mīkini. noun. Machine, motor, engine. Transliterated from English "machine."

 
mīkini panakō. noun. Automated teller machine (ATM). Literally "bank machine." Also see mīkini, panakō.

 
miliona. number. Million. Transliterated from English "million."
   See the miliona entry in the Numbers Category.

 
Milu. noun. Underworld. Elsewhere in Polynesia, Hawai‘i or a cognate of the word Hawai‘i is the name of the underworld or the ancestral home, but in Hawai‘i the name and word Hawai‘i has no known or certain meaning.

Milu. proper noun. Ruler of the underworld.
   See the Milu entry in the Gods, Demigods and Mythical Beings Category.

 
mimi. noun. Urine.

mimi. intransitive verb. To urinate. The picture above shows the "Manneken Pis", a famous landmark in Brussels, Belgium that was put in place in the year 1618 or 1619. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin.

 
minamina. transitive verb. To regret, regrettable.

 
mino‘aka. noun. Smile. Literally "laughing dimple."

mino‘aka. intransitive verb. To smile. Literally "laughing dimple."

 
mō. noun. District (short version of moku). Used in the place name "Mōkapu" which literally means "sacred district." Also see kapu, moku.

 
mō-. (prefix) noun, short for mo‘o. Succession. Also see mo‘o.

mō-. (prefix) noun, short for mo‘o. Lizard. Used in the place name Mō‘ili‘ili which means "pebble lizard." Also see ‘ili‘ili, mo‘o.

 
moa. noun. Chicken. Moa is used in the name of a street in Waikīkī called Helumoa Road (chicken scratch).
   See the moa entry in the Animals Category.
   See the moa entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
mo‘a. stative verb. Cooked.

 
moa kāne. noun. Rooster. Literally "male chicken."
   See the moa kāne entry in the Animals Category.

 
moana. noun. Ocean, open sea. There is lots of talk about the moana. Hawai‘i is surrounded (puni) by the biggest ocean in the world, Moana Pākīpika (Pacific Ocean). Moana is used in the names of many place names like Ala Moana (ocean street) and the name of a street in Waikīkī called Holomoana Street (seaman, seafarer).

 
Moana Pākīpika. place name. Pacific Ocean. Literally "Pacific (Pākīpika) ocean (moana)." Also see moana, Pākīpika.
   See the Moana Pākīpika entry in the Non-Hawaiian Place Names Category.

 
moe. intransitive verb. Lie down, recline.

 
moena. noun. Mat.

moena. noun. Bed.

 
mō‘ī. noun. King, sovereign, monarch. See the chart below.
  Use this timeline chart to access the ruling kings and queen entries.

 
mō‘ī wahine. noun. Queen. Literally "female monarch." The picture above shows Queen Lili‘uokalani, the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Of the eight reigning monarches, she was the only queen. She ruled for 11 days short of two years before she was deposed on January 17, 1893 and the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown. Also see mō‘ī, wahine.

 
mokokaikala. noun. Motorcycle. Transliterated from the English "motorcycle."

 
moku. noun. District, island. Moku is used in many place names like Mokulē‘ia (island [of] abundance) and a street in Waikīkī called Kālaimoku Street (island carver). For the meaning of "island", compare with ‘ailana, mokupuni.

moku. noun. Ship. Called moku because the first European ships were suggestive of islands. The picture above shows the two ships used on Captain Cook's third voyage, HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery.

 
Mokulē‘ia. place name. Isle [of] abundance. Literally "isle (moku) [of] abundance (lē‘ia)." The last village or town on the west-end of the North Shore of O‘ahu. Also see moku.
   See the Mokulē‘ia entry in the Hawai‘i Place Names Category.

 
mokulele. noun. Airplane. Literally "flying ship." The picture above shows a flying boat like the one that John Rodgers used in 1925 to make an attempt at a non-stop flight from California (Kaleponi) to Hawai‘i. The airport that would later become Honolulu International Airport, first opened in 1927 and was named John Rodgers Airport until it was given its current name in 1947. Also see lele, moku.

 
mokolele hēkī. Noun. Jet airplane. Also see hēkī, mokulele.

 
moku li‘ili‘i. noun. Islet, small ship. The picture above shows a well known islet commonly called "Chinaman's Hat", but the Hawaiian name is Mokoli‘i which means "little lizard." The moko in Mokoli‘i is a rare version of mo‘o (lizard). Also see li‘ili‘i, moku.

 
mokupuni. noun. Island. Compare with ‘ailana, moku.

 
moloā. stative verb. Lazy, indolent.

 
momi. noun. Pearl.

 
momona. stative verb. Fat, fertile. Contrast with wīwī (thin).

momona. stative verb. Sweet.

 
mo‘o. noun. Lizard, any kind of reptile.
   See the mo‘o entry in the Animals Category.

mo‘o. noun. Succession, series.

 
mo‘olelo. noun. Story, tale, legend, history. A contraction of "mo‘o" and "‘ōlelo" which literally means a "succession [of] talk." The picture above is of a seven-foot bronze sculpture called "Storyteller" in front of "Luxury Row" at 2100 Kalākaua Avenue in Waikīkī. Tourists and kama‘āina alike, enjoy posing in her arms for a photograph. Also see ‘ōlelo, mo‘o.

 
mo‘opuna. noun. Grandchild.

  
mū. noun. The letter "m."
   Also, for a list of the names for the other Hawaiian letters, see hua palapala.

mū. noun. Bigeye emperor fish.
   See the mū entry in the Sea Life Category.

 
mua. locative noun. Before, ahead, forward, in front, front, first. Contrast with hope (behind), waena (between).

 
mūhe‘e. noun. Squid, cuttlefish.
   See the mūhe‘e entry in the Sea Life Category.

 
muli. locative noun. After, behind, last, following behind, back, younger, youngest.

 
muli loa. noun. Youngest child in a family. Literally "very (loa) youngest."

 
mu‘umu‘u. noun. A type of loose fitting gown. A long loose-fitting yokeless and short sleeve dress. The mu‘umu‘u is often worn by women in the hospitality business. Compare with holokū.

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