Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., Round, rounded, circular; compact, compressed; full, as the moon; sphere, globe; to gather together in a circle.

• Examples:
  • E ʻaiana i nā kāwele i poepoe, iron the towels so they will be compact.
  • Nele i ka mea poepoe, lacking round things [i.e., dollars].
• Related:
  • Uea poepoe, smooth wire [contrasting with barbed].
  • hoʻopoepoe Caus/sim.; Reduplication of hoʻopoe.
• References:
  • Oihk. 19.27.

2. n., A euphemism for penis in the phrase ʻoki poepoe, subincision, circumcision.

kikino, Sphere, globe.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Poepoe Honua. Globe of Earth.
• References:
  • See poepoe hapa.

v. To be short; to be low, in opposition to tall, high.

2. Hoo. To round; to make round. Oihk. 19:27.

3. To throw away from one, as a child is thrown away from the arms.

adj. Round; round and smooth; globular; circular; he mea poepoe ka honua, the earth is a round thing.

Round; round and smooth; globular; circular: He mea poepoe ka honua, the earth is a round thing.

1. To be short; to be low, in opposition to tall, high.

2. To be round.

circular. Land section, Kapalama, Oahu.