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welo
1. vi., To flutter, float, or stream, as in the wind.
- Examples:
- Welo kīhei i ke Aʻe Loa, the shawl streams in the Aʻe Loa wind [said of a swift runner].
2. vi., To set, of the sun.
- Examples:
- Mai ka ʻōmaka ʻana o ka lā ma Kumukahi ā ka welo ʻana a ka lā i Lehua (Kel. 85), from the rising of the sun at Kumukahi to the setting of the sun at Lehua.
- References:
- Probably PPN welo.
3. n., Progeny, ancestry, breed, family trait or strain, group custom, heritage, characteristic.
- Examples:
- He welo huhū, a family trait of quick tempers.
- Ka poʻe o ʻEnelani Hou he welo holomoku, the people of New England have the trait of seafaring.
- Ua kapa ʻia kō mākou ʻohana ka welo kūnono o Waikapuna, our family is called the fiery breed of Waikapuna.
4. (Cap.) n., Name of a month in the lunar calendar.
- References:
- See month.
5. (Cap.) n., Name of a star used by navigators.
6. n., A strong purge made of the juice of the bitter gourd or seeds of kāʻeʻe.
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welo
/ WE-LO /v., See kowelo and koelo. To float or stream in the wind, as an ensign, colors or flag; to flutter or shake in the wind.
Kowelowelo kihei a welo ka ua—e.—Mele.
WE-LO
s. Name of one of the months of the year corresponding to April; hiki ia Welo hoi koi ia nei keiki papa.
2. The setting of the sun (in the ocean); the appearance of the sun floating upon the ocean.
3. The females of men or animals which bring forth young of a large size. See KUMULAU. A good breeder on account of the number and size of the offspring.
4. A breed; a cast or kind, as of hogs, dogs, &c.; he welo puaa, he welo maikai.
5. Name of a native medicine; the same as waiki or the ipu awahia or pipa.
Welo (wĕ'-lo), n.
1. Name of one of the months of the year corresponding to April: hiki ia Welo hoi ko ia nei keiki papa. When (the month) Welo comes, the ranking chief of this place returns.
2. The setting of the sun (in the ocean); the appearance of the sun floating upon the ocean.
3. Progeny; breed.
4. A native medicine; the same as waiki or the ipu awahia or pipa.
welo
/ wĕ'-lo /v., To float or stream in the wind, as an ensign, colors or flag; to flutter or shake in the wind: Kowelowelo kihei a welo ka ua—e.
welo
Native medicine; also waikī, ipu ʻawahia, pīpā.
welo
welowelo, to float in the wind.
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