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wave Pukui-Elbert Eng to Haw,

1. Ocean. Nalu, nanu, ʻale. See surf, swell 2, tidal wave. High waves, kai piʻi, eaea, huia, nalu pū kī. Breaking wave, nalu haʻi, kai poʻi; papākolea (rare). Receding wave, kai emi, kai heʻe, nalu miki. Long wave, nalu kua loloa, lauloa, ʻonaulu loa. Waves that rise and fall without breaking, nalu ʻaiō. A surfing wave, huia. Wave that breaks diagonally, nalu haʻi lala. Broken section of wave, nalu muku, muku. Rough wave, nalunalu. Base of a breaker, honua nalu. Bend of a wave, ʻopi nalu. Tip of high waves, hokua. A long-baked wave from the open sea, he ʻale kua loloa no ka moana (boast of a hero).

2. Motion. Ani, peʻahi, ani peʻahi; welo, welowelo, ʻōwelo, kōwelo, kōwelowelo, kālepa, kālepalepa (as a flag). Also: hoʻoāni, hoʻāli; hoʻokolili, kapalili (shake); konini, kuehu, pulelo, holu, holunape, kiani. Long may it wave, e ani mau loa ia.

wave Māmaka Kaiao Eng to Haw,

As surf near the land. Nalu. As a swell in the open ocean. ʻAle.

  • Related:
    • Height of a wave. Kiʻekiʻena nalu, kiʻekiʻena ʻale, kiʻekiʻena.
    • Length of a wave, wavelength. Kōā nalu, kōā ʻale, kōā.
    • Crest of a wave. Hokua o ka nalu, hokua o ka ʻale, hokua.
    • Trough of a wave. Honua, honua o ka nalu, honua o ka ʻale.
    • Where a wave breaks, surfbreak. Poʻina nalu (preceded by ke).
    • Sound wave, as used in measuring ocean depths. Hawewe kani.
    • Wave-cut cliff. Pali ʻaʻaianalu.
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wave Māmaka Kaiao Eng to Haw,

To ~ something. Hoʻāni.

wave Māmaka Kaiao Eng to Haw,

Scientific usage. Hawewe. See amplify, amplitude, carrier, compressional wave, solar energy wave, sound wave, transverse wave, wavelength.

Wave Andrews Eng to Haw,

he ale o ke kai.

Wave Andrews Eng to Haw,

e luli, e ka i o ia nei.

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