hilihili

Meaning

To braid or plait, specifically referring to the braiding of hair or fibers.

Example sentences

• Ua pālahalaha ka lauoho o ke kaikamahine, akā ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia e hilihili.

  The girl's hair was unruly, but she began to braid it.

• I ka hana ʻana i ka pulu, pono nō ka ʻike i ke ʻano o ka hilihili ʻana i nā lau ʻawaʻawa.

  In making lauhala, it is necessary to know how to braid the pandanus leaves.

• Hauʻoli ka makuahine i ka wā e hilihili ana ʻo ia i ka lauoho o kāna kaikamahine no ka pāʻina.

  The mother enjoys braiding her daughter's hair for the party.

About this word

“hilihili” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To braid or plait, specifically referring to the braiding of hair or fibers. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.