Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvi., To cough; to roar, as wind; grunting, as of pigs; cooing, as of doves; patter, as of rain; groaning, deep sighing, moaning; mentally agitated, worried, grief-stricken.

• Examples:
  • Ka ua nū hele ma ka moana, the rain coming pattering over the open sea.
• Related:
  • hoʻonū Caus/sim.; To moan, groan, sigh, hum, roar, etc.
    • Ka ua ʻawaʻawa e hoʻonū lā i uka, the bitterly cold rain pattering in the uplands.
• References:
  • PPN nguu.

2. Short for nuku, beak.

• References:
  • See ʻalae nū kea.

3. Same as lū 1, to scatter, etc.

4. n., The letter “n”.

5. n., News.

• Source:
  • English.
• References:
  • See nū hou.

6. n., Gnu.

• Source:
  • English.

7. n., A crescendo followed by a decrescendo in music.

To cough, sigh, groan; mentally disturbed, worried, agitated.

To think, reflect upon, ruminate.

Roar or sound of a strong wind.