Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs. Leg, foot, paw; upper leg of a crab; foot of a rainbow; trousers (rare); afoot, on foot; to walk.

• Examples:
  • Pōhaku ʻai wāwae o Malama, feet-eating rocks of Malama [of sharp aa lava].
  • Puaʻa wāwae loloa, long-legged pig [human sacrifice].
• Related:
  • Lole wāwae, trousers.
  • Wāwae olonā (Puk. 28.42), linen breeches.
  • Kinipōpō peku wāwae, football.
• References:
  • See hele wāwae.
  • PPN waʻe, PCP wae, waewae; cf. Tahitian ʻaavae.

2. n. Hula step (general name).

kikino, Leg.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Examples:
  • Wāwae noho. Chair leg.
  • Wāwae pākaukau. Table leg.
• References:
  • See aʻa kino kū wāwae, aʻa puʻuwai kū wāwae, iwi kū wāwae, iwi manamana wāwae, iwi pili wāwae, iwi poli wāwae.

kikino, Ray, as in geometry.

• Source:
  • Legendre.
• Related:
  • Also: ʻaoʻao.

Leg, foot.

One who is afoot.

Leg or foot of an animal or a person; foot. Hawaiians do not have a separate word for leg or foot. Wāwae includes both. Likewise, lima signifies either arm or hand.