1. n. Arm, hand; sleeve; finger. For types of sleeves see ʻekekeʻi, lāʻiki, loloa, paʻi ʻai, pihapiha, pōkoʻu, ʻūhā hipa. See also ʻeha. Kui lima, to go hand in hand, arm in arm; to hold hands. Hana lima, handmade, hand work. Hana lima ʻike, expert craftsmanship. (PPN lima.)
2. num. Five; fifth. (PPN lima.)
See iwi kū lima, iwi manamana lima, iwi pili lima.
s. The arm; the hand. FIG. Power; a stay; a support. 1 Nal. 10:19. Lima nui, the thumb. Puk. 29:20. Lima iki, the little finger. 1 Nal. 12:10. NOTE.—The Hawaiians make no distinction between arm and hand, lima applies to or includes both; so wawae is both leg and foot. See WAWAE.
adj. With the article, an ordinal; the fifth. Gram.§ 110 and§ 115, 4th. I ka lima o ka makahiki. Oihk. 19:25. See ALIMA and ELIMA.
1. With the article, an ordinal; the fifth: i ka lima o ka makahiki. See alima and elima.
2. Handy; by the hand; at hand: hana lima, hand work; eia i ka lima, at hand.
1. The arm; the hand.
2. Fig. Power; a stay; a support. Lima nui, the thumb; lima iki, the little finger. [The Hawaiians make no distinction between arm and hand, lima applies to or includes both; so wawae is both leg and foot.]
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