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poepoe

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

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].
  • References:
    • Oihk. 19.27.

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

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poepoe

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

kikino, Sphere, globe.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word
  • Examples:
    • Poepoe Honua. Globe of Earth.
  • References:

Nā LepiliTags: math geography

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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.

Poepoe (pō'-ĕ-pō'-e), adj.

/ pō'-ĕ-pō'-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

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

Poepoe (pō'-e-pō'-e), v.

/ pō'-e-pō'-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

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

2. To be round.

Poepoe (po'e-po'e):

/ po'e-po'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

circular. Land section, Kapalama, Oahu.

Poepoe

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Place, Ka-lihi Kai, Honolulu, named for Joseph M. Poepoe, editor of the Hawaiian language newspaper, Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, in the 1890s. He was a lawyer and member of the Legislature. (TM.)

Globe, sphere.

Variety of sweet potato with round roots and stems. (NP 126.)

round, globular, circular.

Round, rounded, circular (PE).

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