Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvi., Red, scarlet; brown, as skin of Hawaiians; to appear red.

• Examples:
  • Piʻi ka ʻula, to blush, flush.
  • A ʻula! ʻUla ka maka! Red! Red-eyed! [a rude remark, often said while drawing down an eyelid, a way of wishing ill luck].
• Related:
  • hōʻula Caus/sim.; To redden, make red.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻulaʻula.
  • PPN kula .

2. n., Short for koaʻe ʻula, red-tailed tropic bird.

3. nvs., Sacred; sacredness; regal, royal (probably so called because red was a sacred color).

• Examples:
  • Ka makani ʻula, the sacred spirit.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻaha ʻula, ʻūlāleo.

4. n., Blood.

• Examples:
  • He ʻula waiwai, blood of great value, as royal blood.

5. n., Agate.

• References:
  • Puk. 30.12.

6. Same as ʻula ʻai hāwane.

7. n., A ringing in the ears, as due to rising in altitude, believed by some to be a sign that one is being talked of.

• Examples:
  • Ke kani mai nei ka ʻula o koʻu pepeiao, [I] hear my ear ringing.

8. n., Ghost, spirit.

• Examples:
  • Kapuaʻikaʻula (Oʻahu place name), footprint [of] spirits.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻūlāleo.

1. n., Spiny lobster (Panulirus marginatus 🌐 and P. penicillatus).

• Related:
  • Varieties are qualified by the terms hiwa, koaʻe, and poni.
• References:
  • PPN ʻura.

2. nvi., A flame; to flame, blaze.