, sweet”, Tahitian momona and monamona “sweet, tasty, dessert”), from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak (compare with Malay minyak “oil”). Doublet of mona.

fertility, fecundity, richness (of soil)


nīoi

From Proto-Polynesian *unuoi (“Eugenia reinwardtiana”). Sense of pepper likely came from similarity with the former's bright red fruit.

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual

(archaic) Cedar Bay cherry (Eugenia reinwardtiana)


pahupaʻikiʻi

Compound of pahu (“box”) + paʻi (“to print”) + kiʻi (“picture”)


nahau

Semi-learned borrowing from Fijian gasau simulating inheritance from Proto-Polynesian *ŋasau (cognate with Tongan ngahau).


kimu

From Proto-Polynesian *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.


pānakana

From English pandan, from New Latin, from Malay pandan. Doublet of hala.

any plant of the genus Pandanus; the screw pines


ʻaho

From Proto-Polynesian *kaso, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw (“rafter”).


māhū

a person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti


umō

(onomatopoeia) moo, characteristic lowing sound made by cattle.


wahīʻeha

[ʋə.hiːˈʔɛ.hə]


anawaena

[ə.nəˈʋɐe̯.nə]


ʻAlapama

Alabamian, a resident or native of Alabama


ʻApekanikana

Borrowed from English Afghanistan, ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).

der

Afghan, a resident or native of Afghanistan


kahiki

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tafiti. Compare to Maori tawhiti.


kahiki

a type of banana common on the island of Maui


keiti

He keiti au.


makahiti

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *matafiti, *matasiti. Cognate with Maori Matariki.

He makahiti loihi teia.


katahiaka

Aloha katahiaka.


awatea

[ə.ʋəˈkɛ.jə]

Aloha awatea.


Poatahi

O poatahi teia.


Olelo Matuahine

Olelo Matuahine oe?

(literally, “Do you speak mother language?”)


makautau

Niʻihau form of mākaukau (“competence, proficiency, efficiency”)


kaikaina

Ua hele koʻu kaikaina i kahakai.


tūtū kāne

No Haleʻiwa koʻu tūtū kāne.
My grandpa is from Haleʻiwa.


tūtū wahine

Koʻu tūtū wahine kēlā kanaka.


kaikuaʻana

Ua nānā au i koʻu kaikuaʻana.


hanohano

Ua like kekahi ano o ka Liona, me ko ka popoki; a ma na helehelena, a ma ka hana ana, oia ka mea hanohano o na holoholona a pau i puni koko.

1834 May 16, “He Liona”, in Ka Lama Hawaii, page 1:

A lion looks and acts like a cat, it is the most majestic animal in their family.


hailepo

Compound of hai (“ray”) + lepo (“mud, dirt”)


paiki

E kūʻai i ka paiki.


wiliwili

Reduplication of wili "to twist", hence "repeatedly twisted", in reference to the dehiscing seed pods.

Erythrina sandwicensis, a fabaceous flowering tree endemic to the Hawaiian Islands


lehu

From Proto-Polynesian *rapuR (“hearth”) (compare with Maori rehu (“dust, mist”), rehurehu (“obscure, to set, to dim”), pungarehu (“ash”), nehu (“seaspray”) and nehunehu (“dusky”); Tahitian rehu (“ash, grey colour”) and rehurehu (“twilight”); Tongan efu (“dust, human remains”); Samoan lefulefu) from Proto-Oceanic *dapuR (“hearth”) (compare with Fijian dravu (“ashes”) and dravuloa (“grey”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapuR (“hearth”) (compare with Malay dapur (“kitchen”) and Tagalog dapog (“open fire”)).


ʻekalekia

From Ancient Greek ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ (ekklēsĭ́ā).


awāwa

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *awaawa (“valley”), reduplicated form of Proto-Polynesian *awa (“opening in a reef”).


pōpō

From Proto-Polynesian *poo-poo (compare with Maori pōpō (“to knead”), Tahitian pōpō (“ball, bubble”)).


mākolu

a net mesh large enough for three fingers to pass through


naio

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaio. Compare North Marquesan kaiʻo (“small parasitic worm or grub”), Maori ngaio (“small grub, horsehair worm”).

cog

inferior taro, discarded in the field after harvest


naio

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaio. Compare Rarotongan ngāio (“Myoporum wilderi”), Tuamotuan ngaio (“Myoporum stokesii”), Rapa Nui ngaio (“Myoporum rapense”), Maori ngaio (“Myoporum laetum”).

(botany) false sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense), a flowering plant in the figwort family


waimaka

Compound of wai (“water”) + maka (“eye”). Compare to Malay air mata and Indonesian air mata.


hoana

joining, joint, binding (object that joins two other objects together)


matuahine

No hea tou matuahine?


outou

E hele ana outou i ta kula.

Niʻihau form of ʻoukou (“second person plural; you (three or more)”)


palapala loaʻa

receipt (document certifying a transaction)


palapala ʻāpono

letter of recommendation
letter of recommendation


ʻahamaka

hammock (as of tapa, fastened to the manuea, center support of a house)


kahua

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tafuqa (“platform; foundation, base”) (compare with Tahitian tahua and Maori tahua).


panalāʻau

(geography) territory, dependency, colony, province


ʻanoʻano

Either reduplication or doublet of ʻano from Proto-Polynesian *kano (compare Maori kano, Tahitian ʻaʻano and Tongan kano), from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (“flesh; kernel”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kan-ən from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an (“food, cooked rice”) from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (“to eat”) (thus doublet of ʻai).


mamao

From Proto-Polynesian *mamaqo (compare with Maori mamao, Tongan mamaʻo, Samoan mamao).


hōkū ʻaeʻa

[ˈhoː.kuː ˈʔɐe̯.ʔə]


pōwāwae

[poː.ʋaːˈʋɐe̯]

association football
association football


ʻōmole

Loaʻa iaʻu ka ʻōmole.


manuhelekū

Compound of manu (“bird”) + helekū (“to walk upright”)

com+

Ua nānā au i ka manuhelekū.


pokela

From English pottery, from Old French poterie.


uluna

From Proto-Oceanic *quluŋ-an (“headrest” – compare with Maori urunga, Tahitian uruʻa, Samoan uluga and aluga, Tongan ʻolunga) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun-an “head rest” (compare with Coastal Kadazan tuhunan; Tagalog ulunan, ulon and unan; Cebuano ulonan) affixed from *qulun₂ “to rest one's head”.


kauka

Hālāwai ke kauka ma nā Pōʻakahi.

The doctor takes appointments on Mondays.


ʻamaʻama

Mugil cephalus
Mugil cephalus#Translingual


lā hānau

Hauʻoli lā hānau!


lāʻau koʻokoʻo

Compound of lāʻau (“medicine”) + koʻokoʻo (“support; to resist”)


koʻo

From Proto-Polynesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *tokon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən (“bamboo punting pole”).


hale maʻi

hale (“house, building; institution”) + maʻi (“sick; illness”) — compare with related Tahitian fare maʻi, Tongan fale mahaki, Samoan falemaʻi and Malay rumah sakit as well as separately English sickhouse for similar constructions.


mīkini

mīkini panakō

mīkini holoi


mīkini

mīkini lima


pulukeke

(vulgar, offensive, slang) bullshit, nonsense


Kinikiu

(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) a Chinese person


kamaliʻi

Compound of kama (“child”) + liʻi (“small”)


pōpolo

→ English: popolo

From Proto-Polynesian *polo; cognate with Maori poroporo and pōporo (Solanum aviculare), Tongan polo (“Solanum nigrum”) and Tuvaluan 'opolo (“capsicum”). Skin color meaning comes from analogy to the color of its berries.

Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum#Translingual

(slang, countable, sometimes pejorative) a black person


piapia

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piapia, from Proto-Polynesian *pia, from Proto-Oceanic *biʀaq, *biʀas.

the encrusted white matter in the eyes, as from sleeping or from sore eyes, "sand" in the eyes;

an abusive epithet applied to one who was unwashed, said to refer to genitals


hinahina

Reduplication (thus doublet) of hina from Proto-Polynesian *sina (compare with mahina “moon, moonlight” and Samoan māsina), from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ (compare with Malay sinar, Tagalog sinag), from Proto-Austronesian *siNaʀ.

Heliotropium anomalum, a heliotrope of the Pacific Islands


hālau

→ English: halau

From Proto-Polynesian *falau (“canoe shed”).


ʻawapuhi Pākē

From ʻawapuhi + Pākē (“Chinese”), hence "Chinese awapuhi".

Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale#Translingual

common or culinary ginger, Zingiber officinale


hua ʻala

Compound of hua (“fruit”) + ʻala (“fragrant”).


ʻuala kahiki

From ʻuala ("sweet potato") + kahiki ("foreign").

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum#Translingual


mānaleo

native speaker (lit. inherited language)


ʻōhiʻa

→ English: ohia

From Proto-Polynesian *kafika (cognate with Maori kahika and Tongan fekika), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika (cognate with Fijian kavika).

Syzygium malaccense
Syzygium malaccense#Translingual

mountain apple or Malay apple; Syzygium malaccense


ʻala

From Proto-Polynesian *kakala (cognate of Maori kakara, Tahitian aara, Samoan alalā and Tongan kakala).


kāhili

From Proto-Polynesian *taafiri (compare with Maori tāwhiri and tāhiri (both meaning “to beckon, to wave, to welcome”) plus Tahitian tāhiri and tāhirihiri (both meaning “fan”)). Also reanalysed as kā + hili.

feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions

Lagerstroemia indica
Lagerstroemia indica#Translingual

crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), an ornamental plant from Asia

Hedychium gardnerianum, plant related to ginger native to the Himalayas but widely grown and invasive elsewhere in warm climates


ʻōpuhi

From Proto-Polynesian *kava-pusi (compare with Samoan 'avapuhi and Maori kōpī (“Corynocarpus laevigatus”)) from Proto-Polynesian *kawa. Doublet of ʻawapuhi, ʻawa, and ʻawaʻawa.

Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiber zerumbet#Translingual


ʻawaʻawa

[ˌʔɐ.ʋəˈʔɐ.ʋə]

Reduplication of ʻawa from Proto-Polynesian *kawa (compare with Tahitian ʻawaʻawa, Maori kawa and Samoan ʻaʻava). Doublet of ʻawa.


mahiole

→ English: mahiole


kau wela

Wela ka hale i ke kau wela ma Kona.


kau kupulau

Hoʻomoana nā keiki i ke kau kupulau.


kau hāʻulelau

Ikiiki ʻo Heʻeia i ke kau hāʻulelau.


kau hoʻoila

Pāʻani pōpeku kākou i ke kau hoʻoilo.


huakaʻi

Aia ka huakaʻi i ke kau hāʻulelau.


ʻaha mele

Aia ka ʻaha mele ma ka lā ʻapōpō!


ʻōmā

Homarus americanus
Homarus americanus#Translingual


hapalua

hapa (“portion, fraction”) + lua (“two”)

compound

Hapalua hola ʻelima


lepelepe

Clipping of lepelepe-o-hina (“monarch butterfly”).


lepeamoa

lepe (“(cocks)comb”) + a + moa (“chicken”)

com

Celosia cristata
Celosia cristata#Translingual


lepelepeamoa

Compound of lepelepe (“wattles”) + a + moa (“chicken”)

com+

Selaginella arbusculla (variety of spike moss used in leis)


hoʻokae ili

racial discrimination
racial discrimination

racial discrimination, racial prejudice, racism


ʻūlei

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, a native Hawai'ian shrub whose tough wood is traditionally used to make a variety of tools and weapons


ianakama

Most likely borrowed from Cantonese 人參 /人参 (jan⁴ sam¹).

bor+

Panax quinquefolius
Panax quinquefolius#Translingual

ginseng (any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius))


ʻōhelo

ʻōhelo kau lāʻau: Vaccinium calycinum

ʻōhelo ʻai: Vaccinium reticulatum


welaweka

[ʋɛ.ləˈʋɛ.kə]


mukuela

Learned borrowing from Latin mustela, possibly introduced by Catholic missionaries


ʻawe

From Proto-Polynesian *kawe₂ (compare with Maori kawe, Samoan ʻave).


ʻawe

From Proto-Polynesian *kawe₁ (compare with Maori kawe, Tahitian ʻave “strand of a braid”, Tongan kave, Samoan ʻave). from Proto-Oceanic *kawe from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (compare with Cebuano gaway).


hanauna

From hānau (“to give birth”) + -na (nominalizing suffix).


makaʻina

Compound of mākaʻi (“police officer”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


ʻālina

Compound of ʻali (“to scar”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


māiʻuʻu

(anatomy) toenail, fingernail; hoof, claw


hoʻohāliu

Compound of hoʻo- + hā- + liu (“to turn”).


kālepa

kā- + lepa (“flag”), as merchants historically raised white flags when carrying their wares.


ʻāluna

Compound of ʻalu (“to descend”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


hāuna

From hau (“to strike”) + -na (nominalizing suffix).


kōina

Compound of koi (“to urge”) + -na (nominalizing suffix; compare English -ing).


anahulu

From Proto-Polynesian *haŋafulu, from Proto-Central Pacific *caŋavulu, from Proto-Oceanic *saŋapuluq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa-ŋa-puluq.


halemākaʻi

Compound of hale (“building”) + mākaʻi (“police officer”).


ʻAlepania

Borrowed from English Albania, ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Albanian, a resident or native of Albania


ʻumeke

From Proto-Polynesian *kumete (“bowl, mortar”) (compare with Maori kumete, Tahitian ʻumete and Samoan 'umete)


ʻāhui

From Proto-Polynesian *kaa-pui (compare with Maori kāhui) from Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (“bunch”) (compare with Maori hui (“flock, herd, congregation”) and Tahitian hui (“group”) plus Maori huihui (“group, assembly”) and Tahitian huihui (“collection”)). Doublet of hui and huihui.

fruit bunch or cluster (of bananas, pandanus keys, grapes)


aʻu kū

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saku-layaʀ (“swordfish”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saku (“needlefish”)


ʻaʻa

From Proto-Oceanic *kaka (“young coconut frond; coconut leaf sheath”). Compare Tahitian ʻaʻa, Maori kaka, Samoan ʻaʻa.

coconut leaf sheath: a clothlike covering found on the bottom of a coconut frond


ʻaʻa

alternative form of Maʻaʻa (“wind current in Lahaina”)


ʻAʻā

(astronomy) the primary, visible star of the Sirius binary system; Sirius A


Wai Momi

A deep water harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific

(military) A naval base in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States: a US Navy base


ʻāʻā

From Proto-Oceanic *ka(a)kaa (“kind of parrot”). Compare Tahitian ʻaʻā, Maori kākā.


huliāmahi

huli + -ā- + mahi. Literally, “to turn like a strong (cock)”


kuamoʻo

Alternative form of iwi kuamoʻo (“backbone, genealogy”)

clamp used in making and repairing canoes


iwi kuamoʻo

Alternative form: kuamoʻo

holoholona iwi kuamoʻo

paukū iwi o ka iwi kuamoʻo


ʻanuʻu

sprain, strain (by false step); disjointed vertebra

(historical) tower found in a heiau enclosed with tapa cloth; oracle tower

(music) interval between two notes on a musical staff

ʻanuʻu kumu

ʻanuʻu loa
comparative degree
(literally, “long degree”)

ʻanuʻu waena
superlative degree
(literally, “middle degree”)


ʻahu

From Proto-Oceanic *kafu (“to cover, to put on clothing”) (compare with Maori kahu, Samoan ʻafu, Tongan kafu), from Proto-Oceanic *kaput (“to wrap, to cover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput (“to tie or clasp together”).


puʻu

From Proto-Polynesian *puku₁ (compare with Maori puku (“tummy”) and Tahitian puʻu (“button, knob”)), from Proto-Oceanic *buku from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh (compare with Malay buku and Tagalog bukó both “node, knot, joint”). Also doublet of ʻupu via Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“section”) metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *puku from same Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root.

any geological protuberance like hill, mound

any physical protuberance like lump, pimple


ʻupu

From Proto-Polynesian *kupu (“node”) (compare with Maori kupu and Samoan ʻupu), from Proto-Oceanic *puku by metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh (compare with Malay buku and Tagalog bukó both “node, knot, joint”). Senses related to logic evolved from a lost early sense of “word, segments of speech” by metaphorical comparison with culms of bamboo (as is present meaning of Samoan ʻupu and Maori kupu) before broadening.


maneʻo

From Proto-Polynesian *maŋeho (compare with Maori mangeo and Tahitian maʻeo) from Proto-Oceanic *maŋeso. See also Malay gatal for similar semantic connections in sense of arousal.


ʻupena

From Proto-Oceanic *kupeŋa (compare with Tahitian ʻupeʻa, Maori kupenga, Samoan ʻupega).


ʻowau

(onomatopoeia) meow, sound made by a cat


mokulele

Compound of moku (“large ship”) + lele (“to fly”). Compare with Maori wakarere and Malay kapal terbang for similar constructions.


lepo uhi

Compound of lepo (“soil, dirt”) + uhi (“covering”).


ʻahamele

Compound of ʻaha (“meeting, congregation”) + mele (“song”)

compound

E haawi ana na Haumana i puka mua o Kamehameha i kekahi Ahamele nui ma ka Hale Keaka o na Iapana...

1920 December 16, “He Ahamele Nui”, in Ka Hoku O Hawaii, page 2:

The students who previously graduated from Kamehameha are putting on a great Concert at the Japanese Theater...


pukaball

(countable) The ball used in the sport of pickleball.


ʻaoʻao

From Proto-Polynesian *kao-kao (“rib, flank”) (compare with Tahitian ʻaoʻao, Maori kaokao, Samoan ʻaoʻao and Tongan kaokao).


kuʻi

From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Maori tuki, Tongan tuki) from Proto-Austronesian *tuqtuq ultimately onomatopoeic.


ʻumiʻumi

From Proto-Polynesian *kumikumi (“beard”) (compare with Maori kumikumi (“beard, moustache, whiskers”), Tongan kumukumu (“chin”)) from Proto-Oceanic *kumi (compare with Fijian kumi (“beard, chin”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis (compare with Malay kumis (“moustache”)).


hoʻāla

From a contraction of hoʻo- + ala. Compare hoʻoala.

Ā na lākou nohoʻi kēia hoʻāla iaʻu.


wānana

From Proto-Polynesian *fanaŋa (“story for entertainment, short repetitive chant”) – compare with Rapa Nui vānanga (“language”), Maori wānanga (“knowledge”), Tahitian vānaʻa (“knowledge”) and vanaʻa (“lore, story”). Doublet of wālana.


hiʻuhiʻu

From Proto-Polynesian *sikusiku (“projecting ends”) (compare with Maori hikuhiku (“eaves, entourage”) and kihukihu (“fringes”)) reduplication of *siku (“end, tail”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Maori hiku, Tongan hiku all “fish tail”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”) – also reanalyzed as reduplication of hiʻu, see there for more details

braid or plait end, loose ends of a woven mat or lei


lahilahi

From Proto-Polynesian *lafilafi (compare with Maori rahirahi (“thin”)) reduplicating *lafi (“paper mulbery cloth”).


waʻu

Related to Maori waku and Tahitian vaʻu.

scraper or any shell used for this purpose


pālala

From Proto-Central Pacific *paa-rara (“to toast, to expose to direct heat” – compare with Maori pārara “to bask in the sun” and Tahitian pārara “to roast meats, to soften banana leaves over a open flame”) related to Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ (compare with Fijian rara (“to warm up in front of a fire”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (compare with Malay dandang “boiler”, Tagalog dangdang and darang (“to roast on hot coals”). Doublet of lala.


ʻinamona

Compound of ʻīnaʻi (“garnish”) + momona (“fatty, oily”)

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a special condiment made from crushed, roasted candlenut mixed with salt.


ʻīnaʻi

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kiinaki (compare with Maori kīnaki, Tahitian ʻīnaʻi, Samoan ʻinaʻi) affixing *kina₃ (see Tongan kina).


kauhuhu

From Proto-Oceanic *taqo-fufu (compare with Maori tāhuhu, Tongan toʻufufu) affixing *fufu from Proto-Oceanic *pupuŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ (“ridge of roof, mountain” – compare with Malay bumbung, Tagalog bubóng, Ilocano bobóng all “roof”).


maiʻao

Contraction of Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *mata-qi-kao lit. 'point of growth' (compare with Maori maihao “finger”) also related to Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *mati-kao. See also ʻao “shoot, sprout”.


maʻawe

Inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *makawe (“hair, strand of hair” – compare with Maori makawe and Samoan maʻave). Likely related to ʻawe “tentacle”.
Sense of trace or path can be compared to parallel semantic evolution of English line which also means “cord, string”.


pōʻai

From Proto-Polynesian *pookai (compare with Maori pokai and Tahitian pōʻai)


keʻa

From Proto-Polynesian *teka₃ (compare with Maori teka “rung of a ladder”, Tahitian teʻa “crossbeam, awning support”), likely from metathesis of Proto-Oceanic *katiʀ “(small) outrigger canoe or canoe hull” thus ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *katiʀ (compare with Malay katir and Tagalog katig)
For sense of cross, compare also connection of Maori rīpeka with peka “tree branch” (itself a cognate of Hawaiian peʻa) and kaupeka “rung of a ladder”.

horizontal boom connecting two hulls or outriggers of a waʻa.


keʻa

From Proto-Oceanic *tibʷaŋ (compare with Maori teka, Tahitian teʻa)


laholio

Compound of laho (“testicle”) + lio (“horse”) describing its toughness.

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rubber, flexible and pliable material made from coagulating natural latex of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).


lei o manō

→ English: leiomano

lei (“lei, a flower garland”) + o + manō (“a shark”), literally meaning "lei of the shark".

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A paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it.


kāʻahi

From kaʻa ahi compound of kaʻa (“[any] vehicle”) + ahi (“fire”) – compare with Chinese 火車 /火车 (huǒchē) and Malay kereta api.

O Lanakila ke kāʻahi aliʻi, nana lawe mai kahu aupuni...

Lanakila was the royal train that took the crown princess along...


loʻi

From Proto-Oceanic *loki “partitioned area” ― compare with Tahitian roʻi “bed”, Tongan loki and Samoan loʻi “room”