Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

Hoaloha, hoaaloha, makamaka (o-class); aikāne (a-class); hoa pili (intimate, personal); hoa.

• Examples:
  • My friend, koʻu hoaloha, koʻu makamaka, kaʻu aikāne.
  • Friend as close as a relative and treated as such, hale aikāne.
  • To make friends, hoʻohoa, hoʻāikāne, hoʻohoaloha.
  • A friend, a nest of fragrance, he aikāne, he pūnana na ke onaona (poetic).
• Related:
  • Also: hoalauna, makamaka hānai, ʻaikapa, pilialo, pili mua, lawakua, lehua, hale aikāne, ʻau koʻi, pili.
• References:
  • See saying, kou #2.

he makamaka, he hoa launa.

h. he hoaaloha, he makamaka.

hoalo'hĕ; (chum), hoăpili; (very close), aĭka'nĕ; (home sharing), mă'kămă'kă.

Hoa'loha; hoalauna.