Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vs., Small, stunted, undersized, dwarf.

• Examples:
  • Pua ʻiʻi, tiny fry of fish.
  • Kioea ʻai pua ʻiʻi o Hilia, the kioea bird that eats the tiny spawn of Hilia [of big persons gobbling up little ones].

2. n., Admired deep, rasping sound in chanting; tremor; guttural quality of some sounds, as back vowels or strongly aspirated “h”.

• Examples:
  • Inā e hoʻokoʻikoʻi i ka leo, e loaʻa nō ka ʻiʻi, if the voice is, stressed, the guttural quality is obtained.

3. Same as ʻiʻini.

• Examples:
  • Nānā aku au iāʻoe, noho pono ka ʻiʻi iā loko (song), I looked at you, desire settles deep within.

4. vt., To gather, collect.

• Examples:
  • Ua ʻiʻi kānaka i ka hunahuna mea ʻai, the people collected the scraps of food.

5. Short for hāpuʻu ʻiʻi #1, hāpuʻu ʻiʻi #2, ferns; ʻamaʻu ʻiʻi, a fern; pala ʻiʻi, a taro.

6. vs., Reddish-brown, as a dog's hair.

7. Same as ʻapapane, a bird.

Short for hāpuʻuʻiʻi, a Hawaiian tree fern (Cibotium charnissoi), cultivated as an ornamental. Similar to the hāpuʻu with similar characteristics and uses. (NEAL 10.)