Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vs., Bright, shiny, shining with splendor, dazzling, brilliant.

• References:
  • Cf. linohau.

2. vt., To weave, twist, braid, tie.

• Examples:
  • ʻAʻohe ʻoe e pakele aku, ua lino ʻia i ka lino pāwalu (song), you won't escape, you are bound with an eight-strand tie.

3. Same as linolino #2.

• References:
  • PPN lingo.

4. vs., Taut.

v. To twist, as a string or rope; to wear; e lili eha aoao.

s. A rope.

A rope; rope by which anything is drawn.

To weave; to twist or braid, as strings. Syn: Hili. E hili eha aoao, braid four sides or strands.

I. he hoahanau ma Roma i hoili aku i ke aloha ia Timoteo, 2 Tim. 4:21.

rope; to weave, twist or braid.