Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvt. Hone, whetstone, grindstone; to rub, grind. (PCP (f,s)oana.)

2. vt. To brandish, as a whip; to threaten. Hoana e ho-ʻeha, assault and battery.

3. n. Joining, joint, binding. See hoa 2.

4. See puhi hoana.

5. Same as kōkala, porcupine fish.

s. A hone; a whetstone; a grindstone.

2. He hoana e paa ai ka waa, a polishing stone for finishing a canoe.

v. To rub, as with a stone; to grind, as with a grindstone. See ANAI. But hookala is more often used for grinding, i. e., for sharpening tools.

2. To make believe; to make pretense.

s. The name of a species of fish, large and singularly abrupt behind, as if cut off in the middle; the diodon.

A species of diodon, also known as kohala or kohala hoana. The species are mostly inhabitants of tropical seas; they are generally known as porcupine fishes.

1. A kind of stone used in polishing and in sharpening instruments.

2. A hone; a whetstone; a grindstone.

1. To rub, as with a stone.

2. To grind, as with a grindstone. Syn: Anai. (Hookala is more often used for grinding, that is, for sharpening tools.)