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ʻaho
n., Thatch purlin.
- Examples:
- ʻAho ʻai ʻole, a thatch purlin that is too short.
- References:
- See ʻahohui, ʻaho-kele, ʻahopiʻo kuahui, ʻahopueo.
- PPN kaso .
aho
1. n., Line, cord, lashing, fishing line, thong, kite string.
- Examples:
- Aho kākele, aho kālewa, trolling line.
- Aho loa, long line, as with several hooks for deep-sea fishing or for sounding.
- References:
- PPN afo .
- Examples:
- References:
3. idiom. It is better or preferable (used after e, sometimes in comparisons).
- Examples:
- E aho ia, that's better.
- E aho nō ia, hala no ka lā, it's good enough, the day passes [it is good enough for the needs of the day].
- E aho ka hele ʻana mamua o ka noho ʻana, it is better to go than to stay.
- E aho nāu, it's better for you.
- References:
- See ahona, Gram. 4.6.
aho
ʻaʻano | stative verb / A-HO /v., To be patient, submissive, humble; to be merciful, kind; to be ready to do a kind act. See the compounds ahonui and aholoa.
aho
/ A-HO /v., (Impersonal.) It is easier; it is better; it is less severe; e aho nau e kokua mai ia makou, it is better for you to help us; it implies a comparison. 2 Sam. 18:3. E aho nae ko lakou hope i ko kakou, their end. however, will be more tolerable than ours; it is better that, &c. Nah. 14:2. It had been better if, &c. Ios. 7:7. It is better, preferable; e aho iki no ke hoi kakou, it will be a little better for us to return; e aho no ka hole mamuli o ka noho ana me ka pilikia, it is better to go than to stay in perplexity.
aho
kikino | noun / A-HO /1. s., Article, Ke. The natural breathing of a person; the breath; hence,
2. Patience; i nui ke aho, let the breath be long, i. e., be patient.
3. MET. Spirit; courage. Ios. 2:11. Resolution; also kindness.
aho
kikino | noun / A-HO /s., Article, Ke. A line; a cord, as a fish line; ke aho lawaia; a kite string; ke kakaiapola a me ke aho; alaila, hoolele aku i ka lupe i ka lewa, a paa aku ma ke aho, (prepare) the kite tail and the string, then send off the kite into the air, but hold fast by the string.
aho
kikino | noun / A-HO /s., Article, Ka. The name of the small sticks used in thatching.
aho
kikino | noun / ā'-hǒ /(Used with the article, ka.)
1. n., The small sticks used in thatching.
2. n., A line; a cord, as a fish line; ke aho lawaia; a kite string; ke kakaiapola a me ke aho; alaila, hoolele aku i ka lewa, a paa aku ma ke aho; (prepare) the kite tail and the string, then send off the kite into the air, but hold fast by the string.
3. n., The natural breathing of a person; the breath; hence,
4. n., Patience; i nui ke aho, let the breath be long, that is, be patient.
5. n., Resolution; also kindness.
aho
/ ā'-hǒ /1. v., To have breath, hence to be patient.
2. v., (Impersonal, always used with the prefix e.) It is easier; it is better; it is less severe: e aho nau e kokua mai ia makou, it is better, for you to help us. (It implies a comparison.) E aho nae ko lakou hope i ko kakou; their end, however, will be more tolerable than ours; it is better that; it had been better if, etc. It is better, preferable; e aho iki no ke hoi kakou; it will be a little better for us to return; e aho no ka hele mamuli o ka noho ana me ka pilikia; it is better to go than to stay in perplexity.
aho
Breath.
ʻaho
General name for purlins; a thatch purlin and rafter. Thatch is lashed to this horizontal pole.
aho
Line or cord, as a fish line.
aho
(ke) aho fish line; breath, patience, resolution, kindness: to have breath.
‘aho
lath ; batten for thatch.
A-ho
v. to he patient, ready, submissive, humble, to be kind, and merciful.
A-ho
v. imp. it is easier, it is less severe, it is better, e aho no ka make.
A-ho
s. the natural breathing of a person, the breath; hence, patience, i nui he aho; metaphorically, courage, resolution, also kindness.
A-ho
s. the sticks used in thatching.
A-ho
s. a fish line, ke aho lawai ia.
A-ho
s. an assemblage, a collection of things, ahu pohaku a pavement, a heap of stones.
aho
1. Twine. McBryde Sugar Co. V. Robinson, 55 Haw. 260, 288, 290 (1973). 2. Better (PE). 3. Breath; patience. Also, ʻaʻaho (AP).
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