Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. s., A species of bird.

2. A small kind of gourd used for a top to play with; also called uliuliu.

3. A kind of bamboo flute; he ohi hookanikani.

4. A religious ceremony in the pule anaana, the same as auhauhui.

5. The name of a hula; he ulili kahi hula.

v., Ke ulili anapu nei i kuu manawa. Laieik. 118. To exhibit the tremulous motion of the hot sunlight upon a flat, smooth surface.

1. s., A ladder.

2. A whistle made of bamboo, in which fire was put and blowed upon.

adj., Ladder like; ala ulili, a ladder. See alahaka.

adj., Ladder like; ala ulill, a ladder.

1. n., A ladder. Syn: Alahaka.

2. n., A whistle made of bamboo.

1. n., A small gourd used as a musical instrument, now called uliuli.

2. n., A bamboo flute.

3. n., A hula which is now called uliuli.

1. n., A species of snipe or sandpiper (Heteractitis incanus).

2. n., A religious ceremony in the pule anaana (sorcerer's prayer).

1. n., A bird like the plover.

2. n., A character in Laieikawai, a Hawaiian legend.