Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

hāwanawana

/ hā.wana.wana / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvi., To whisper; whispering.

Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log

HA-WA-NA-WA-NA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To whisper, &c. See HAWANA. A huki iho la ia ia, e hawanawana i kona pepeioa, he pulled him towards himself to whisper in his ear; to consult against one. Hal. 41:7.

HA-WA-NA-WA-NA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Whispering; low talk in the ear; soft conversation.

Hawanawana (ha'-wa'-na-wa'-na), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A whisper; whispering.

Hawanawana (hā-wā'-na-wā'-na), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To whisper: A huki iho la ia ia, e hawanawana i kona pepeiao, he pulled him towards himself to whisper in his ear. Syn: hawana.

2. To plot against one.

hawanawana

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

But whispering has a very appropriate Hawaiian designation: hawanawana.

hawanawana

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

has a very appropriate Hawaiian designation: hawanawana. The clicking sound heard in Hawaiian speech, owing to an occasional dropping of an obsolete k sound, is called kaiʻi.

hawanawana

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

to whisper.

E huli iā “hāwanawana” ma Ulukau.

Search for “hāwanawana” on Ulukau.

Hāpai i wehewehena hou a i ʻole i ʻōlelo hoʻoponopono ｜ Suggest a translation or correction

E hāpai i kahi wehewehena a i ʻole hoʻoponopono no Wehewehe Wikiwiki. ｜ Suggest a translation or correction to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki Community Dictionary for consideration.

Mai hoʻouna mai i noi unuhi ʻōlelo. ｜ This is not a translation service.