Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

Apo, pōʻai, pōhai, hoʻowiliwili; pōʻaha (as of flowers); circle of canoes, ponawaʻa (rare); circumference of a circle, kahapōʻai; radius of a circle, kahahānai; tangent of a circle, kahapili.

1. kikino, Circular shape; as in preschool programs; to sit in a circle. Lina poepoe.

2. kikino, The geometric shape. Pōʻai.

• Related:
  • Circle graph. Pakuhi pōʻai.
  • Center of a circle. Kikowaena.
  • Radius of a circle. Kahahānai.
  • Concentric circles. Nā pōʻai kikowaena kahi.
  • Semicircle. Pōʻai hapalua.
  • Center circle, on a basketball court. Pōʻai waena.
  • To circle, i.e. draw a circle around something. Kahalina.
  • A circle around a period, colon, or semicolon to show that it has been inserted, in proofreading. Lina hoʻokomo.

h. he poepoe, he kaapuni.

pō‘ăĭ; (of friends), pōhăĭ.

n. 1. Poai poepoe. 2. He poe. Circle of friends, poe makamaka.

v. E poai a puni: e kaapuni.