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kīpuka

kikino ｜ noun / kī.puka / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Variation or change of form (puka, hole), as a calm place in a high sea, deep place in a shoal, opening in a forest, openings in cloud formations, and especially a clear place or oasis within a lava bed where there may be vegetation.

2. n., Short shoulder cape; cloak, poncho.

3. n., Loop, lasso; snare, as for catching owls (a rat was tied to a sharp stick in a net; the owl, pouncing on the rat, was pierced by this stick).

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kipuka

kikino ｜ noun / KI-PU-KA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., A snare for taking birds. Kekah. 9:12. A sliding noose.

2. Something variable; a change; variety.

3. An opening; a calm place in a high sea.

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kipuka

kikino ｜ noun / kī'-pū'-ka / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A snare for taking birds; a sliding noose.

2. n., A variation or partial change in form, said of landscape or cloud pictures.

3. n., An opening; a calm place in a high sea; a deep spot in a shoal.

4. n., An open place in a forest; a clear place in a lava field.

5. n., The cloak or poncho of a woman's riding habit, such as worn by Hawaiian women in riding horseback.

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kīpuka

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

an "island" of land (where there may be greenery) left surrounded by a lava flow

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kīpuka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Snare with a sliding noose used to catch owls. A rat was tied to a sharp stick in a net. The owl, pouncing on the rat, was transfixed.

kīpuka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Snare for catching birds.

kipuka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Snare for catching birds; sliding noose.

kīpuka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Opening, a calm place in the high sea or deep inside a shoal.

kipuka

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

an opening; snare for birds; poncho.

kīpuka

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Variation or change of form as a calm place in a high sea, deep place in a shoal, opening in a forest, openings in cloud formations, and especially a clear place or oasis within a lave bed where there may be vegetation.

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