pilikia

P3I1L1I1K5I1A1

noun

Trouble; difficulty.

OriginHawaiian pilikia →
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Meanings

nounpilikia (uncountable)
  1. HawaiiuncountableTrouble; difficulty.

    […] here is another immense siphon and another series of long tunnels. Then a few more miles where no great pilikia comes and ahead we catch a glimpse of a black scar in the landscape, stretching from the low hanging clouds far up at the 4,000 foot level, straight to the sea.

    1900, All about Hawaii, page 158

Origin

  1. Hawaiianpilikia
  2. Englishpilikia

Hawaiian pilikia

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APA

pilikia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilikia

MLA

“pilikia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilikia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilikia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilikia.

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