Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvi. Fiery, burning; fire; to burn, blaze. Figuratively, to glitter or sparkle, as a gem; to burn, as with jealousy or anger.

• Examples:
  • ʻĀ akaaka, to shine brightly, as stars.
  • ʻĀ ke kaimana, the diamond sparkles.
• Related:
  • hoʻā Caus/sim.; To set on fire, burn, ignite; to light, as a lamp. Figuratively, to incite, arouse.
    • Ua hoʻā ʻia kona inaina, his anger was aroused.
    • Hoʻā imu, to light an oven; one who lights an oven.
• References:
  • PPN kakaha, PNP kaa.

2. nvi. Aa lava, or lava rock, as distinguished from smooth unbroken pāhoehoe lava (formerly preceded by ke); to flow, as aa lava.

3. Same as ʻaʻa #1, to dare.

• Examples:
  • ʻAʻole ʻoia i ʻā e noho, he did not dare to stay.

4. n. Red-footed booby bird (Sula sula rubripes), brown booby (Sula leucogaster plotus), masked or blue-faced booby (Sula dactylatra personata); all indigenous and also breeding elsewhere.

• Legendary birds believed to have taken the shape of this bird are ʻā ʻaia, ʻā-ʻai-ʻanuhe-a-Kāne and ʻā-ʻaia-nui-nū-keu; ʻā by some were considered ʻaumākua.
• Related:
  • Also: ʻaʻa.
• References:
  • See also Kep. 33.

5. n. Young stage of damselfish (ʻāloʻiloʻi).

• Related:
  • Also: ʻaʻā.
  • ʻĀ ʻaki maunu, bait-taking ʻā [said of petty thieves; a variant phrase is ʻā ʻaki makau, hook-taking ʻā].

6. interjection, Oh! Well! Ah! Er …

• References:
  • Gram. 12.
  • PNP kaa.

7. vt. To drive, as fish or cattle.

• Related:
  • hoʻā Caus/sim.

8. n. The letter “a.”

• Source:
  • English.

ʻaʻano, Active, as a volcano.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Related:
  • Lua pele ʻā. Active volcano.