- drink
- 1. Verb Inu, inumia, pā; kani, unu (rare).♦ For drinking songs, see kāmau2 and Elbert and Mahoe 68 (chorus), 83.♦ To drink intoxicants, inu lama, pākī'aha, ho'okāmau.♦ To drink until satisfied, inu ā kena.♦ To drink excessively, pākela inu, ho'okina i ka inu.♦ To drink sparingly, inu li'ili'i, ho'opā iki.♦ To drink temperalety, inu pākiko,♦ To give drink, ho'īnu, ho'ohāinu, hāinu, ho'okāmau.2. Noun Mea inu.♦ Mixed drink, mea inu ho'ohuihui, mea inu kāwili.♦ Iced or chilled drink, mea inu ho'ohu'ihu'i.♦ Hawaiian drinks, 'awa, aumiki, pokiwai. Intoxicating drink, lama, wai 'ona.♦ Let's have a drink, e kāmau kī'aha kākou.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.