Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Same as ʻehu #1, ʻehu #2, ʻehu #3, ʻehu #4.

• References:
  • See kēhu.
  • PPN efu, dust.

2. Same as ehuehu #2, thriving.

• Related:
  • hoʻoehu Caus/sim.
• References:
  • PPN efu.

3. n., Water or water mixed with fragrant herbs used in sprinkling or gently rubbing a patient to revive him from fainting.

4. Variant name for ʻolapa #2, Cheirodendron trees.

hoʻē.hu To drive or shoo away; to stir, as a fire. Cf. ehuehu #1.

1. n., Spray, foam, mist.

• Examples:
  • Ka ʻehu kēhau (Kel. 48), the dew spray.
  • ʻEhu moi, foam of sea where moi fish are found.
  • I ka ʻehu nō o ka lāʻau, in the spray of the war club [of a swift or terrible blow].
  • Kū ka ʻehu, to send spray flying [to lose one's temper].
  • Na ke kea ka ʻai, kū ka ʻehu o nā waʻa liʻiliʻi i ke keiki o Kuaihelani (For. 4:57), the white [pebble] wins, the child of Kuaihelani stirs the spray of small canoes [an old kōnane game chant].
• Related:
  • Many older people say ehu for ʻehu #1, ʻehu #2, ʻehu #3, ʻehu #4, which is probably the older form; note lack of glottal stops in such forms as ehuehu, ʻehuehu, kaiehu, kēhu, kuehu, luehu, puehu.
• References:
  • See ex., moi #1.

2. nvs., Dust; dusty.

• Examples:
  • Kū ka ʻehu, the dust rises.
  • He ala ʻehu, a dusty path [this might also be interpreted as a faint path: see ʻehu #4].
• References:
  • PPN efu.

3. n., Pollen.

4. nvs., Faint, difficult to see; wisp.

• Examples:
  • Wāwae ʻehu, faint footprint.
  • He ʻehu wāwae no ka lani, a trace of the high chief's steps [rain, rainbow].

5. nvs., Reddish tinge in hair, of Polynesians and not of Caucasians; one with ʻehu hair; reddish-brown complexion said to be characteristic of some ʻehu people; ruddy.

• Examples:
  • He ʻehu, he nani kona mau maka (I Sam. 16.12), ruddy and of a beautiful countenance.
• Related:
  • This ʻehu is invariably pronounced with an initial glottal stop.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻeʻehu, ʻehuʻehu.
  • PPN kefu.