Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvt., Printing, stamping, blot, daub, to stain; to smear, smudge, blot, daub, dab, stain, spot; to paint or print a design, as on tapa; smudged, blurred; to spread as butter on bread.

• Examples:
  • Kāpala ka leo, blurred sound (as of a radio).
  • Kūlina kāpala me ka waiūpaka, buttered corn.
  • Kāpala poʻomuku kona ʻike, his is a short daub of knowledge.

2. vi., Cabalistic.

• Source:
  • English.

hamani, To print, i.e. impress or stamp something in or on something else.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Lau kāpala. A print.

hamani, To fingerprint, i.e. take the fingerprints of (someone).

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Related:
  • Also: kāpala i ka meheu manamana lima (māka manamana lima, kiʻi manamana lima).
• References:
  • Cf. ʻohi.