Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., Round, rounded, circular; compact, compressed; full, as the moon; sphere, globe; to gather together in a circle.

• Examples:
  • E ʻaiana i nā kāwele i poepoe, iron the towels so they will be compact.
  • Nele i ka mea poepoe, lacking round things [i.e., dollars].
• Related:
  • Uea poepoe, smooth wire [contrasting with barbed].
  • hoʻopoepoe Caus/sim.; Reduplication of hoʻopoe.
• References:
  • Oihk. 19.27.

2. n., A euphemism for penis in the phrase ʻoki poepoe, subincision, circumcision.

kikino, Sphere, globe.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Examples:
  • Poepoe Honua. Globe of Earth.
• References:
  • See poepoe hapa.

v. To be short; to be low, in opposition to tall, high.

2. Hoo. To round; to make round. Oihk. 19:27.

3. To throw away from one, as a child is thrown away from the arms.

adj. Round; round and smooth; globular; circular; he mea poepoe ka honua, the earth is a round thing.

Round; round and smooth; globular; circular: He mea poepoe ka honua, the earth is a round thing.

1. To be short; to be low, in opposition to tall, high.

2. To be round.

circular. Land section, Kapalama, Oahu.

Globe, sphere.

Variety of sweet potato with round roots and stems. (NP 126.)

round, globular, circular.

Round, rounded, circular (PE).