Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 5, 1 Mei 1997 — Hua ʻōlelo hou [ARTICLE]

Hua ʻōlelo hou

Here are a few words from Hale Kuamo'o and 'Aha Pūnana Leo's recent pubhcation of new Hawaiian words, Māmaka Kaiao. Ka Wai Ola o OHA will be printing a few of the many words from this publication every month. Explanation of abbreviations and other words: Lit. (Iiterally), dic. (dictionary), ext. mng. (extended meaning), kikino (eommon noun), hehele (intransitive verb), hamani (transitive verb). Sports terms holo peki - kikinolhehele Jogging, to jog. Lit., jog running. ho'o-maha - kikino Intermission. dic., ext. mng. Ho'omaha i hapalua Halftime, as in sports or games. hupa - kikino Basket, in basketball. dic., ext. mng. Also hīna'i. Cf. 'Ai hīna'i. See hao, kuku. Papa hupa backboard. Also papa hīna'i. kaha - hehele To drive, in basketball. Ua kaha palamimo 'o Ioredāne me waena o nā kūpule 'ehā. Jordan slyly cut right through the four defenders, dic., ext. Mng.; Kīloi kaha, lead pass; to throw such a pass. kaimana pōhili - kikino Baseball diamond, infield. lit., baseball diamond. Cf. Kahua pōhili. pā-kimokimo - hamani To dribble, as a basketball. Comb. pā- + i kimokimo. Also pāloiloi, pa'ipa'i; Pākimokimo pālua, to double dribble. pale alo - hamani Man-to-man defense, as in basketball; to execute such a play. Ke pale alo kākou, iā 'oe 'o No'eau. When we do a man-to-man defense, you take No'eau. lit., face defense. 'ū-lili - kikino Whistle, as a referee's. dic. 'ai-puni - kikino Home run. lit., lap score. 'ai peku - kikino Field goal, in football. lit., kiek score. Cf. 'Ai holo, 'ai hopu, 'ai manuahi

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