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ʻōlepe

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

1. nvt., To turn, as on hinges; to shut and open, as Venetian blinds; to peel off, as shingles in a gale; to upset, overturn, tear asunder.

  • Related:
    • hoʻōlepe Caus/sim.; To cause to turn, shut, etc.
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2. n., Any kind of bivalve, as a mussel or oyster.

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3. n., Garden balsam or impatiens (Impatiens balsamina 🌐), from southeastern Africa, an annual to about 90 cm tall, grown ornamentally for its pink, red, yellow, white, or spotted flowers.

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    • Neal 539–40.

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ʻōlepe

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Impatiens. Dic. See pukaaniani ʻōlepe, puke ʻōlepe.

O-LE-PE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The name of a kind of fish resembling the pipi. Anat. 6.

O-LE-PE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To turn, as a door on a hinge; to turn one way and another, as the helm of a ship.

Olepe (o-lē'-pe), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A variety of shell-fish resembling the pipi or oyster; the clam. Also called oaoaka.

Olepe (o-lē'-pe), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To turn, as a door on a hingle; to turn one way and another, as the helm of a ship.

2. To set open; to unclose.

ʻōlepe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To turn one way or another, as the course of a ship.

ʻōlepe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Bivalve that resembles the pipi (Pinctada radiata), the Hawaiian pearl oyster. A common shallow water species along shores of the main Hawaiian islands. Once plentiful in Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay. (EAK 518.)

‘olepe

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

oyster, clam.

‘olepe

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

to turn, as a hinge.

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