1. vt., To strike (kā) with a side stroke or obliquely; to strike in order to ensnare or catch in an oose; crooked, bent, curved.
2. nvt., To grow by ground layering; plant so grown. Figuratively, chain, succession: ʻAʻole i pau ʻia nei nā kākiwi a nā leo poloʻai i ke aliʻi, the chain of voices summoning the chief was not ended.
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v. See KIWI, to crook. To bend; to crook, as a horn.
2. To bend the body, as in bowing; to nod, as one going to sleep.
3. To press down upon; to crush flat.
4. To slap; to strike suddenly.
adj. Crooked; bent; pahi kakiwi, a crooked sword; a crooked knife; a sickle. Hoik. 14:4.
Crooked; bent; pahi kakiwi, a crooked sword.
1. To bend down and fasten in the earth, as in propagating plants by causing a branch to take root previous to its separation from the stock.
2. To ensnare; to catch by means of a noose.
To layer a plant; to start a new plant or growth.
Crooked sword, knife, or sickle; to strike suddenly from the side; to bend the body, as in bowing; to nod, as one going to sleep.
to layer slips; to plant graftings.
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