Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., (Usually pronounced tūtū.) Granny, grandma, grandpa; granduncle, grandaunt; any relative or close friend of grandparent's generation (often said affectionately; apparently a new word as it has not been noted in legends and chants).

2. vi., To shake in jerks, bounce, trot, as on a horse; bumpy.

• Related:
  • Hele kūkū, to go jerkily, by fits and starts.
  • Holo kūkū, to trot.
  • hoʻokūkū Caus/sim.; To cause to shake; to shake, bounce; uncomfortably full, as after overeating

3. nvt., Gourd beat; the gourd is thumped down on a pad three times, and on the third rise, it is slapped; to beat thus.

• References:
  • Cf. ʻami kūku-, kāhela, pā #5.

4. n., Sea gull (RSV), cuckoo (KJV).

• References:
  • Oihk. 11.16.

Cuckoo. (Oihk. 11:16.)

Grandfather.