Pasefika Hawaiʻian Dictionary: Kukui

Kukui in Hawaiʻian language is Aleurites moluccana Candlenut in English language.

Candlenut Aleurites moluccana in English language is known as:


Kukui Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana) - noun

Kukui (phonetic: / Ko͞o-Ko͞o-ee / | ipa:/ ˈKuˑKuˑiˑ / | symbols: / ˈküküē / )

Kukui is a word in Hawai‘ian language used to identify Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana).

“Kukui” in Hawaiʻian language is translated to “Lama” in Sāmoan language, “Tuitui” in Tongan language, and “Tiʻaʻiri” in Tahitian language to identify Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana).

Lama (candlenut) plant freehand drawing by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. Lama | Kukui (Candlenut plant). 2020. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (14cm x 21.6cm).

Lama | Kukui (Candlenut plant) freehand drawing by Jon Apisa

Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary


English Hawaiʻian Sāmoan Tongan Tahitian Māori Scientific
Beach Kahakai Matāfaga Matātahi Pae miti Tātahi
Rocky Beach Kahakai Pōhaku Matāfaga papa
Beach (rocky) Kahakai Pōhaku Matāfaga papa
Sea Kai Tai Tahi Miti Moana
Sea Kai Sami Tahi Miti Moana
Tide Kai Tai Tahi Tai
Agitated (sea) Kai pupule Peaua
Sea (agitated) Kai pupule Peaua
Sister (younger of a female) Kaikaina Uso Tehina Teina Teina
Brother (younger of a male) Kaikaina Uso Tehina Teina Teina
Brother (older of a male) Kaikuaʻana Uso Ta‘okete Tua‘ana Tuakana
Sister (older of a female) Kaikuaʻana Uso Ta‘okete Tua‘ana Tuakana
Sister (of a male) Kaikuahine Tuafafine Tuofefine Tuahine Tuāhine
Brother (of a female) Kaikunāne Tuagane Tuonga‘ane Tu‘āne Tungāne
Tattoo Kākau Tatau Tatatau Tātau Moko
Wait Kali Faʻatali Tali Tīaʻiraʻa Taritari
Taro Kalo Talo Talo Taro Taro Colocasia esculenta
Children Kamali‘i Tamaiti
Alexandrian laurel Kamani Fetau Calophyllum inophyllum
Human Kanaka Tagata Tangata Ta‘ata Tangata
Person Kanaka Tagata Tangata Ta‘ata Tangata
Inhabitant Kanaka Tagata Tangata
She Kanaka Tagata Ne ʻŌna Ia
Centipede Kanapī Atualoa Scolopendra subspinipes
Man Kāne Tāne Tagata Tāne Tāne
Kava Bowl Kānoa Tānoa Kumete
bark cloth | Siapo aka tapa Kapa Siapo Ngatu
Canvas Kapolena ʻie māfiafia Lā ʻie
Sorry Kaumaha Faʻanoanoa Fakamolemole
Child Keiki Tamaitiiti
December Kekemapa Tesema Tīsema Titema Tihema
White Keʻokeʻo Pa‘epa‘e Hinehina ‘Uo‘uo
September Kepakemapa Setema Sepitema Tetepa Hepetema
Ti plant Kī Tī Sī ʻAutī Tī pore Cordyline fruticosa
Drawing Kiʻi Tusiata Fakatātā Hoho‘a
Orgin Kinohi Māfua‘aga Tupu‘anga
Sugar cane Kō Tolo Saccharum officinarum
Worm Ko‘e ʻAnufe Kelemutu
Earthworm Ko‘e ʻAnufe Kelemutu Annelid
Humpback Whale Koholā I‘a manu
Whale Koholā Tafolā
Compass 270° W Komohana Sisifo Hihifo Raro Hauāuru W 270°
West Komohana Sisifo Hihifo Raro Hauāuru W 270°
South West Kona Saute i Sisifo Tokelau Hihifo Urupā Tonga mā uru SW 225°
North East Koʻolau Mātū i Sasaʻe Tokelau Hahake Haʻapiti NE 45°
Windward Koʻolau Lua
Stand Kū Tū Tuʻu Tiʻa Tū
Genealogy Kū‘auhau Gafa Hohoko ‘Aufau fēti‘i Whakapapa
Lineage Kū‘auhau Gafa Hohoko ‘Aufau fēti‘i Kāwai
Back Kua Tua Tuʻa Tua Tuarā
Wood board - anvil to beat bark cloth | Siapo aka tapa Kua Kapa Tutua Tutua
Reef Kuaʻau Aʻau Hakau Aʻau Ākau
Guava Kuawa Kuʻava Kuava Tūava Kuāwa Psidium guajava
Candlenut Kukui Lama Tuitui Tiʻaʻiri Aleurites moluccana
Village Kūlanakauhale Nuʻu Kolo Siʻi ʻOire Kāinga
Responsibility Kuleana Tiute tau‘ave
Teacher Kumu Faiā‘oga Faiako ‘Orometua ha‘api‘i Kaiako
Ancestor Kupuna Tupuga Tupu‘anga Tupuna Tupuna
Grandfather Kupuna Kāne Tamā Matua
Grandmother Kupuna Wahine Tinā Matua

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