Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., Cut short, shortened, amputated; at an end, ceased; anything cut off short; short, brief, quick (rare).

• Examples:
  • Ua muku koʻu lole, my dress is shortened.
  • He kanaka wāwae muku, a person with amputated foot.
  • Huli muku aʻela nā waʻa, the canoes turned sharply.
• References:
  • PPN mutu.

2. n., A measure of length from fingertips of one hand to the elbow of the other arm, when both arms are extended to the side.

3. n., Broken section of a wave or crest.

• References:
  • See lala #1.

4. (Cap.) Same as Mumuku, a wind.

5. (Cap.) n., Thirtieth night of the moon, when it has entirely disappeared (muku).

• References:
  • Malo 35.

6. n., Starboard ends of ʻiako (outrigger booms), hence starboard sides of a canoe.

kikino Starboard or right side of a single-hulled canoe when looking forward. Dic., ext. mng. Cf. ʻākea, ama. See entry below.

kikino, Tight end, in football.

• Existing dictionary word, New meaning
• References:
  • Cf. lala.
  • See ʻāwaʻa muku.