Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Brink, border, margin, rim, brim, fringe, curb, bank, edge; toothless gums; projecting brow of a hill.

• Examples:
  • He kaʻe wale nō, only gums and no teeth.
• References:
  • Cf. kaʻekaʻe, hakakaʻe.
  • PNP take .

2. Idiom following ʻaʻole and possessive o.

• Examples:
  • ʻAʻole a kaʻe mai, without limit.
• References:
  • For a similar idiom, see kana #2.

3. vi., To sulk, fuss; sullen, cross.

4. vi., To smudge, dab, besmear.

• Related:
  • hōkaʻe, hoʻokaʻe Caus/sim.; To daub, smudge, soil, smear.
    • Hōkaʻe aʻela kuʻu pepa i ka ʻīnika, my paper is smeared by ink.
    • Cf. haukaʻe.

kikino, Edge, as of a three-dimensional geometric figure.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• References:
  • See kaʻe pololei.

1. Brink. Brink or border (AP) (HRH). 2. Brink, border, rim, curb, bank, edge; projecting brow of a cliff (PE).