Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Cordage. Kaula (for various kinds, see Haw.-Eng. entry and entries that follow it); aho.

• Related:
  • Names of lines used on canoes and boats, ʻalihi pāʻū, hāunu, kō waʻa, heʻe, hekau, kaula, pūkōkeʻe; puʻaki (rare).
  • Fishing line, aho.
  • Trolling line, aho kālewa, aho kākele.
  • Ulua line, Hawaiʻi-loa.

2. Geometric. Lālani, laina, kaha, kahahiō, mana, kahakahana.

• Related:
  • To mark with lines, hoʻolālā, kākau kaha.
  • To march in line, hele lālani, kaʻi, kaʻina.
  • Lined paper, pepa kahakaha.
  • Lines, as in the face, kahakahana, ʻaluʻalu, ʻalu, Lines on the stomach, alawela.
  • Line of stones, nini.
  • Line of surf, kūlana nalu, iwi.
  • To draw a color line, kaupale ʻili.

3. To cover. Pale.

• Related:
  • To line or thatch a house, paʻi hale.

In math. Kaha, kaha laina, laina.

• Related:
  • Imaginary line. Laina moeā.
  • Line segment. ʻĀpana kaha.
  • Number line. Laina helu.
  • Intersecting lines. Nā kaha huina.
  • Parallel lines. Nā kaha pilipā.
  • Perpendicular lines. Nā kaha kūpono.
  • Sight line. Laina ʻike.
  • Skew line. Laina pāweo.
  • Line graph. Pakuhi lākiō.
  • Line of symmetry. Kaha ʻālikelike.

As on a basketball court or in sports. Laina. Base or end ~. Laina hīnaʻi, laina hupa, laina kumu, laina poʻo. Half-court ~. Laina kūwaena. Side ~. Laina iwi, laina ʻaoʻao. Free throw ~. Laina kī noa. Defensive ~, in football. Laina kūpale, laina pale. Offensive ~. Laina kūlele. Scrimmage ~. Laina hoʻouka. Over the ~, in volleyball. Kaʻahi hewa, keʻehi hewa. Three-meter ~. Laina ʻekolu mika. Ten-foot ~. Laina ʻumi kapuaʻi. Starting ~, as in a race. Laina pahukū. Finish ~. Laina pahuhope.

Lateral ~, a linear series of sensory pores and tubes along the side of a fish, in biology. Kahana lonoa. Safety ~, as in a spacecraft. Kaula piko.

Horizontal ~ on a musical staff. Laina o ke kōkua hua mele, laina o ke kōkua. See musical staff.

he kaula, (fishing) he aho lawaia.