pilikia

== English == === Etymology === Hawaiian pilikia === Noun === pilikia (uncountable) (Hawaii) Trouble; difficulty. 1900, All about Hawaii (page 158) […] 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. == Hawaiian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpi.liˈki.a/, [ˌpi.liˈti.jə] === Noun === pilikia trouble, difficulty, distress problem, nuisance, inconvenience === Verb === pilikia(stative) in trouble troubled, bothered cramped, crowded ==== Derived terms ==== hoʻopilikia (causative) === Further reading === pilikia in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.