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nvi., Breeze; to blow or breathe gently, waft; softly blowing.

• Examples:
  • Ke ahe makani Puʻulena, the gently wafting Puʻulena breeze.

adv. Used, for ae, yes. Ae, oia no; ahe, he oiaio paha; yes, so it is; yes, it is perhaps true; ahe, kuhi au ua hala lakou, aole ka! ahe, pela kou manao ea?

s. A slight or hacking cough; he aheahe, he mai kunu.

s., Anything light, gentle or soft, as a light breeze, ke ahe makani puulena. Laieik. 34. Ahe koolauwahine, he makani aheahe ka makani.

s. A wind; a slight breeze.

Breezy.

Indeed; Oh, that's so; really: ahe, kuhi au ua hala lakou, aole ka! ahe, pela kou manao ea?

1. n., A slight breathing.

2. n., A hacking cough; he eheehe, he maikunu. Same as eheehe.

3. n., Anything light, gentle or soft, as a light breeze, ke ahe makani pu'ulena. (Laieik. p. 34.) Ahe koolauwahine, he makani aheahe ka makani.

3. n., A wind; a slight breeze. He aheahe makani. Same as aheahe (1).

The zephyr that blows softly is ahe, while the common blowing of the wind is puhi, perhaps like the English puff.

Anything quiet, gentle, or soft, as a light breeze.

Anything soft, gentle, or light, as a gentle breeze; wind.

(ke) ahe breeze, wind.