paheʻe

Hawaiian

Etymology

From pa- (“having the quality of”) +‎ heʻe (“to slip”). Compare Maori paheke (“slippery”).

Verb

paheʻe(intransitive)

1. slippery
2. smooth
3. satiny, silky
4. (figurative) smooth, glib

   ʻōlelo paheʻe ― fluent speech

5. to slide, to slip

Derived terms

• hoʻopaheʻe (causative)
• pāheʻeheʻe (“reduplicated form”)

Further reading

• paheʻe in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.