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vi., To blow, as the wind; to sound, echo; to shine, as sun or moon.

• Examples:
  • Papā ka leo o ke kai, the voice of the sea sounds.
• References:
  • Cf. pā #4.

1. vt. To forbid, prohibit, taboo.

• Examples:
  • Waiwai i pāpā ʻia e ke kānāwai, contraband goods; literally, goods forbidden by the law.
  • Ua pāpā au iāia, ʻaʻole e hele, I forbid him to go.
• Related:
  • Pāpā ʻana, prohibition.

2. vt. To touch, as of two objects; contest (same as hoʻopāpā [a]).

• Related:
  • a. hoʻopāpā To touch repeatedly; to feel one's way, as a blind person does; a contest in wit (as riddling) or strength; to hold such a contest; repartee, banter; to endeavor to find out something or obtain something by indirect methods, by feeling out the person indirectly; to debate, argue.
  • b. hoʻopāpā A style of guitar playing in which one person strums, and the other touches the strings of the same guitar to produce certain effects; to play thus. PPN paapaa.

3. n. A small, active green-colored crab, perhaps Percnon planissimum 🌐.

4. n. Papa (introduced by white missionaries, who thought it rude for children to call father by first name).

• Source:
  • English.

Reduplication of pā-, preceding numerals.

• Examples:
  • Hūnā pāpākanalima aʻe iā lākou i loko o ke ana (1 Nal. 18.4), hid them by fifties in a cave.
  • Ua pāpāono lākou i nā ʻēheu (Hoik. 4.8), each of them had six wings.
• Related:
  • hoʻopāpā- Reduplication of hoʻopā-. Rare.
• References:
  • Gram. 10.3.

1. nvs., Flat surface, stratum, plain, reef, layer, level, foundation, story of a building, floor, class, rank, grade, order, table, sheet, plate, shelf (rare), face (of a watch); flat, level; to be a great many.

• Examples:
  • Kui papa, to make overlap on a lei, as feathers.
  • Helu papa, to recite in consecutive order.
  • Neʻe papa, to move in rank.
  • Kūkū papa, to stand in ranks, as an army.
• Related:
  • hoʻopapa Caus/sim.; To place in rank or file; to put in order, to put in layers, overlay, as shingles; to make a shelf; to pack neatly.
• References:
  • Cf. aliʻi papa, noho papa #1, papa aliʻi.
  • PPN papa .

2. nvs., Native-born, especially for several generations (see noho papa #2); offspring of the mating of an individual of piʻo, naha, or nīʻaupiʻo rank, with one of kaukaualiʻi rank; the lowest ranking aristocrat.

3. vs. Set close together, thick together, as of growing plants; in unison, all together.

• Examples:
  • He kāhili papa iki, a feather standard with small feathers.
• References:
  • Cf. holopapa, kāpapa, neʻepapa, papapū.

4. nvs., Board, lumber; wooden.

5. n., A variety of kava. The name may be qualified by the colors ʻeleʻele, kea.

6. n., Middle portion of a fishing net, bag net.

7. (Cap.) n., Wind associated with Honuaʻula, Maui.

• References:
  • For. 5:101.

8. n. Stone used as sinker for lūheʻe, octopus lure.

• References:
  • Malo 19.

9. n. Wafer.

• References:
  • Puk. 29.2.