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ʻākau

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

1. nvs., Right (not left).

  • Examples:
    • Ma ka ʻākau, huli, right, face; nānā ma ka ʻākau, dress right [military commands].
    • Lālau ka ʻākau, lū ka hema (saying), the right [hand] grabs, the left throws away [of a spendthrift].
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2. n., North (when one faces west, the direction of the sun's course, the right hand is to the north).

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ʻākau

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, North.

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  • Related:
    • Abbreviated as ʻĀk.
    • Ke Kai ʻĀkau. North Sea.
    • Kōʻai ʻākau. Clockwise.
    • Poepoe hapa ʻākau. Northern hemisphere.
    • See wēlau ʻākau.

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akau

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / A-KAU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., The right; on the right; lima akau, the right hand; ma ka aoao akau, on the right side. In geography, the person is supposed to stand with his face to the west; hence the right hand is towards the north, and his left to the south. Aoao akau, north side; aoao hema, south side; welau akau, north pole, &c.

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akau

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / ă-kau' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., The right; on the right: lima akua, the right hand; ma ka aoao akau, on the right side. (In geography, the person is supposed to stand with his face to the west; hence the right hand is towards the north, and his left to the south: Aoao akau, north side; aoao hema, south side; welau akau, north pole, etc.)

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akau

kikino ｜ noun / ă-kau' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., North; one of the four cardinal points of the compass.

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ʻākau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

North, as indicated by a person facing the west, and extending his hand to his right. See hema, hīkina.

AKAU

Haw to Eng, Wehiwehi Baibala (1872),

I. E nana HIKINA. Ua hooikeia ko Babulonia a me ko Asuria, he poe kanaka niai ke kukulu-akau mai, no ka mea, ua hele kaua mai lakou i ka Iseraela mai ka akau mai, i ole e pilikia lakou i ka waonahele, Ier. 1:14; 46:6, 24; Zep. 2:13. I mai la o Ioba, 'Mai ke kukulu-akau i hele niai ai ke alohi lohi gula,' oia ka la malie, aole ua, Iob. 37:22. Pela no ma Suria a me Arabia i keia wa e noho nei, e like me kela wa kahiko loa. Ina mai ka akau mai ka makani, a ulaula na ao, he la malie no apopo, e like me ka Iesu, 'E malie auanei, no ka mea, ke ulaula mai la ke ao,'Mat 16:2.

‘akau

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

right hand; north ; right.

ʻākau

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. North (abbreviated A. or Ak.) (PE). 2. Right (not left) (PE). 3. North, one of the four cardinal points of the compass (AP).

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