hī.puʻu
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.
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.
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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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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