wāhi
vt., To cleave, split, burst through, break through; to change, as money; to have sex relations with a virgin, deflower.
- Examples:
- O wāhi mai, ē Lono, o wāhi ʻo luna, o wāhi ʻo lalo, o wāhi ka uka, o wāhi ke kai (prayer to Lono for rain), break through, O Lono, break through above, break through below, may the uplands break through, may the lowlands break through.
- E wāhi mai i ka berena e ola ai (hymn), break the bread of life.
- References:
- Cf. wāwahi.
- PNP faʻasi , PCP waasi .
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