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Reduplication of paʻa #1; tight, secure, especially of a walled stronghold; to hold back.

  • Examples:
    • Nā kūlanakauhale papaʻa oo Solomona (2 Oihn. 8.6), the store cities of Solomon.
    • E ʻae hoʻi ʻoe e hāʻawi mai i kahi keiki no māua, papaʻa mai nei hoʻi ʻoe, why not agree to give us two a child, you are just holding back.

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pāpaʻa

/ pā.paʻa / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. nvs., Cooked crisp, as pig; overdone, burned, parched; scab, of a sore; crust.

  • Examples:
    • ʻIli pāpaʻa lā, sunburned or tanned skin.
    • ʻAʻohe nao ʻai i ka pāpaʻa, what a calamity to eat the burned food [a calamity].
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2. n., Slice, as of bread; uncut piece.

3. n., Cluster of tiny red and yellow feathers tied together fanwise, as presented to a chief to be used for featherwork.

4. n., A red sugar cane with light-brown fibers; it has an odor similar to burnt sugar, hence its name. Used in love sorcery.

5. n., Bark, as of trees.

6. Same as pākiʻi #2, fish.

7. (Cap.) n. Wind names.

Nā LepiliTags: health flora religion fauna fish winds

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kikino, Archive, backup, as in a computer program.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Examples:
    • Kope papaʻa. Backup copy.
    • Waihona papaʻa. Backup file.
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Nā LepiliTags: computers

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kikino Crust, in geology. Dic., ext. mng. Pāpaʻa honua. Earth's crust. Pāpaʻa moana. Ocean crust. Pāpaʻa mokuhonua. Continental crust.

Pāpaʻa

/ Pā-paʻa / Place Names of Hawaiʻi WahiLocation,
  • Bay and stream, Kawaihau district, Kauaʻi.
  • Fishpond, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu.
  • Literally, secure enclosure.

Nā LepiliTags: Kauaʻi Oʻahu

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Bay, beach, Kauaʻi. Calcareous sand beach at the head of a small bay in the sea cliffs. A wide, sand-bottomed channel runs through the bay into the beach.

  • Literally, secure enclosure.

Nā LepiliTags: Kauaʻi

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