- song
- Mele.Also: hula (for dancing); hīmeni (not for dancing); leokū (sung to an audience); lei, inoa, mele ma'i, wehi.♦ Song of praise, leo ho'onani.♦ Hawaiian type of song with English words, mele hapa haole.♦ Words of a song, hua mele.♦ Division of a hula song, 'oki.♦ Beginning and theme of a song, puana.♦ Two or more last verses of a song, ha'ina.♦ Song leader, alaka'i hīmeni, alaka'i mele.♦ Song contest, ho'okūkū hīmeni.♦ Song festival, 'aha mele.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.