What is the Hawaiian word for "Medicine"?

American English

medicine

medicine-lāʻau.svg

Hawaiian

lāʻau

Learn the word in this minigame:

More Health Vocabulary in Hawaiian

ambulance-kaʻa lawe maʻi.svg

kaʻa lawe maʻi

band-aid-wahīʻeha.svg

makeup-pena maka.svg

hairbrush-palaki lauoho.svg

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toothache-niho huʻi.svg

toothbrush-palaki niho.svg

toothpaste-pauka niho.svg

towel-kāwele.svg

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I brush my teeth

I brush my teeth-Palaki niho au.svg

I take a shower

I take a shower-Kuāua au.svg

crutch-Koʻokoʻo kālele.svg

Koʻokoʻo kālele

syringe-hano kui.svg

stethoscope-ili hoʻolohe puʻuwai.svg

ili hoʻolohe puʻuwai

stretcher-moe hoʻolewa.svg

throat lozenges

throat lozenges-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

pain killer-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

pharmacy-hale kāwili lāʻau.svg

hale kāwili lāʻau

sleeping pill-huaale moe.svg

eye drops-lāʻau maka.svg

ear plugs-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

psychologist-kauka manaʻo.svg

nightmare-moe ʻino.svg

personal space-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

I write-Kākau au.svg

I am happy.-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

stomach-ʻōpū.svg

digestive system

digestive system-ʻōnaehana hoʻoheheʻe meaʻai.svg

ʻōnaehana hoʻoheheʻe meaʻai

faint-maʻule.svg

abdomen-keʻahakahaka.svg

I swallow-Ale au.svg

shop-hale kūʻai.svg

bank-panakō.svg

post office-hale leka.svg

book shop-hale kūʻai puke.svg

hale kūʻai puke

Example sentences

American EnglishThe doctor prescribed him medicine for his cough.

How "Medicine" is said across the globe.

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