- eat
- 'Ai, 'ai iho, amu, ho'opiha;♦ eat heartily, ho'omā'ona, ho'onu'u, nu'u, no'u, hiala 'ai, kīhamu, haupa;♦ eat much, 'ai nui, 'ai ā hewa ka waha, 'ai lau, pākela 'ai, pake'ai (see stuffed and sayings, ko'u, lua, lip);♦ eat enormously, 'ai ā manō;♦ eat greedily, 'ai ā pua'a;♦ eat little, without relish, pū, pūpū 'ai, mīnole, ho'omahu, ho'opā iki, niole, māna 'ai, muni;♦ eat fastidiously or slowly, mīkole, 'oninini, aka'ai.♦ Longing to eat, puni 'ai, pehu.♦ Ways to eat (other); hamu, nome, 'ai kau, 'ai 'uha'uha, 'ai noa, 'ai kapu, kūpa'akai; 'ai kohana (alone); mīkoi, miki pāpālua, miki pālua, kūpu'u, 'ōpū palula, 'ūka'e, halalē; 'ai pilau, 'ai pala maunu (of sorcerers).♦ A call to eat, kāhea 'ai.♦ Eat all you want, 'ai ā mā'ona.♦ An invitation in chant or song to eat: 'ai ā hewa ka waha, 'o ka leo ka uku!♦ Eat until the mouth can have no more, [my] reward, [your] voice!
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.