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hema

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Left, left side.

  • Examples:
    • Nānā i ka hema, left, dress. Ma ka hema, huli, left, face. (Military commands.)
  • References:
    • PPN sema.

2. nvs., South, southern.

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hema

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, South.

  • Source:
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  • Related:
    • Abbreviated as Hm.
    • Kōʻai hema. Counterclockwise.
    • Poepoe hapa hema. Southern hemisphere.

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hema

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / HE-MA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Left; applied to two opposite things; as, lima hema, the left hand, in distinction from lima akau, the right hand; welau hema (in geography), the south pole; opposed to welau akau, the north pole; kanaka lima hema, a left-handed man. Lunk. 3:15. NOTE.—In marking the cardinal points of the compass, a Hawaiian will place himself back to the east and his face to the west; hence, his right indicates the north and his left the south.

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ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / hē'-ma / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Left; applied to two opposite things; as, lima hema, the left hand, in distinction from lima akau, the right hand; welau hema (in geography), the south pole, opposed to welau akau, the north pole. Kanaka lima hema, a left-handed man. (In marking the cardinal points of the compass, an Hawaiian faces the west; hence, his right hand indicates the north and his left the south.)

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ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / hē'-mo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Loose; separating.

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Hema

iʻoa ｜ proper noun Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Place, ʻĀina-Haina, Honolulu, Oʻahu.

  • Literally, south, left.

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Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

South, as indicated by a person facing west who extends his left arm.

hema

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

South. In marking cardinal points of the compass, Hawai- ians placed their backs to the east, so their right indicated the north and their left the south.

hema

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Left-handed.

hema

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

the left; south.

Hema

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Left or South (abbreviated He. or Hem.).

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