Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvi., Budding; beginning; source, as of a stream; to leaf out or bud; to nip off; rising of the sun: See ex., welo #2.

• Examples:
  • ʻŌmaka aʻela ka huli, ʻōmaka pū nohoʻi ka nahele (Kep. 153), the taro top leafs out, the plants too leaf out.

2. n., Nipple.

• Examples:
  • Ka pēpē ʻana o kou mau ʻōmaka (Ezek. 23.21), the crushing of your breasts.

3. n., Foreskin.

• References:
  • Ier. 4.4.

4. n., Hilo name for the makiawa, herring.

5. n., Belted wrasse fish (Stethojulis balteata 🌐).

Belted wrasse (Stethojulis balteata). This fish makes spawning visits in small groups in Puako Bay, Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Called makiawa in Hilo.