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honu

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., General name for turtle and tortoise, as Chelonia mydas 🌐.

  • Examples:
    • Honu neʻepū ka ʻāina, the land moves like the turtle [land passes slowly but inexorably from owner to heir].
  • Related:
    • Hula honu, an ancient dance imitating the movements of a turtle.
  • References:
    • PPN fonu.

2. n., Name of a design for Niʻihau mats.

3. Variant of hohonu, deep.

  • Rare
  • Related:
    • hoʻohonu Caus/sim.; To deepen.
  • References:
    • PPN fonu, full, as of liquid; PCP fofonu, deep.

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honu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

See honu lūʻau, honu pahu.

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honu

/ HO-NU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., The turtle; a terrapin; more generally applied to the sea turtle; a tortoise. Oihk. 11:29. NOTE.—The honu was formerly forbidden to women to eat in the times of the kapu under penalty of death.

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honu

/ hō'-nu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., The green turtle; a terrapin; more generally applied to the sea turtle; a tortoise. (The honu formerly was forbidden to women to eat in the times of the tabu, under penalty of death.)

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honu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Sea turtle or terrapin forbidden as food for women under pain of death.

honu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Design for a Niʻihau mat. (PE.)

HONU

Haw to Eng, Wehiwehi Baibala (1872),

I. He wahi moo paha ia ma ka olelo Hebera, Oihk. 11:29.

honu

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

turtle.

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