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ʻōpuʻu

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

1. nvi., A bud, the budding breasts of a girl, the budding spur of a young cock; to bud; a child; a geometric cone.

  • Examples:
    • Na ʻōpuʻu maka moʻa me ke ahi (Oihk. 2.14), fresh ears [of grain] parched with fire.
    • He ʻōpuʻu ʻoe, he kākala kēlā (FS 95), you have young spurs, that one [a cock with old] spurs.

2. n., A whale-tooth pendant, not tongue-shaped like the lei palaoa.

  • Related:
    • Kalaniʻōpuʻu (name of a chief), the whale-tooth pendant high chief.
  • References:

3. n., A large surf, swell.

  • References:
    • UL 36.

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ʻōpuʻu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Bulb. Niʻihau. See ʻōpuʻuahi. Ana kawaūea ʻōpuʻu pulu a maloʻo. Wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer. ʻŌpuʻu kukui. Light bulb.

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ʻōpuʻu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Geometric cone. Dic.

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ʻōpuʻu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Underground chrysalis. Dic., ext. mng.

O-PUU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To bud, as a tree or plant; to shoot forth buds. Kin. 40:10.

2. To bud, i. e., to set fruit. Mat. 13:26.

3. To shoot out, as the branch of a tree. Mar. 4:32.

4. Hoo. To cause to grow. Ezek. 29:21.

Ua opuu ae kuahiwi i ka ili o ke kai,

Ua omeo ae ka puka ana.

O-PUU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A bud. Nah. 17:23. The germ of a vegetable; a tuft; a cluster; a bunch of corn. Kin. 41:5. An ear or bunch of wheat or barley. Rut. 2:2.

2. A protuberance See PUU.

3. A whale's tooth; ka opuu niho okohola; opuu makamua, first green ears. Oihk. 2:14. Ka opuu maia, a bunch of bananas.

4. The spur of a very young cock; ka opuu ana'e o ke kalakala o ka moa.

5. A conical hill; hence, in geometry, a cone. Ana. Hon. 29.

O-PUU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Swelling highly, as a very high surf before it breaks; ohu mai la he wahi nalu opuu. Laieik. 91.

Opuu (o-pu'u), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Pu'u, a bunch.]

1. A bud; the germ of a vegetable; a bunch: opuu makamua, first green ears; ka opuu maia, the bunch of bananas.

2. A protuberance.

3. The spur of a very young cock: ka opuu kalakaka o ka moa opio.

4. In geometry, a cone.

5. The curve of a wave before it breaks.

6. A swelling.

7. A rise into waves; roll of the sea; ohu mai la he wahi nalu opuu. Laieik. p. 91.

Opuu (o-pu'u), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To bud, as a tree or plant; to shoot forth buds.

2. To bud, that is, to set fruit.

3. To shoot out, as the branch of a tree.

ʻōpuʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Child.

ʻōpuʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Spur of a very young cock.

ʻōpuʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Child, bud.

ʻōpuʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Mat taking its name from the pattern with rounding edges resembling flower buds.

‘opu‘u

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

to bud, sprout, or bloom.

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