Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., Stingy, miserly, niggardly; stinginess (sometimes preceded by ke).

• Related:
  • hoʻopī Caus/sim.; Stingy, extremely economical, frugal; to skimp.

2. nvi., Sputtering, smoldering, as green wood that burns poorly; to snort, as a horse; to sniffle or have difficulty breathing due to a congestion in the nose, as caused by a cold; to break wind with a slight sputtering sound.

• Examples:
  • Pī ka ʻamo, the anus sputters [to work hard like a slave].
  • ʻO ke kāne kēnā, pī ka ʻamo, if he's your husband, you'll know plenty of drudgery; literally, the anus will give a pī sound.
• References:
  • See maka pī.

3. vt., To sprinkle, as water with the fingers.

• References:
  • PPN pihi .

4. n., Peas, lentils (2 Sam. 17.28); a kind of bean; hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab 🌐) or Lima bean.

• Source:
  • English.
• Related:
  • Called pāpapa in some localities.

5. n., The letter “p.”

• Source:
  • English.

Beans, peas, lentils. (2 Sam. 17:28.)

Stingy, close, parsimonious; to be hard upon the poor.