Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vt., To explain.

• Examples:
  • Wehewehe ʻana, explanation, definition.
• References:
  • Cf. puke wehewehe ʻōlelo.

2. Reduplication of wehe; to unsaddle or unharness, as a horse; to pull growing taro stalks slightly apart so as to strengthen the corm.

3. (Cap.) n., Name of a star (no data).

• Related:
  • See papa wehewehe ʻōlelo.
  • Leka wehewehe. Cover letter.

v., See wehe. To open frequently; to open, i. e., to expound, as language; to explain what is mysterious; to explain, as a writing or a passage in a book. Luk. 24:27.

s., An explanation of anything obscure or intricate; a solving of a problem; explaining the intricacies of language.

adj., Loosening; explaining; unfolding.

adj., Defining; explaining; unfolding.

n., An explanation of anything obscure or intricate; a solving of a problem; explaining the intricacies of language.

v., [Wehe, to open.] To open frequently: to open, that is, to expound, as language; to explain what is mysterious; to explain, as a writing or a passage in a book.

to explain, expound.

Explain.