Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

kūmau

/ kū.mau / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs., Customary, usual, regular.

  • Examples:
    • Uku kūmau, usual fees, taxes, dues.
    • Hālāwai kūmau, regular meeting.
  • References:

2. n., Deep wooden bowl with a thick base, as for poi.

  • Examples:
    • Nā kūmau palapaʻa o Nāʻālehu, ʻoia mau no ka pāpaʻa, the thick-based cabashes of Nāʻālehu are always crusted [with dried poi; strict adherents to principles, are the thick-headed natives of Nāʻālehu; the old poi stays in the calabash].

3. (Cap.) n., North Star.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: astronomy

Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log

kūmau

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano, Standard, as in deviation, in math.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Related:
    • Haiahū kūmau. Standard deviation.
    • Waihona kālā kūmau. Endowment fund. Also: waihona ō.
  • References:
    • Cf. maʻamau. See papa huaʻōlelo kūmau.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: math

Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log

No nā lepili ｜ Regarding tags: Pili piha a pili hapa paha kēia mau lepe i nā hua o luna aʻe nei. ｜ Tags may apply to all or only some of the tagged entries.

E huli iā “kūmau” ma Ulukau.

Search for “kūmau” on Ulukau.

Hāpai i wehewehena hou a i ʻole i ʻōlelo hoʻoponopono ｜ Suggest a translation or correction

E hāpai i kahi wehewehena a i ʻole hoʻoponopono no Wehewehe Wikiwiki. ｜ Suggest a translation or correction to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki Community Dictionary for consideration.

Mai hoʻouna mai i noi unuhi ʻōlelo. ｜ This is not a translation service.