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wahī
nvt., Wrapper, envelope, case, covering, sheath; a ti-leaf bundle; to wrap, cover, bundle up, fold up, roll up, swathe; to dress, as a wound.
- Examples:
- Ā wahī ihola ʻoia i nā papa i ke gula (Puk. 36.34), and he overlaid the boards with gold.
- References:
- Cf. ʻili wahī, kīpē.
- PEP faʻasi , but cf. Marquesan fafi, vahi [long vowels are not marked].
wāhi
vt., To cleave, split, burst through, break through; to change, as money; to have sex relations with a virgin, deflower.
- Examples:
- O wāhi mai, ē Lono, o wāhi ʻo luna, o wāhi ʻo lalo, o wāhi ka uka, o wāhi ke kai (prayer to Lono for rain), break through, O Lono, break through above, break through below, may the uplands break through, may the lowlands break through.
- E wāhi mai i ka berena e ola ai (hymn), break the bread of life.
- References:
- Cf. wāwahi.
- PNP faʻasi , PCP waasi .
wahi
1. n., Place, location, position, site, setting.
- Examples:
- Ma kekahi wahi, somewhere.
- Kēlā wahi kēia wahi, everywhere.
- Ma ia mau wahi, hereabouts, thereabouts.
- Ma nā wahi āpau, everywhere, wherever, universal.
- Ua hele akula lāua ia wahi aʻe, ia wahi aʻe, they went everywhere.
- Iāʻoe ia wahi, none of your business [rude]; it's your turn [polite].
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2. Paucal article. Some, a little, a bit of.
- Examples:
- E ʻoluʻolu ʻoe i wahi wai, please a little water.
- He wahi makana kēia, this is just a little gift.
- ʻAʻohe wahi ā neʻeneʻeu mai, does not bestir at all.
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3. idiom. To say, according to (usually followed by the possessive a or by a zero-class possessive and not preceded by either verb or noun particles).
- Examples:
- Wahi a wai? Who said so?
- Wahi a ke aliʻi, the chief said.
- Wahi a kahiko, according to the ancients.
wahi
kikino, Region, a specific area, in math.
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wahī
wahi
/ WA-HI /article, Gram.§ 63. Some; some little; a few. It unites or takes with it the indefinite article he; as, he wahi wai, some water. It also takes kau before it, and both the definite article ke; as, lawe ae la ia i ke kau wahi leho no ka honua, in which case it means, some; some little; some indefinite quantity. It has no corresponding word in English; as, owau nei o ko oukou wahi kaikaina uuku hope loa.
WA-HI
s. A place; a space; a situation; wahi kaawale, a vacant place; synonymous with kahi, but used differently in a sentence. See KAHI. Wahi hilahila, private parts. Kanl. 25:11. Na wahi a pau loa, all places. Ios. 1:3. Na wahi paa, strong holds or places. 1 Sam. 23:14. It is used with ka for kau: a ka wahi (kau wahi) e noho ai, the dwelling place. Hal. 26:8.
WA-HI
s. Accent on the last syllable. That which surrounds or envelopes anything; a covering; a sheath; a wrapper, as kapa, paper, ki leaf, cloth, &c.; wahi pahi kaua, a sword scabbard. 1 Sam. 17:51.
WA-HI
s. A word; a saying; a remark. NOTE.—This word is somewhat anomalous; it has no article and has some of the properties of a verb; as, wahi a wai? word of whom? whose word? whose saying, or who said it? Ans. Wahi a ke alii, the king said so.
WA-HI
s. One that is above law, or is so much a favorite, or is so holy that the law cannot affect him.
2. A favorite or high servant of the king; pepehiia o Kainapan wahi alii e Kainapau kuaaina, Kainapau the king’s favorite was slain by Kainapau the backwoodsman.
WA-HI
v. To break by casting out of one’s hand. Puk. 34:1. SYN: with naha.
2. To break through, as an army; to break or rush through, as through a troop. Hal. 18:29.
3. To break, as one’s head. Lunk. 9:53.
4. To separate; to open; to rend; to break through. Isa. 64:1.
5. To open; to cause to flow. Isa. 41:18.
6. To break; to cleave; to break, as a rock. Hal. 105:41. See WAWAHI.
WA-HI
v. To cover over; to bind up, as a wound. Ier. 30:26.
2. To wrap up, as a body for burial; to tie up in a wrapper, as a bundle.
3. To roll or fold up in kapa or cloth; to swathe; to wrap up.
4. To surround, as a wrapper; to overlay; to cover up. Puk. 36:34.
5. To cover, as the body of a person with clothing. SYN. with uhi. O ka lole ka mea e wahi ai i ke kino.
Wahi (wā'-hi), v.
/ wā'-hi /1. To break by casting out of one's hand.
2. To break through, as an army; to break or rush through, as through a troop.
3. To separate; to open; to rend; to break through by force.
4. To open by force.
5. To break; to cleave; to break in pieces as in crushing rock. Syn: Wawahi.
Wahi (wă-hī'), v.
/ wă-hī' /1. To cover over; to bind up, as a wound.
2. To wrap up, as a body for burial; to tie up in a wrapper, as a bundle.
3. To roll or fold up in tapa or cloth; to swathe; to wrap up.
4. To surround, as a wrapper; to overlay; to cover up.
5. To cover, as the body of a person with clothing: O ka lole ka mea e wahi ai i ke kino.
Wahi (wā'-hi), n.
/ wā'-hi /A word citing a saying other than that of the speaker. (This word is somewhat anomalous; it has no article and has some of the properties of a verb: wahi a wai? word of whom? whose saying? or who said it? Wahi a ke alii, The king said so.)
Wahi (wă'-hi), n.
/ wă'-hi /A place; a space; a situation: wahi kaawale, a vacant place; synonymous with kahi, but used differently in a sentence. Wahi hilahila, private parts; na wahi a pau loa, all places; na wahi paa, strongholds or places. It is used with ka for kau: a ka wahi (kau wahi) e noho ai, the dwelling place.
Wahi (wă'-hi), adj.
/ wă'-hi /Some; little; few. It takes the indefinite article he; he wahi wai, some water.
Wahi (wă-hī'), n.
/ wă-hī' /That which surrounds or envelops anything; a covering; a sheath; a wrapper, as tapa, paper, ti leaf, cloth, etc.; wahi pahi kaua, a sword scabbard,
wahi
Wrapper, sheath; to bundle up.
wahi
Favorite or high servant of the king. (A.)
wahi’
envelope, sheath: to wrap.
wa’hi
portion broken off for sharing: to break open.
wahi'
envelope, sheath: to wrap.
wahi
a place; words cited: some, little, few.
wahi
art. some, some little, a few; he wahi wai, some water.
wahi
s. a place, space, situation; wahi kaawale, vacant room; syn. with kahi but used differently in a sentence.
wahi
s. that which surroands any thing, a covering,. a sheath, a wrapper.
wahi
v. to bind up as a wound, to wrap up as a body for burial, to be up in a wrapper as a bundle, to roll or fold up in kapa or cloth, to swathe, wrap up.
wahi
v. to break by casting out of oneās hand, to break through as an army, to separate, to open. See wawahi.
wahi
s. ope that is above law or who is so much a favorite or who is so holy that the law cannot affect him.
wahi
s. a word, a saying. This word never takes the article, but assumes sometimes the place of a verb, as wahi a wai? whose word, whose spying or who said it? wahi a ke alii the wing said so.
wahi
1. Place, location (PE). 2. A place; a space; a situation (AP). 3. Some, a bit of.
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