Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Mat.

• References:
  • Cf. moe, to lie down.
  • PPN moenga.

2. n., Couch, bed.

3. n., Resting place, position of anything lying down; place for setting (hoʻomoe) a fish net.

• Examples:
  • Na ka lawaiʻa e kuhikuhi i ka moena e hoʻomoe ai i ka ʻupena, the fisherman points out the place to set the net.

4. Same as moe #6.

• Examples:
  • Moena i mua, to forge ahead.

kikino, Rug, as for a living room or any large room.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Related:
  • Also: hāliʻi papahele.
  • Moena weleweka. Carpet.
• References:
  • See pale papahele.

s., Contraction of moe and ana, a lying down. See moana. A mat; a matress; a conch; a pillow; the common application is to mats of different kinds as Hawaiians use them in their houses.

n., [Contraction of moe and ana, a lying down.] A mat; a mattress; a couch; a pillow; the common application is to mats of different kinds used by Hawaiians in their houses.

Mat plaited from plant fibers, as the lau hala leaf.

General name applied to floor and moe (sleeping mats).