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kī.kepa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Tapa or sarong worn by women under one arm and over the shoulder of the opposite arm.

2. vi. To lean over to one side, to cover one side; to turn to the side; to place in a one-sided manner; on the side, as a tapa or lei worn over one shoulder and under the opposite arm. Kuʻu lei kīkepa kau poʻohiwi, my lei over one shoulder and down on the opposite side. ʻOki kīkepa, to cut the hair on one side, as formerly in mourning. ʻAko kīkepa, to pluck on one side. Kā kīkepa, to strike on one side or glance off on a side; a glancing blow.

3. vt. To bite sideways, snap.

4. n. Edge, rim, as of a canoe.

5. n. Pig of one solid color with a spot of another color on the shoulder.

KI-KE-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To fix or place a thing in a one-sided manner: to lean over on one side; to cover one side of the head.

KI-KE-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The hair of the head turned over one side as though the head was onesided; a sash over one shoulder.

Kikepa (kī'-kĕ'-pa), n.

/ kī'-kĕ'-pa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

The lapping of one thing over another; a folding over.

Kikepa (kī'-kĕ'-pa), v.

/ kī'-kĕ'-pa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To fix or place a thing in a one-sided manner.

2. To lean over on one side.

3. To cover one side of the head.

4. To overlay or be overlaid.

5. To bite or snatch with the teeth.

Kīkepa

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

Point, northeast Niʻihau. Kīkepa is the tapa or sarong worn by women with the top under one arm and over the shoulder of the opposite arm.

E huli iā “kīkepa” ma Ulukau.

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