Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

nvt., Wrapper, envelope, case, covering, sheath; a ti-leaf bundle; to wrap, cover, bundle up, fold up, roll up, swathe; to dress, as a wound.

• Examples:
  • Ā wahī ihola ʻoia i nā papa i ke gula (Puk. 36.34), and he overlaid the boards with gold.
• Related:
  • Wahī makaaniani, glasses case.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻili wahī, kīpē.
  • PEP faʻasi , but cf. Marquesan fafi, vahi [long vowels are not marked].

kikino, Folder, as in a computer program.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Examples:
  • Pono e hana kope ʻia kēlā waihona ma ka wahī ʻōnaehana. That file needs to be copied to the system folder.
  • Wahī o waho. External folder.
• References:
  • Cf. waihona.