Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

KūmoleSource:

ʻānapanapa

/ ʻā.napa.napa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Reduplication of ʻanapa.

2. n., Hawaiian soap plant (Colubrina asiatica 🌐), a twining shrub, distributed from Africa, India, and Australia to Polynesia, with ovate- to heart-shaped leaves and small round fruits. The leaves form a lather in water and have long been used as soap on Pacific islands. The plant is mistakenly reported to be poisonous.

  • References:
    • Neal 541.

3. n., Red seaweeds (Gelidium 🌐 spp.); small, stiff, branching, edible plants.

Nā LepiliTags: flora limu foods Niʻihau

Papa helu loliWehewehe Wikiwiki update log

ʻānapanapa

/ ā-nă'-pă-nă'-pā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A species of red algae with gelatinous branching fronds—the Gelidium. Same as ekahakaha.

2. n., A species of soap-tree (Colubrina asiatica) the Hawaiian soapbark-tree, whose alkaline inner bark is used for soap: also known as kukuku (Tahitian tutu).

Nā LepiliTags: flora limu trees

Papa helu loliWehewehe Wikiwiki update log

Smooth shrub (Colubrina asiatica). (NEAL 541.) See Plants: Uses. See kukuku.

Smooth shrub (Colubrina asiatica) with twining stems reaching up to 20 feet. Its leaves, which form a lather in the water, have long been used as soap. The plant is also used medicinally and is not poisonous as once supposed. It is mostly found near the coast. Its name means glistening. Also called kukuku. (NEAL 541.)

No nā lepiliRegarding tags: Pili piha a pili hapa paha kēia mau lepe i nā hua o luna aʻe nei.Tags may apply to all or only some of the tagged entries.

E huli iā “ʻānapanapa” ma Ulukau.

Search for “ʻānapanapa” on Ulukau.

Hāpai i wehewehena hou a i ʻole i ʻōlelo hoʻoponoponoSuggest a translation or correction

E hāpai i kahi wehewehena a i ʻole hoʻoponopono no Wehewehe Wikiwiki.Suggest a translation or correction to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki Community Dictionary for consideration.

Mai hoʻouna mai i noi unuhi ʻōlelo.This is not a translation service.