Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vs., Springy, elastic, soft, yielding, boggy.

• Examples:
  • Nolu ka ihu o Hōpoe i ka makani, yielding is the nose of Hōpoe [rock] to the wind [of a balancing rock].
• Related:
  • hoʻonolu Caus/sim.
• References:
  • Cf. holu.

2. vt., To cheat, deceive.

• Examples:
  • No ke aha lā ʻoukou e nolu mai ai ā puni mākou (Ios. 9.22), why have you beguiled us? PEP ngolu.

v., To deceive; to cheat; to outwit, with puni. Ios. 9:22. To be disappointed in losing a bet; o kekahi poe, nolunolu na hai ke eo.

s., A bruise; a hurt.

adj., Soft; tender; elastic; bruised soft; nolu ka ihu o Hopoe i ka makani.

adj., Soft; tender; elastic; bruised soft: nolu ka ihu o Hopoe i ka makani.

n., Swelling on the skin caused by a bruise or blow.

1. v., To be soft; to be pliable; to be elastic; to be soft like a pillow.

2. v., To bruise; to make soft by bruising.