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pō
1. nvs., Night, darkness, obscurity; the realm of the gods; pertaining to or of the gods, chaos, or hell; dark, obscure, benighted; formerly the period of 24 hours beginning with nightfall (the Hawaiian “day” began at nightfall, cf. ao #1.) Figuratively, ignorance; ignorant.
- Examples:
- Hōʻike a ka pō, revelation from the gods [as in dreams or omens].
- Inoa pō, name suggested for a child in a dream.
- Mai ka pō mai, from the gods; of divine origin.
- Kāne o ka pō, wahine o ka pō, husband of the night, wife of the night [spirit lover: it was believed that a child born of such a mating might resemble an eel, lizard, shark, or bird, or might have supernatural powers; sometimes death or sickness followed nightly visits].
- Nā pō o ka mahina, days [literally, nights] of the month.
- Pō ʻahia kēia? What day of the week [or month] is this? Pō nui hoʻolakolako, the great night that supplies [the gods revealed their will in revelations and dreams at night].
- Pō pouli ʻaʻaki, a night so dark it bites with the teeth.
- Pō i ka lāʻau, darkened by the tree.
- Ua pō, it's late (not necessarily night, but usually said if one is in danger of not being home by dark].
- Ua hana māua ā pō ka lā, we worked until night; literally, until the day darkened.
- Ua hana māua ā ao ka pō, we worked until daylight; literally, until the night lighted.
- Kēlā pō ā ao aʻe i nehinei, night before last; literally, that night until dawned yesterday.
- Kēia po, tonight.
- Ka pō nei, last night.
- ʻO ke kumu o ka pō i pō ai (KL. line 8), the source of the night that was dark.
- Ua hiamoe akula kona pō (FS 99), he spent the night sleeping.
- Kou pō ua moe ʻia, ʻo koʻu nei lā, ʻaʻole (song), you slept during the night, but not I.
- Iho i ka pō, ā i ke kolu o ka pō, ola hou mai, descended into hell, the third day rose again from the dead.
- He aha ka puana a ka po? What declares the night [any revelation from the gods? what is to happen in the future?]? ʻO ʻakahi ka pō, ʻo ʻalua ka pō … lele wale ka pō (FS 47), one night spirit, two night spirits … the night spirits fly off.
- References:
2. vs., Thick, dense, of flowers or heady fragrance; to issue perfume.
- Examples:
- Maʻemaʻe Līhau pō i ka lehua (song), lovely Līhau dense with lehua.
- E pō puni ana ke ʻala o ka hala, the fragrance of pandanus spreads everywhere and is overpowering.
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- See ex., niniu.
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hua hōʻailona ｜ abbreviationPurchase order. Palapala ʻoka kūʻai.
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kikino ｜ noun / PO /1. s., Night; the time after the going down of the sun; the time of the twenty-four hours opposite to ao, day.
2. Darkness; the time when the sun gives no light.
3. Chaos; the time before there was light; mai ka po mai, from chaos (darkness) hitherto, that is, from the beginning, from eternity.
4. The place of departed spirits; the place of torment. NOTE.—Hawaiians reckon time by nights rather than by days; as, Po akahi, first night, i. e., Monday; Po alua, second night, Tuesday. Po was counted as a god among the poe akuanoho.
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/ Po /1. v., To be dark; to darken; to become night; to be out of sight; to vanish; hence, to be slain; to be lost; e po i ke kaua, to be lost in war.
2. FIG. To be ignorant; to be wild; to be rude; to be uncultivated.
3. To overshadow, as the foliage of trees.
4. To assemble thickly together, as people; to come together in multitudes.
5. To emit an odoriferous smell. See puia.
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ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / PO /1. adj., Dark; dark colored; obscure.
2. FIG. Ignorant; rude; wild; savage.
3. Unsocial; sour; unfriendly; crabbed.
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/ PO /is prefixed to a good many words, and seems to denote an intensive, thus: maikai, pomaikai; ino, poino; eleele, poeleele; pilikia, popilikia, &c.
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pākuʻina kaumua ｜ prefix / pō /prefix, It seems to have an intensive force, thus: maikai, pomaikai; ino, poino; eleele, poeleele; pilikia, popilikia, etc.
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/ pō /1. v., To be dark; to darken; to become night; to be out of sight; to vanish; hence, to be slain; to be lost; e po i ke kaua, to be lost in war.
2. v., Fig. To be ignorant; to be wild; to be rude; to be uncultivated.
3. v., To overshadow, as the foliage of trees.
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kikino ｜ noun / pō /1. n., Night; the time after the going down of the sun; the time of the twentytour hours opposite to ao, day.
2. n., Darkness; the time when the sun gives no light.
3. n., Chaos; the time before there was light: mai ka po mai, from chaos (darkness) hitherto, that is, from the beginning, from eternity.
4. n., The place of departed spirits; the place of torment. (Hawaiians reckon time by nights rather than by days; as, po akahi, first night, that is, Monday; po alua, second night, Tuesday. Po was counted as a god among the poe akuanoho or the deified spirits of the deceased.)
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ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / pō /1. adj., Dark; dark colored; obscure.
2. adj., Fig. Ignorant; rude; wild; savage.
3. adj., Unsocial; sour; unfriendly; crabbed.
pō
Hell.
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One of the gods among the poʻe akua noho.
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Heady perfume; fragrance as of the pandanus, gardenia, jasmine, ginger, or night cestrum.
pō
Night, darkness; time when the sun gives no light; chaos.
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I. O ka po a me ke ao, o ka la okoa ia. Hoomaka iho la ka poe Hebera i ko lakou la i ke ahiahi, e like me kela olelo ma Kin. 1:5, 8, 13, 'O ke ahiahi a me ke kakahiaka, o ka la mua ia.' Ua heluia e na Hebera he 12 hora i ka po, he 12 i ke ao, aka, ioihi iho la na hora i kekahi manawa, pokole i kekahi manawa, pela hoi na hora o ke ao. E nana HORA.
II. ma ka Hebera, SHEOL, ma ka Helene, HADES, oia kahi e noho ai ka poe make, Hal. 16:10; Is. 14:9; Ez. 31:16. Maanei ke kanaka waiwai mahope o kona kanuia'i, Luk. 16:23. Ma keia mau pauku a me na pauku e ae, maopopo no ua ike na Iudaio i ka mau loa ana o ka uhane. O kekahi ano o keia olelo, he wahi pilikia kahi e noho ai ka poe hewa i kela ao; ua kapaia ma ke Kauoha Hou, o Gehena, ke awawa o Hinoma. E nana HINOMA. Ma 2 Pet. 2:4, ua oleloia, ua kiolaia na anela hewa ilalo i ka po. Ua hoikeia mai he wahi eha nui; ua kapaia, 'pouli ma waho,' 'lua ahi,' 'ahi pio ole,' apela aku, Mat. 8:12; 13:42; 22:13; 25:30, 41; Mar. 9:43-48 ; Iuda 13; Hoik. 20:14. He mau olelo nani paha keia e akaka ai ka poino o ka poe hewa. O ka hoahewa mai o ko lakou lunamanao, oia paha ko lakou eha nui, a me na mea e poino ai e pili ana i ka hewa. E like me ka nui o ka hewa, pela ka nui o ka poino, Mat. 10:15; 23:14; Luk. 12:47, 48. A ua mau loa ka poino, e like me ka mau loa o ka pomaikai o ka lani.
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night, dark. obscure.
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s. night, the time opposite to ao day, darkness, chaos, the period of a day, Note Hawaiians count time by night rather than by days. Maika po mai, literally from chaos until now, i. e. from the beginning. fig
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v. to darken, to become night
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v. to emit an adoriferous smell. See puia
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is prefixed to a good many words the meaning of which is not very distinct but seems rather as an intensitive, maikai pomaikai, ino poino, eleele poeleele, pilikia popilikia, &c
Po
place of departed spirits, place of torment, bell
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together, with, in company; ku pu to stand together.
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