haha — also ha ha, used of laughter since ancient times; Cf. O.E. ha ha, Gk. ha ha, L. hahae … Etymology dictionary
strip — 1. A length. Āpana (as of paper); mōlina (as of cloth, wood); kuakua (as of fish netting). Strip of pandanus leaf, kīhae lau hala. 2. To tear. Holehole (as sugar cane); u u (as maile); uhole (as tough skin); kīhae (as leaves, and as… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
sweet potato — Uala (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it). Sweet potato vine or slip, lau. Planted sweet potato vine, lau kanu. Collected sweet potato vines, puku kālina. Sweet potato sprouts, hāpu upu u, hā upu… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
tear — 1. Weeping. Waimaka; pūkai (rare). See Hilo (Eng. Haw.). Tear duct, lua uhane. In poetry, rain may signify tears. Tears of heaven, nā waimaka o ka lani (of showers at a funeral: gods wept). 2. Sunder. Hae, nahae, haehae. Also:… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
ha ha! — ha ha! English meaning: interjection of laughter Deutsche Übersetzung: Interjektion of Lachens Material: O.Ind. ha ha, Gk. ἅ ἅ (nGk. χαχά inscribed), Lat. (ha)hahae, Ger. ha ha, Serb. ha ha, Russ.cha cha. References: Hirt IE… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary