1. vt., To hold or carry in the arms, as a child; to bear; to nurse or tend a child (Hawaiians did not carry children unrelated to them, and commoners did not touch a chief's child; carrying a child symbolized love, kinship, and affection).
2. Same as kūpoki, a plaiting process.
3. vs., Tall, as cliff or mountain.
Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
v. To lift up; to bear upon the hips and support with the arms, as a child; to hold, as a child on the knees. Isa. 66:12. To carry in the arms and on the bosom; ike ae la oia i ke kaikamahine e hiiia mai ana. Laieik. 10. To nurse; to tend, as a child. Kanik. 2:22.
1. To lift up and hold or carry in the arms.
2. To bear upon the hips and support with the arms, as a child.
3. To hold, as a child on the knees.
4. To carry in the arms and on the bosom: ike ae la oia i ke kaika-mahine e hiiia mai ana. Laieik. p. 10.
5. To nurse; to tend, as a child.
Flats, east Lānaʻi. Literally, carry.
Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
To lift up; to bear upon the hips and support a child, as with the arms. (A.) Hawaiians did not carry children unrelated to them, and commoners did not touch a chiefʻs child. (PE.) Finishing off the weaving of anything plaited, as a hat or mat. (DK.)
to hold in arms, to nurse.
Tall, as a cliff or mountain (PE).
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