io
n. Short rib extending upward from the tip of a paddle, on the forward surface. Also ʻupe. (PPN io.)
n. Short rib extending upward from the tip of a paddle, on the forward surface. Also ʻupe. (PPN io.)
Same as the particle iā and replacing i 5 before proper nouns. (Gram. 9.3.2.) Ā hiki i lalo iō Milu (FS 91), going down to Milu. (PCP ioo: cf. Marquesan io.)
1. n., Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius 🌐), an endemic and endangered hawk with dark and light color phases, confined to forests on the island of Hawaiʻi, where it is regarded by some as an ʻaumakua. The ʻio signified royalty because of its lofty flight, and hence occurs in such names as ʻIolani, royal hawk.
2. nvi., To twitter, chirp, peep; peeping.
3. vi., To flee.
4. nvi., A round, light-colored bitter gourd (Lagenaria siceraria 🌐), about 30 cm in diameter.
5. nvi., Tag; a Hawaiian game similar to tag; to play these games.
6. nvi., Bundle or food package; loaded with such bundles.
7. n., One who announces the presence of a chief; herald.
8. (Cap.) n., Probably the name of a stroke in lua fighting; also a low stroke in club fighting.
Ua hoʻololi ʻia e ko Wehewehe Wikiwiki. / This entry was modified by Wehewehe Wikiwiki.
1. n. Flesh, meat, flesh and blood, muscle, sinew, essence, substance. Fig., a relative; heart or gist of a matter. Many compounds and phrases with ʻiʻo are listed below. For the fern hōʻiʻo see hōʻiʻo. ʻAi ʻiʻo, carniverous. Make nō ʻo Pā-mano i ka ʻiʻo ponoʻī, Pāmano died of his own flesh and blood [said of harm done by relatives]. hō.ʻiʻo To become fleshy; to form a corm, fruit, tuber; to grow thick, as a stem. Mai ka pō mai ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, i hōʻiʻo i luna, i hua i luna (hula prayer), truth from out of the night, formed flesh above, formed fruit above. (PPN kiko.)
2. vs. True, genuine, significant, real; really, truly, surely, actually; true worth. Cf. ʻoiaʻiʻo, hanaʻiʻo. ʻAʻohe ʻiʻo hoʻi? Not really? No laila, ʻiʻo akula! Fine! Ka mea ʻiʻo makamae, the truly precious thing. He akua ʻiʻo nō Lono, Lono is a true god. E uhaele ʻiʻo aku kākou, let's do go. Ke aliʻi ke piʻi i ka ʻiʻo, the chief is the one ascending to true significance. hō.ʻiʻo To take things in earnest or seriously.
3. n. Grain of wood. Cf. ʻiʻo lau maiʻa. ʻIʻo lau liʻi, grain with slight curliness. Iʻo nalu, wavy grain. ʻIʻo pū maiʻa, grain straight as a banana stalk.
See helu ʻiʻo, helu ʻiʻo ʻole, helu piha, waiwai ʻiʻo, ʻiʻo ʻole.
s. A species of bird; a hawk.
s. Name of a game.
s. Lean flesh; the animal muscle. Anat. 3. A muscle; he io ku e, an antagonistic muscle. Anat. 26.
2. Flesh in general. Puk. 29:14.
3. Flesh, i. e., person. Oihk. 16:4.
4. One's flesh, i. e., kindred; relation. Kin. 29:14. Io maha, the muscle on the side of the head.
s. Part; portion; reality; truth; verity. Ezek. 12:23.
s. A forerunner; one who announces the approach of a chief.
adj. True; real; not imaginary; ua paa ka manao o kanaka he akua io no o Lono, the minds of the people were firm that Lono (Captain Cook) was a real god.
adv. Truly; really; verily; certainly; oiaio, truth. Io is a strong intensive. Pela io no ka hana ana a lakou; aohe io o ka hewa, the wickedness is great.
adv. I, prep., and o, there. Yonder; aia no ia io, there he is yonder. See O. Io ia nei, adverbial phrase, hither and thither.
prep. Nearly SYN. with ia; used before proper names and pronouns. To; towards. Iob. 5:1. But implying motion.
v. To flee; to hasten away with fear.
v. To be loaded with bundles; ua alaulau.
Not imaginary; true; real: Ua paa ka manao o na kanaka he akua io no o Lono; the minds of the people were firm (in the belief that) that Lono (Captain Cook) was a real god.
Truly; really; verily; certainly: Ua hana io no oia pela; he really did so.
In that place; at a distance; yonder: Aia no ia io; there he is yonder.
A bundle, package or parcel made up for transportation or storing. (Applies only to foodstuffs). He io paakai; a bundle of salt.
2. One who announces the approach of a chief; a forerunner.
3. A large buteonine hawk (Buteo solitarius); a buzzard.
4. A sport in which the object of the players is to keep from being caught or touched by the one who chases them for that purpose, similar to the game of tag.
1. Lean flesh; the animal muscle: He io kue; an antagonistic muscle.
2. Flesh in general.
3. One's person.
4. Kindred; relatives.
5. Reality; truth; verity.
6. The substance of a matter; the main point; the gist.
To; towards: used before proper names and pronouns. See ia.
To hasten away with fear; to flee.
To be loaded down with bundles. See laulau.
Street, Ka-pā-lama section, Honolulu, named for the ʻio hawk, a symbol of royalty because it flies to great heights.
E huli iā “��i��o” ma wehewehe.org.
Search for “��i��o” on wehewehe.org.
No nā lepili: Pili piha a pili hapa paha kēia mau lepe i nā hua o luna aʻe nei.
Regarding tags: Tags may apply to all or only some of the tagged entries.