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1. loc.n., Middle, between, center, central, intermediate, medial (often preceded by i, ma-, mai); mean, average.

• References:
  • Cf. leo waena, paʻapū.
  • PEP waenga.

2. n., Cultivated field, garden, vegetable plot.

• Examples:
  • Nā mea kanu o ka waena (Kin. 3.18), the herb of the field.

• Related:
  • Manamana waena. Middle finger. Niʻihau. Also manamana loa.

comp. prep. Between; in the middle; in the midst; prefixed by i, ma, mai, no. Gram.§ 161.

prep., Between; in the middle; in the midst; prefixed by i, ma, mai, no.

the middle: between.

1. General term for clearings made in the midst of the forests from Hilo district to Kona for planting dryland taro (ESH). 2. Middle, between, center, central (PE). 3. Cultivated field (PE). 4. A space enclosed by bounding lines; a field; a farm; a garden; a cultivated spot (AP).