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kūpeʻe

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

1. nvt., Bracelet, anklet; fetters, manacles, handcuffs; to put or tie on bracelets, anklets, fetters; to hogtie.

  • Examples:
    • Kūpeʻe hoaka, bracelet as made of crescent-shaped hog's tusks.
    • Kūpeʻe hoʻokalakala, bracelet of boar's tusks; literally, sharp bracelet.
    • Kūpeʻe palaoa, bracelet of whale teeth, or a single pierced whale tooth on a string worn about the wrist.
    • I kō lākou kūpeʻe ʻana i nā hoe (Nak. 61), because they held back the paddles.
  • Related:
    • Lāʻau kūpeʻe, stocks.

2. n., An edible marine snail (Nerita polita 🌐); the shells were used for ornaments, the rare ones by chiefs. Varieties are qualified by the terms ānuenue, ʻeleʻele, kāniʻo, mahiole, palaoa (literally, ivory, (rare), puna (rare), ʻula.

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KU-PEE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To bind with fetters; to fasten with fetters.

2. To bind; to tie fast.

3. To ornament the wrist or arm with bracelets; to put ornaments on the arm.

KU-PEE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. An ornament, generally of a string of shells (pupuhoaka.) Kin. 24:22. Kupee gula.

2. A bracelet. Puk. 35:22. Kupee lima.

3. A fetter. See KUPE. 2 Nal. 25:7. Kupee keleawe, a fetter of brass. Lunk. 16:21. Laau kupee, stocks. Ier. 20:2.

Kupee (kū'-pe'e), n.

/ kū'-pe'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. An ornament, generally a string of shells (pupuhoaka): kupee gula—gold bracelet.

2. A bracelet; kupee lima.

3. A fetter: kupee keleawe, a fetter of brass; laau kupee, stocks.

Kupee (kū'-pe'e), v.

/ kū'-pe'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To bind with fetters; to fasten with fetters.

2. To bind; to tie fast.

3. To ornament the wrist or arm with bracelets; to put ornaments on the arm.

KUP 344 KUP

Kupee (ku'-pe'e):

/ ku'-pe'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

anklets, or bracelets. Land section, Koolaupoko. Oahu.

kūpeʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Bracelet or ornament; generally a string of shells (pūpūhoāka).

kūpeʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Leglet, so called because it is fastened below the knees. What were once thought to be dogʻs teeth were really human teeth, pierced and strung to be used later to make the kūpeʻe

KUPEE

Haw to Eng, Wehiwehi Baibala (1872),

I. he wahi mea nani, no ka lima kekahi, a no ka wawae kekahi, Nah. 31:50; Is. 3:20. He kupee lima ko na kane, i kekahi manawa, he mea hoailona alii, 2 Sam. 1:10. I kekahi manawa, he nunui ke kupee, a he nui hoi ke kumukuai, Kin. 24:22. Ma Suria a me Arabia, i keia wa, hookomo no na wahine i na apo ma ko lakou wawae i mea kanikani, i ko lakou hele ana, me he mau bele liilii. Maluna o ka opuupuu wawae keia apo, a he gula kekahi, he kala, he keleawe, a he aniaui, e like me ka waiwai o ka mea i komo. E naua APO.

kupe‘e

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

bracelet or anklet; fetters.

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