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kanu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvt. To plant, bury; planting, burial. Figuratively, hereditary.

  • Examples:
    • Kanu papahu wili, to set solidly into the ground by twisting in and then tamping with a post; literally, plant stick twist.
    • He moʻopuna na kō lākou haku kanu, he was a grandson of their hereditary lord.
  • Related:
    • Mea kanu, crops, plants.
    • hoʻokanu Caus/sim.; To cause to plant or bury.
  • References:
    • PPN tanu.

kanu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

kik/ham Crop or planting, i.e. the number of plantings of a particular plant. ʻEkolu kanu laiki ʻana o kēia loʻi o ka makahiki. This paddy produces three crops of rice per year. Cf. meaulu.

kanu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To bury, cover up in the earth; burial.

kanu

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

to bury or plant.

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