pewa
1. n., Tail of fish, shrimp, lobster.
- References:
- Cf. hiʻu.
2. n., Rectangular patch or wedge used for mending bowls, perhaps so called because of a resemblance to a fishtail.
3. Variant of pawa #1, usually following huli.
- Examples:
- ʻElua wale nō huli pewa ʻana o ka piha makahiki (Kel. 10), after the dawning of just two years. (Also Kel. 61.)
4. n., Clump or group, as of trees near a forest.
- Examples:
- ʻŌhiʻa uliuli i ka ua i moku pewa ʻia (PH 33), ʻōhiʻa trees darkened by the rain and cut off as a clump.
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