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1. n., Sack, pocket, bag, basket; bag-shaped fish net; scrotum. (Often preceded by ke.)

  • References:
    • PPN kete.

2. vi., To cringe, shrink from, draw away from, flinch, wince; to become smaller, shrink.

Nā LepiliTags: anatomy preceded by ke

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hoʻoeke Variant of hoʻoweke (weke #1).

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kikino, Bag (preceded by ke).

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s. A pocket; a bag; a small sack. Luk. 9:3. Eke kala, a money bag; a purse. Ioan. 12:6. SYN. with hipuu.

2. Name of a kind of net; properly, the bottom or bag part of the net.

adj. Excellent; nice; applied to canoes; perhaps to other things.

Eke (ĕ'-kĕ), adj.

/ ĕ'-kĕ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Having good qualities in a high degree; eminent by reason of worth or value; excellent: said of both persons and things.

2. Exactly fitted or adjusted; accurate; nice.

Eke (ĕ'-kĕ), n.

/ ĕ'-kĕ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A sack or pouch, usually of woven material, leather, or paper, used as a receptacle; a bag: Eke kala, money-bag (purse).

2. A small bag or pouch attached to a garment; one of the pouches of a billiard-table; a pocket.

3. The bag or pouch that is attached to a bag-net; a net-bag.

Eke (ē'-ke):

/ ē'-ke / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

pocket. Crater, West Maui. Elevation, 4,500 feet.

ʻEke

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Land section, Wai-piʻo qd., Hawaiʻi. Crater and peak (4,480 feet high), near the border between Lahaina and Wai-luku qds., West Maui.

Nice, excellent. Words used in describing a canoe.

Bag-shaped part of a net; bottom of the net.

Bag net; properly, the bottom or the bag part of the net.

bag, pouch, pocket.

E hoomahuahua; e hooloihi. Eke out a living, e hoomahuahua i na loaa.

E hoomahuahua; e hooloihi. Eke out a living, e hoomahuahua i na loaa.

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