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ʻōpeʻa

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

1. nvt., To twist, bind, or cross the hands, as behind the back; to throw over the shoulder, as a shawl; to overturn, overthrow; to evict, as a tenant; to trip, as with a spear thrust between the legs. Figuratively, to deceive, trick, treat treacherously; treachery.

  • Examples:
    • Ka ʻōpeʻa aku i ka mea pono ma ka hoʻokolokolo ʻana (Sol. 18.5), to trip up the righteous man in trial.

2. n., Scrotum.

3. n., Small boom or spar to extend and elevate the sails of a canoe.

Nā LepiliTags: anatomy

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1. v., To be turned or to lean to one side.

2. To turn off, as when land is taken away, perhaps for a fault, perhaps not; ua laweia ka aina, opeaia ke kanaka.

3. To drive one away; hakaka laua, a opeaia o mea e mea.

4. To bind one's hands behind his back; opeaia kona mau lima; to cross; to tie cross-wise; to treat ill.

5. To abuse or treat one evil without reason.

6. To judge unrighteously. Sol. 18:5.

7. To treat the gods with contempt and risk the consequences. See pea.

8. To throw over one, as a kapa, or as a child over the shoulder.

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opea

kikinonoun / O-PE-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A cross, as sticks crossed. See pea and kea. The cross stick which holds up the outer and upper end of a sail.

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opea

kikinonoun / O-PE-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Used probably for opeia, what is bound up; a testicle.

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opea

ʻaʻanostative verb / O-PE-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Villainous; perverse; not trusty.

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opea

ʻaʻanostative verb / o-pe'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Villainous; perverse; not trustworthy.

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opea

kikinonoun / o-pe'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., Testicle.

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opea

kikinonoun / o-pe'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., [O and pea, a sail.] Small boom or spar to extend and elevate the sail of a canoe.

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1. v., To overthrow; to overturn; to be turned or to lean to one side.

2. v., To turn off as when land is taken away perhaps for a fault, perhaps not: ua laweia ka aina, opeaia ke kanaka; to drive one away: hakaka laua, a opeaia o mea e mea.

3. v., To bind one's hands behind his back: opeaia kona mau lima; to cross; to tie crosswise; to abuse or ill treat one without reason.

4. v., To judge unrighteously.

5. v., To treat the gods with contempt and risk the consequences. See pea.

6. v., To throw over one, as a tapa, or as a child over the shoulder.

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Opea

iʻoaproper noun / o-pe'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

a cross. Land section, Hilo, Hawaii.

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Small boom holding up the outer and upper ends of a sail.

Testicle, scrotum.

scrotum: to overturn.

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