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Tinea, a fungus skin disease.

• References:
  • Cf. kakane.
  • PPN tane.

1. n., Male, husband, male sweetheart, man; brother-in-law of a woman; male, masculine; to be a husband or brother-in-law of a woman.

• Examples:
  • Kai kāne (Kep. 183), strong sea.
  • Hana keiki kāne, man's work requiring strength.
• Related:
  • Pipi kāne, bull.
  • hoʻokāne Caus/sim.; To behave as a male; masculine; to adopt a man as a platonic friend, said of a woman (the relationship cements friendship between the relatives of both participants); to offer to become husband or sweetheart.
    • Cf. hoʻowahine.
    • Ua hoʻokāne aku nei mākou nāu (For. 4:59), we have obtained a husband for you.
• References:
  • See kāne o ka pō.
  • PPN taʻane.

2. (Cap.) n., The leading of the four great Hawaiian gods: see HM 42–66.

• References:
  • PCP Taane.

3. (Cap.) n., Name of the 27th night of the lunar month.

• Related:
  • Kapu Kāne (Malo 35), monthly taboo nights of Kāne and Lono.

4. (Cap.) n., Name of a sacred star, seen by priests as portending great misfortune, as the death of a chief; perhaps a variable like Mira or Algol, or even a nova.

5. n., Name given at ʻEwa, Oʻahu, for the Tahitian banana known as polapola and hēʻī.

• Related:
  • Hoʻokae kāne. Misandry, hatred of males.
• References:
  • See hoʻokae.

s. The male of the animal species; opposite to wahine.

2. A husband; he kane mea wahine, a husband having a wife; kane hou, a man lately married; a bridegroom; also, kane mare, a bridegroom.

3. The name of a stone god.

4. White spots on the flesh.

5. The god of living water; he akua nana ka wai ola.

6. The name of certain gods, Kane and Kanaloa.

7. The name of a small insect. See ANE.

8. Name of a day of the month; ma ia ao ae, o Kane ia la.

v. To be or act the part of a husband. 1 Tim. 3:2.

1. The male of the animal species; opposite to wahine, female.

2. A husband.

3. An eruption or formation of whitish flakes on the skin.

4. One of the more distinguished heathen gods of the ancient Hawaiians, also called Kane-i-ka-wai-ola, Kane of the Living Water.

5. A certain day in each month set apart for the worship of the god, Kane.

To be or act the part of a husband: I kane oe na Lahopa; be a husband to Lahopa.