- swelling
- Pehu, hū.Also: ōnū, 'ōhū, hūalakē, lalahū, kāla'e, me'ome'o, 'ōhao, pēheu, polohuku, ponohuku, 'u'ulukai; 'anako'i (lymph gland); 'ea kūka'a (disease); po'ohū (as on the head); 'eho (under the arm or between the legs); awaiāhiki, auko'i, 'auwaihiki, 'āwai, 'ēwai, haha'i, hauhauko'i (in the groin); ho'ohū, kū ka'a; ho'olapa (as a blister); kālunu (as with moisture); kēkewe (as with dropsy); nopu, nunu, lunu, puha'u, kūhela, pu'upu'u, hakē, hānupa, hānupanupa, ki'imanana, kōlikoliko, nepu, pele, 'ōpele, makapehu, pehu, 'ūpehupehu; ho'opehupehu (as a cloud); pōhuku, nupa, nupanupa, lōnū, ponaha.Rare: kualakai, manana, nanana, 'oai, pā'ili, hakakai, kūhākakai, pahāha.Swelling tonsils, pu'u 'ōkohekohe.Swelling with pride or conceit, pehu.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.