Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Minute. Hune, hunehune; makaliʻi (as mats, mesh); nāwele, māhune, ʻaeʻae, puehu, liliʻi. Also: huhuhune, mōʻali, moʻoʻali, pūnāwele, puāhilo, wele, welehia, pokipoki, poki, hīnau, ʻūhini, moʻowini, wali, waliwali, wawali, maukoli, nilu.

2. Excellent. Maikaʻi nō, maikaʻi loa, pono, papakū. Fine-looking, maikaʻi ke nānā aku, nohea, miʻi, kini kohu.

3. Penalty. Uku hoʻopaʻi, uku, kōina. To fine, hoʻopaʻi, hoʻouku.

As sand. ʻAeʻae. See coarse.

he makalii, uuku.

nani, maikai, makalii.

he uku i kauia no ka hewa.

u’kŭ hŏ‘ŏpăĭ: (small), măkălĭ‘ĭ; (as dust), ‘aě’aě; (comely), nă’nĭ, ‘ăŭlĭ‘ĭ.

n. Uku hoopai.

adj. 1. Makalii, nawele. Fine thread, topi nawele. 2. Aeae. Fine dust, lepo aeae. 3. Nani; aulii; maikai.

v. E kau i ka uku hoopai.