Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

v., To curve, as the curve of a canoe.

2. To be divided into bits or small parts. Mel. Sol. 1:11.

3. To cut up into short pieces.

s., A bit of a thing; a piece cut off; a fraction; a portion.

2. Specifically, a verse or stanza of a hymn; a verse or small portion of Scripture; a section of a book. Laieik. 111.

3. A small lot of land next less in size than a moo.

4. An age; a period of time.

5. The length from the ends of the fingers of one hand to the elbow of the opposite arm when both are extended.

6. In geometry, a cylinder. Ana Hon. 29.

n., The cleats which support the seats on a canoe. (The better word is pouku.)

1. n., A bit of a thing; a piece cut off; a fraction; a portion.

2. n., Specifically, a verse or stanza of a hymn; a verse or small portion of Scripture; a section of a book. Laieik. p. 111.

3. n., A small lot of land next less in size than a moo.

4. n., An age; a period of time.

5. n., The length from the ends of the fingers of one hand to the elbow of the opposite arm when both are extended,

6. n., In geometry, a cylinder.