Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Hem or fringe, as of a garment; any loose attachment, as of torn cloth or torn flesh.

• Examples:
  • Nohae mai nei kuʻu lole ā lepe, my dress was torn and a piece hung loose.
• Related:
  • hoʻolepe Caus/sim.; To cut, tear; to stir, as water.
• References:
  • Cf. lepa, ʻūlepe.
  • PEP lepe .

2. n., Rooster comb; turkey wattles.

• References:
  • PCP lepe .

kikino, Tab, as the tab on an audio cassette which can be removed to prevent erasing of what has been recorded, or an index tab on a notebook divider page.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning

s. The comb of a cock; he kipaku o ka moa kane.

adj. Diagonally; from corner to corner; e opiopi lepe, fold from corner to corner.

Diagonally; from corner to corner; e opiopi lepe, fold from corner to corner.

1. The comb of a cock; he kipaku o ka moa kane.

2. A gash in the flesh; an open wound.

To turn sidewise.

Comb of the cock; turkey wattles.

cockscomb: diagonally