wā. noun. Time, period of time, era, age (period of time). Compare with au, manawa.
wā. noun. Fret. The fret of a guitar, ukulele or similar musical instruments.
wā. intransitive verb. To make a noise, noisy, loud. Used in the place name Wahiawā.

 
wa‘a. noun. Canoe.

 
waena. locative noun. Between, middle, center. Contrast with hope (after), mua (before).

 
waha. noun. Mouth; one who talk to much.

 
wahi. noun. Place (area). Compare with kahi (place).

 
Wahiawā. place name. Place of Noise. A town in the center of O‘ahu, called "place of noise" because it is said that rough seas could be heard from here. Wahiawā is comprised of three words, wahi (place) + a (of) + wā (noise). Wahiawā is a four syllable word, but it is commonly misprounced as a three syllable word because the middle a and the kahakō are ignored, so it is incorrectly pronounced like wah-HEE-wah with stress on CAPITALIZED syllables. It should be pronouced as a four syllable word with a y-glide and the last syllable is longer in pronunciation because of the kahakō. It should be pronounced something like WAH-hee-yuh-WAH. Also see a, wā, wahi.

 
wahine. noun. Woman, female, wife. The picture above shows a plaque used on the door of a women's restroom. Contrast with kāne (male).
wāhine. pluralized noun. Women, females, wifes. Wahine is one of the ten nouns that can be pluralized by lengthening the third to last syllable with a kahakō. Below is a list of the ten nouns.
Ten nouns that are pluralized by lengthening the third to last syllable with a kahakō:
aumākua - family gods, ‘elemākule - old men, kāhiko - old persons, kāhuna - priests, kaikamāhine - girls, kānaka - people, kūpuna - grandparents, luāhine - old women, mākua - parents, wāhine - women.

 
wahi noho. noun. Dwelling place, address. Literally "dwelling place." Also see noho, wahi. Wahi noho is used in the name of this website.

 
waho. locative noun. Outside. Contrast with loko (inside).

 
wai. noun. Water (but not sea water), liquid of any kind. Sea water is called kai. Contrast with kai (sea water).
wai. noun. Juice, sap, honey; liquids discharged from the body, as blood, et cetera.
wai. interrogative. Who. Used only in questions.

 
Wai‘anae. place name. Mullet water. Wai (water) + ‘anae (mullet fish) = mullet water. Also see wai. A mountain range and a town on the leeward side of O‘ahu.

 
wai hau. noun. Ice water. Also see hau, wai.

 
waiho. transative verb. To leave (something), to deposit.

 
waiho‘olulu. noun, verb. Color, dye. For differnet color names, see white: kea, ke‘oke‘o; gray: ‘āhinahina, hina, hinahina; black: ‘ele, ‘ele‘ele; brown: palaunu; red: ‘ula, ‘ula‘ula; pink: ‘ākala; orange: ‘alani; gold: kula; yellow: melemele; green: ‘ōma‘oma‘o; blue: polū; purple: poni.

 
wai hua ‘ai. noun. Fruit juice. Also see ‘ai, hua, hua ‘ai, wai.

 
Waikīkī. place name. Spouting water.

 
wailele. noun. Waterfall. Literally "leaping water." Also see lele, wai.

 
wai lemi. noun. Lemonade. Also see lemi, wai.

 
Waimānalo. place name. Potable water. Wai (water) + mānalo (potable) = potable water. A small town on the windward side of O‘ahu on the southeast tip of the island. Also see wai.

 
waina. noun. Wine. Transliterated from the English "wine."
waina. noun. Depository. Used in the Hawaiian name of the Punchbowl crater, an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in Honolulu. Since 1948, Punchbowl has been the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The Hawaiian name for the Punchbowl is Pūowaina. Pūowaina means "hill (pū) of (o) deposits (waina)", a reference by the Hawaiians to their human sacrifices for which this place was used.

 
wai ‘ona. noun. Intoxicating liquor or spirits, liquor. Also see ‘ona, wai. For different types of liquor, see ‘awa (kava), lama (rum), Mai Tai (cocktail), ‘ōkolehao (ti root spirit), pia (beer), waina (wine).

 
Waipahū. place name. Bursting water. Also see wai. A town on O‘ahu. Today this town is usually spelled and pronounced without the kahakō, as Waipahu, but I use the kahakō.

 
Waipi‘o. place name. Curved water. Town, peninsula and stream on O‘ahu. Also see pi‘o, wai.

 
waiū. noun. Milk; breast. Literally "breast (ū) liquid (wai)." The picture shows chocolate milk. For the Hawaiian word for chocolate, see kokoleka. Also see ū, wai.

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waiūpa‘a. noun. Cheese. Literally "solidified milk." Also see pa‘a, waiū.

 
waiūpaka. noun. Butter. Also see paka, waiū.

 
waiwai. noun. Goods, property, assets wealth.
waiwai. stative verb. Rich, wealthy. Contrast with ‘ilihune (poor).

 
Wākea. proper noun. Mythical ancestor of the Hawaiians. Wākea is also called "sky father" and was married to Pāpā who was also called "earth mother." Contrast with Pāpā.

 
wā keiki. noun. Childhood. Also see keiki, wā.

Wakinekona. place name. Washington. Transliterated from English "Washington."

 
wala‘au. intransitive verb. Talk, speak, converse; formally, to speak loudly.

 
wale nō. particle. Only, just.

 
walu. noun. Oilfish.

wanila. noun, stative. Vanilla. Transliterated from English "vanilla."

 
wau. pronoun. I. A variant spelling of au (I). Also see au. For a chart of the Hawaiian personal pronouns, see palapala kuhikuhi o nā paniinoa pilikino.

 
wāwae. noun. Foot, leg.

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

 
wehewehe. transitive verb. To explain. Used in the term for dictionary, "puke wehewehe ‘ōlelo" which literally means "book to explain words." Also used in the domain name (wehewehe.com, org and net) for the website that hosts the "Ulukau: Hawaiian Electronic Library." To see wehewehe defined on their website, click here or to learn more about this resource, see my Hawaiian Dictionaries Page.

 
wehi. noun. Decoration, adornment, ornament.
wehi. transitive verb. To decorate, adorn.

 
wela. stative verb. Hot. Contrast with anu (cold).

 
wikamina. noun. Vitamin. Transliterated from the English "vitamin."

 
wikiwiki. stative verb. Quick, quicky, fast, speedy. Compare with ‘āwīwī. The picture above shows a shuttle bus of the free Wikiwiki shuttle system at the Honolulu International Airport.

 
wili. noun. Drill (tool), bore (tool).
wili. transitive verb. To wind, twist, crank, turn, screw, to dial (as an old fashioned telephone).

 
wili ‘aila. noun. Oil rig. Oil rig for drilling on land or sea. Literally "oil drill." Also see ‘aila, wili.

 
wīneka. noun. Vinegar. Transliterated from English "vinegar."

 
wīwī. stative verb. Thin or skinny (as the human torso). Contrast with momona (fat).

 
wiwo. stative verb. Fearful, afraid.

 
wiwo‘ole. stative verb. Fearless, brave, bold, courageous, dauntless, intrepid. Literally "not fearful or afraid." Also see ‘ole, wiwo.

 

 

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