- eye
- Maka; 'ōnohi (fig.).Kinds: mākole, pīheka, noe'ula, maka pili.See maka, cross-eyed, epicanthic fold, inflamed, pinkeye, tooth.♦ Eyes at a joint, pu'upu'u.♦ Coconut eye, puka wai.♦ Mother-of-pearl eye, makaiwa.♦ Needle eye, maka, maka kui, puka kui.♦ Snail eye, mahina.♦ Eye pigmentation, maka ila.♦ Black eyes, maka 'ele'ele (as of Hawaiians).♦ Brown eyes, maka uliuli.♦ Blue eyes, maka polū, maka 'ālohilohi.♦ Black eye (bruised), maka uli.♦ One-eyed, maka pa'a, mākahi.♦ One eye smaller than the other, maka iki.♦ Flirtatious eyes, maka ki'i.♦ Staring eye, maka 'ā, ho'ā maka.♦ Bashful eyes, maka hilahila.♦ Roving eye, maka 'eu, makaau, makāu, maka'au.♦ Dark pupil, 'ōnohi uliuli; kahiwa (rare).♦ Encrusted white matter in the eyes, maka piapia (insult); pa'akai.♦ Viscous matter in the eye, moekūhua.♦ Fatty tissue between cornea and inner canthus, momi.♦ Membrane covering the eye, hū'alu.♦ Inner corner of each eye, lua'uhane.♦ Eye inflammation, helei.♦ Having something in the eye, as a mote or eyelash, pula, la'o.♦ To look wistfully, māakilo.♦ To look with half-closed eyes, pīoioi, mīoioi.♦ To open the eyes, ka'aka'a.♦ Eyes, front, pololei.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.