Hawaiian Word of the Day:
Entries on this page will only stay on this page for a month or so before they are erased, but they will be in my glossary. If you are looking for a specific Hawaiian word, you may want to see my Hawaiian Word Glossary or visit the my Hawaiian Online Dictionaries page.
  KLH - Ka Lei Ha‘aheo.
  MK - Māmaka Kaiao.
  PE - Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary

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kaha ki‘i. noun. Artist. The picture above is a self-portrait by the artist Vincent van Gogh. Also see kaha, ki‘i.

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

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waiū. noun. Milk; breast. Literally "breast liquid." Also see ū, wai.

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

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ū. noun. Breast, teat, udder.

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nīnau. noun, transitive verb. Question; to ask a question.

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‘ulī‘ulī. noun, intransitive verb. A gourd rattle; to rattle. A gourd rattle containing seeds with feathers on the top, used in pairs for the hula ‘ulī‘ulī.

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kālā pepa. noun. Paper money. Also see kālā, pepa. Compare with kālā pa‘a.

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kālā pepa. noun. Coin. Literally "solid money." Also see kālā, pa‘a. Compare with kālā pepa.

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kelepona. noun, transitive verb. Telephone; to telephone. Transliterated from English "telephone."

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kuku‘i pa‘a lima. noun. Flashlight. Literally "light hold hand." I like this term because it is made up of three words that should be known to every beginning Hawaiian language student and when you put them together, you get the term flashlight. Also see kuku‘i, lima, pa‘a.

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