Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Water source. Puna, kumu wai, hāpuna, pūnāwai; wai hū, māpuna, māpunapuna (bubbling); ʻele (covered with growth); pūhau (cool).

• Related:
  • Spring water, wai māpuna.
  • Spring tide, kai piha.

2. Season. No Hawaiian word; terms sometimes used: kupulau, laʻa ulu, kau o makalapua.

3. Coil. Pilina.

• Examples:
  • The springs are broken, pili pū ka pilina.
• References:
  • See bedsprings.

Kupulau.

• References:
  • See vernal equinox.

e lele, e lele iluna.

he wai mapuna.

hai. e huai mai ka lepo ae, e lele.

h. he wai mapuna, ke kau e kupu ai na mea kanu.

hŏ'lŭ; (water), punăwăĭ; (season), kăŭ kŭpŭlăŭ; (to leap), lě'lě; (pounce on), po'ĭ, popŏ'ĭ; (germinate), kŭ'pŭ, no'pŭ; (bubble up), pūă'ĭ.

E lele. SYN. jump. 2. E poi; popoi. SYN. pounce. 3. E puai. SYN. burst forth as water. 4. E kupu. SYN. germinate. 5. Nopu; nopunopu.

Punawai. Spring water, wai mapuna. 2. Ke kau makalii; kau kupulau. 3. Kila holuholu. 4. He lehe iluna.

E lele. E poi; popoi. E puai. E kupu. Nopu; nopunopu.