haku
1. n., Lord, master, overseer, employer, owner, possessor, proprietor.
- Examples:
- A chief was often addressed as ē kuʻu haku, my master.
- Kona haku, his lord.
- ʻO Iēhowa ka Haku (Isa. 50.5), the Lord Jehovah.
- References:
- See Haku-o-Hawaiʻi.
- PCP fatu.
2. vt., To compose, invent, put in order, arrange; to braid, as a lei, or plait, as feathers.
- Examples:
- Ka mahiole ʻie i haku ʻia i ka hulu o nā ʻiʻiwi (Laie 479), plaited helmet made with ʻiʻiwi feathers.
- References:
- Cf. haku mele.
- PPN fatu.
3. n., Core, lump, as of poi; stone, coconut sponge.
- Examples:
- Haku ipu, pulp and seeds of melon.
- Haku kā koʻi (Malo 51), stone for chipping.
- References:
- Cf. pōhaku, haku maka, haku ʻōnohi.
- PPN fatu.
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