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kaupale

/ kau.pale / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvt., Boundary, barrier, partition; dam; to serve as a boundary; to thrust aside, parry, limit; to cover an oven, especially with rocks on its edge to keep earth out; to disown or sever relationship. Literally, place ward off.

  • Examples:
    • Ua kaupale mai kuʻu kaikamahine iaʻu, my daughter disowned me.

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hamani To defend against, as an opponent in sports. Me he nalo mumulu ʻo Ewing ma ke kaupale ʻana iā Olajuwon. Ewing was like a fly all over Olajuwon while defending him. Lit., thrust aside. Cf. kūpale, pale.

v. Kau and Pale, to defend off. To separate, i.e., to put a mark or sign of partition; to cause a division. Isa. 59:2. To stand between; to set or put, as an obstruction or division. Hal. 104:9. To raise a slight partition between, so as to stop a child. Hoo. To fence or partition off. FIG. To fence off, i.e., resist temptation to evil; hookaupale aku ia hewa.

s. Something coming between two things to separate them, either sensibly or imaginary; a boundary line between two lands; a partition in a house; a dam, &c.

Kaupale (kă'u-pā'-le), n.

/ kă'u-pā'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Something, real or imaginary, coming or placed between two things to separate them; a boundary line between two lands; a partition in a house; a dam, etc.

Kaupale (kă'u-pā'-le), v.

/ kă'u-pā'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Kau and pale, to ward off.]

1. To separate; to put a mark or sign of partition; to cause a division; to stand between; to set or put, as an obstruction or division; to raise a slight partition between, so as to stop a child; to fence or partition off.

2. To resist temptation: hookaupale aku ia hewa.

A boundary line between two lands (AP).

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