kanaka kino liona
kikino, Sphinx, a mythological monster with the head of a woman and the body of a lion.
- Literally, man (with) lion body.
- Examples:
- Loaʻa nō nā moʻolelo Helene kahiko e pili ana i ke kanaka kino liona. There are ancient Greek stories about sphinxes.
- References:
- Cf. Sapenika Liona.