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nvt.

1. Knot, bond, fastening; to tie a knot. Hīpuʻu o ka male, bonds of matrimony. hoʻo.hī.puʻu To tie, bind.

2. Tied bundle, purse (Sol. 1.14, Isa. 3.22); to bundle up.

kikino Knot. Dic. See entry below.

v. To tie in knots, as the string of a bundle or bag.

s., A knot; a fastening; anything tied. FIG. E wehe oe i ka hipu naaupo, o make auanei oe.

2. A bag for carrying small things in, as money; a purse. Sol. 1:14.

3. Hipuu kala, in the English translation, a crisping pin. Isa. 3:22.

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adj. Knotty, as a string tied up in knots; tied fast; applied to men, mischievous.

Hipuu (hī'-pu'u), adj.

/ hī'-pu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Knotty, as a string tied up in knots.

2. Tied fast.

1. n., A knot; a fastening.

2. n., Anything tied. Fig: E wehe oe i ka hipu naaupo, o make auanei oe.

3. n., A bag for carrying small things; a little purse: hipuu kala. Money tied up in a corner of a handkerchief. (This word was used by the translators of the Bible for satchel in Isaiah 3:22.)

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Hipuu (hī'-pu'u), v.

/ hī'-pu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To tie in knots, as the string of a bundle or bag. Syn: Hipuupuu.

Knotty, as a string tied up in knots; tied fast.

knot, fastening: to tie a knot.

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