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1. n. Tapa, as made from wauke or māmaki bark; formerly clothes of any kind or bedclothes; quilt (various kinds are listed below).

• Examples:
  • ʻElua kāua i ke kapa hoʻokahi (PH xiii), two of us in a single tapa [marriage].
• References:
  • PCP tapa .

2. vt. To call, term, give a name to.

• Related:
  • Kapa ʻia, called, named.
• References:
  • PPN tapa .

3. loc.n. Edge, border, brim, boundary; side, as of a road; bank, as of a stream (often not preceded by ke: Gram. 8.6).

• Examples:
  • Kū ma kapa, to stand on the edge; figuratively, forbidding, unapproachable, unreceptive.
  • Keiki kapa aliʻi (FS 115), child only one of whose parents was a chief.
• References:
  • PPN tapa .

4. n. Labia.

• References:
  • PCP tapa .

5. vi. To rustle, rattle, splash, as rain.

6. n. Cab (a Hebrew measure).

• Source:
  • Hebrew: qab
• Related:
  • Also: kaba.

1. Same as puhi kāpā, an eel.

2. vt. To press, squeeze, as coconut flakes for cream; to strain.

• Rare

kikino, Blanket.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Kapa uila. Electric blanket.
  • Kapa huluhulu. Heavy or woolen blanket. Also huluhulu.
  • Kapa kuiki. Quilt.
  • Also: kapa moe.

v., To call; to name; to give a name to. Kin. 3:2. To give an appellation.

2. To designate; to stigmatize.

3. To gather up in the hands and squeeze, as awa dregs; e kapa mai oe i kuu wahi awa.

s., A bank; a shore; the side of a river, pond or lake; the side of a kalo patch; the side of a wood or land; the side of a road. SYN. with aoao.

2. A name given to the labium of a female; both labia together are called kapakapa.

s., A kind of eel that makes havoc among all kinds of fish. See puhikapa. Hence Kamehameha was called Puhikapa, because victorious over all.

s., The cloth beaten from the bark of the wauki or paper mulberry, also from the mamaki and other trees; hence,

2. Cloth of any kind; clothes generally; kapa komo, a coat; a dress.

adj., A rustling; a rattling, as large drops of rain; he ua kapa nui. See pakapaka.

1. n., The cloth beaten from the bark of the wauki or paper mulberry, also from the mamaki and other trees; tapa.

2. n., Cloth of any kind; clothes generally; kapa komo, a coat; a dress.

3. n., A bank; a shore; the side of a river, pond or lake; the side of a taro patch; the side of a wood or land; the side of a road. Syn: Aoao.

4. n., The labium of a female. Plural: kapakapa.

n., Slight blows or taps heard at intervals; intermittent tapping.

n., A class of eels that play havoc among all kinds of fish. See puhikapa.

1. v., To designate or point out by title.

2. v., To attach a nickname to.

1. v., To squeeze or press with the hands, as refuse awa is pressed to extract the liquid.

2. v., To strain with a strainer