Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Grip. Paʻa, hoʻopaʻa; ʻai (lua fighting, see fight); hold back, kāohi, kīpū, kōhi, hoʻopaʻa, papaʻa; hold up, paepae (intransitive); hold fast, hoʻopaʻa, hoʻopaʻa ā paʻa, lālau; hold in the arms, as a child, hiʻi; hold, as a pail, kālawe; hold on course, kāpaʻa; hold down, as to drown, mōkū; hold precariously, kaunihinihi, kaunukunuku; hold a note, kō.

• Related:
  • One who holds, paʻa.
  • Hold in music, ʻume.
  • To hold in the hand, paʻa lima.

2. Of a ship. O lalo.

e hoopaa, e malama.

hai. e hoopaa, e malama, e pili.

h. ka paa, ka lalau pono ana i ka mea paa.

(grip), pa'ă; (claim), kūleā'nă; (of ship), pu'kă: to hold, hŏ'ŏpă'ă, mālă'mă.

E apo a paa; c hoopaa.

1. Ka lua waiho ukana o ka. moku. 2. Ke apo ana a paa. 3. He kuleana. SYN. claim.