Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vs., Full, complete; filled; full and flowing, as a garment; filed, as cards; completed, as a questionnaire.

• Related:
  • hoʻopihapiha Caus/sim.; To fill, complete; to file, as cards; frame, questionnaire, any kind of form to be completed.
    • Ke hoʻopihapiha maila ke kino o ke keiki, the body of the child is filling out.
    • Aia ʻo mea maʻō, ke hoʻopihapiha maila, so-and-so is over there, stirring up hard feelings with tales. (Cf. hoʻopihapiha ʻōlelo.)

2. n., Gills of a fish.

• Examples:
  • Kukū ka pihapiha a piʻi ka lena, the gills stand out and the bile rises [of anger].

3. n., Ruffle, fringe, as on a dress.

• Examples:
  • Lima pihapiha, ruffled sleeve.
• Related:
  • hoʻopihapiha Caus/sim.; To make a ruffle; ruffler, as on a sewing machine.
• References:
  • Nah. 15.38.

4. Variant of ʻōpihapiha.