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pūnana

/ pū.nana / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Nest, gathering place, shelter, hive; to nest. Figuratively, home.

  • Examples:
    • Pūnana ka manu i Haili, the bird nests at Haili.
    • E make auaneʻi au i loko a kuʻu pūnana (Ioba 29.18); I shall die within my nest.
    • He aikāne, he pūnana na ke onaona, a friend is a nest of fragrance.

2. n., A variety of sweet potato.

3. n., A process of making women's pāʻū; white tapa.

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pūnana

/ pū•nana / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

kikino, Nest.

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Kapa where the fibers show like the twigs in a birdʻs nest; white kapa.

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