Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

kamakiʻilohelohe

/ kama.kiʻi.lohe.lohe / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Name of the sacred sennit cord used in taboo services; name of this rigid taboo. Literally, bind, tie, obey.

  • Examples:
    • Hulihia pāpio a i lalo ke alo, hulihia i ka ʻaha o kamakiʻilohelohe, overturned with face down, overturned by the taboo cord kamakiʻilohelohe.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: religion

Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log

kamakiilohelohe

/ kă'-mă-ki'i-lō'-hĕ-lō'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Kama, for Kamapuaa; kii, get; lohelohe, a small beetlelike insect found in still water.]

1. n., A tabu or consecration of the lohelohe for sacred use.

2. n., The tabu placed upon one who seeks the lohelohe on the order of a priest.

3. n., A tabu worship for the chief.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: religion chiefs

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 “kamakiilohelohe” ma Ulukau.

Search for “kamakiilohelohe” 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.