Pasefika Hawaiʻian Dictionary: Moku

Moku in Hawaiʻian language is Island in English language.

Island in English language is known as:


Moku (island) - noun

Moku (phonetic: / Mow-Ko͞o / | ipa:/ ˈmoʊˑkuˑ / | symbols: / ˈmō-kü / )

Moku is a word in the Hawai‘ian language for island.

Mokupuni, Moku ʻāina are other Hawai‘ian words for island.

Moku (island) is land that is completely surrounded by water.

Moku (island) are smaller than a continent.

Motu (island) freehand drawing by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. Motu (island) freehand drawing. 2022. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (22.4cm x 14cm).

Island drawing by Jon Apisa

Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary


English Hawaiʻian Sāmoan Tongan Tahitian Māori Scientific
Respect Mahalo Faʻaaloalo Fakaʻapaʻapa Faʻatura Kauanuanu
Thank you Mahalo Faʻafetai Mālō
Thank you very much Mahalo nui loa Faʻafetai tele lava Mālō ‘aupito
Dolphinfish Mahimahi Masimasi Mahimahi Mahimahi Coryphaena hippurus
Moon Mahina Māsina Māhina ʻĀvaʻe Māhina
Month Mahina Māsina Māhina ʻĀvaʻe Marama
Banana Maiʻa Faʻi Siaine Maiʻa Maika Musa
Maile Maile Alyxia stellata
Maile Maile Alyxia oliviformis
Eye Maka Mata Foʻi Mata Mata Karu
Year Makahiki Tausaga Ta‘u Matahiti Houanga
Oceanside Makai Gātai
Pleiades (Messier 45) Makaliʻi Mataaliʻi Mataliki Matariʻi Matariki Star Cluster
Wind Makani Matagi Matangi Mataʻi Hau
Hurricane (Cyclone) Makani pāhili Afā Afā
Cyclone (Hurricane) Makani pāhili Afā Afā
Father Makua Kāne Tamā Tamai Metua Tāne Pāpara
Mother Makuahine Tinā Fa‘ē Metua Vahine Kowhaea
Brown Makuʻe ‘Ena‘ena Melomelo Pa‘ahonu
Garden Māla Togālaʻau Ngoue Faʻaʻapu Māra
Garden (edible) Māla ʻai Faʻatoʻaga Ngoue‘anga Faʻaʻapu pota Māra
March Malaki Mati Maʻasi Mati Maehe
South East Malani Saute i Sasaʻe Tonga Hahake Maraʻamu Pitonga SE 135°
Foreigner Malihini Tagata Fāimai Muli Rātere Pākehā
Shelter Malu Malu Malu Maru Maru
Shark Manō Malie ʻAnga Maʻo Mangō Selachimorpha
Scalloped Hammerhead Manō kihikihi Mataʻitaliga Sphyrna lewini
Blacktip Reef Shark Manō pāʻele Malie Alamata Carcharhinus melanopterus
Compass 315° NW Manu Hoʻolua Mātū i Sisifo Tokelau Hihifo Pāfāʻite Manu Whakararo NW 315°
Compass 225° SW Manu Kona Saute i Sisifo Tokelau Hihifo Urupā Manu Whakarunga SW 225°
Compass 045° NE Manu Koʻolau Mātū i Sasaʻe Tokelau Hahake Haʻapiti Manu Tokerau NE 45°
Compass 135° SE Manu Malanai Saute i Sasaʻe Tonga Hahake Maraʻamu Manu Marangai SE 135°
Native Maoli Faʻaleatunuʻu Tu‘ufonua Mā‘ohi Māori
Understand Maopopo Malamalama Mahino Pāpū Orotau
Grass Mau‘u Mutia Mohuku Matie
Inland Mauka Gāʻuta
Mountain Mauna Mauga Moʻuga Mouʻa Maunga
Food Meaʻai Meaʻai Meʻakai
May Mei Me Mē Me Mei
Song Mele Pese Hiva Pehe Maire
Yellow Melemele Sāmasama Engeenga Re‘are‘a
Plumeria Melia Pua Kalosipani Tīpanīe Plumeria
Papaya Mīkana Esi Lesi ʻĪʻitā Papaia Carica papaya
Chicken Moa Moa Moa Moa Heihei Gallus gallus
Ocean Moana Moana Moana Moana Moana
Sleep Moe Moe Mohe Taʻoto Moe
King Mōʻī Tupu Tuʻi Ariʻi Kīngi
Island Moku Motu Motu Motu Motu

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