Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Slime, mucus, phlegm; sticky sap, as from cuts in tree ferns and māmaki wood that is mixed with bark in making tapa.

• References:
  • Cf. waha wale.
  • PEP wale.

2. A common particle that always follows modified words and has many meanings, as: only, just, very; alone; without pay, payment, reward, cause, reason; easily; gratuitous, free, casual.

• Examples:
  • ʻAi wale, to eat without pay or reason; to eat alone.
  • Hana wale, to do or act without justification, cause, reward.
  • Hoʻi wale, to go back empty-handed.
  • Huhū wale, quick-tempered.
  • angry without cause.
  • Loaʻa wale, easily obtained.
  • Maikaʻi wale ʻo Kauaʻi (song), how beautiful is Kauaʻi.
• References:
  • See hele wale, hikiwale, mea wale (mea #4), wale nō.
  • PPN wale.

3. (Cap.) nvs., Wales, Welshman; Welsh.

• Source:
  • English
• Examples:
  • Ke keiki aliʻi o Wale, the Prince of Wales.

Welshman.

Phlegm.

alone, only.

phlegm; acidic saliva; mucus.

adv. the state of being just as a thing is without addition or qualification; only, alone, gratuitous; e noho wale, to sit idle; e hana wale, to work gratuitously, &c.