Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Vessel. ʻUmeke (for various types, see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it); ipu, pola; kava bowl, kānoa, kāʻawa; low, broad wooden bowl, pākākā; stone bowl, poho pōhaku; medium-sized bowl, puahala; small wooden bowl, puaniki; medium-sized deep bowl, kūʻoho; large wooden bowl, lawalawaihonua; elongated bowl, pā; low wooden bowl, pālewa; cooking bowl, pā ipu; poi bowl, ʻumeke poi, ʻumeke ʻai, kūmau, kūmauna; bowl of polished coconut shell, pūniu.

• Related:
  • Rim of a bowl, nīao.
• References:
  • See finger bowl and chant, hana #1.

2. Game. ʻUlu maika, maika, paheʻe ʻulu, ʻolohū.

• Examples:
  • The little fellow, he is a master bowler (For. 5:441), ʻo ka iki, makua ia o ka ʻulu (good in small packages).
• Related:
  • Bowling ball, ʻulu, puʻupā. See alley.