- spread
- Hāli'i, laha.Also: 'a'ai (as a sore); 'a'ama (the fingers); 'apakau (as sunlight); hāli'i pili (as rain over pili grass); hela (as the arms); hola, hohola, pāhola, 'uhola, holopapa, hihi, hihina; pa'ahihi, malele (here and there); pāhihi, oha, hīkākā (as vines); hamo, hāpola (as butter); hikiki'i (as mist); hōlapu, ho'olapa (as fire); ho'okio; ka'apeha (wings or tail feathers); kāhela, kūkawowo, ho'olaha, ho'olaulaha, laulaha, pālaha, ma'au, mo'au, mana; manana (as octopus tentacles); moana, moanaana, mahola, māholahola, mōhā, mōhāhā, mohala, mōhalahala, mohahala, mōhola, nakulu, nana, ne'epapa, nene'e; pāki'i (flat); peleleu, puakea, pūnohu, uhi, ulu.Rare: īhe'e, nana'i, ualei.♦ Patchwork spread or quilt, uhi 'āpana.♦ Spread the knees, hāli'i kuli.♦ Spread the news, ku'i ka lono, lonopapa, laulaha.♦ Spread gossip, holoholo 'ōlelo.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.