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alo

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

n., Front, face, presence; upper surface, as of a bowl; leeward.

  • Examples:
    • He alo ā he alo, face to face.
    • Eia ʻoe i ke alo o ka ʻaha, here you are in the presence of the assembly.
    • Ua laupaʻi koʻu alo i nā moʻopuna, I have many grandchildren with me here.
  • Related:
    • (Alo refers to a wife: cf. pilialo.) Ka moʻopuna i ke alo, the favorite grandchild, a grandchild reared by grandparents.
    • hoʻoalo Caus/sim., hoʻalo Caus/sim.
      • I ka hoʻalo ʻana, presentation, as to a monarch.
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alo

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Face, as one side of a space figure, in math.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Related:
    • ʻAoʻao huli alo. Opposite leg or side of a right triangle.
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