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iwilei

/ iwi.lei / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Collarbone.

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2. n., Measure of length from the collarbone to the tip of the middle finger with the arm extended; yard.

  • References:
    • PNP iwilei.

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I-WI-LEI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The shoulder bone; the collar bone; also,

2. The measure of a yard, i. e., from the breast bone to the end of the longest finger.

Iwilei (ĭ'-wĭ-le'i), n.

/ ĭ'-wĭ-le'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The shoulder bone; the collar bone.

2. The measure of a yard, that is, from the breast hone to the end of the longest finger.

Iwilei (i'wi-le'i):

/ i'wi-le'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

collar bone. Land section, Oahu.

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Iwilei

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Road and section 6 of Honolulu (map 6) near the pineapple cannery, formerly a center of prostitution and the home of Sadie Thompson (in Somerset Maugham's Rain). Lit., collarbone or a unit of measurement.

iwilei

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Measure from the collarbone to the end of the longest finger, arm extended; 1 yard.

iwilei

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Unit of measure, about a yard, from a manʻs collarbone to the tip of his middle finger. Used to space house posts.

iwilei

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

shoulder bone, collar bone; a yard.

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