1. n., Large, hard stem, as on a banana bunch, sweet potato, or pandanus fruit; shank of fishook (Kam. 76:77); tool handle; crosspiece on a lāʻau kia, bird-catching pole; bones of the lower arm or lower leg; male erection; stiffening, hardening; hard, stiff.
2. n., Same as uma, a wrestling game.
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v. To be proud; to be haughty.
2. Hoo. To exhibit pride; to show a lofty independence; to act proudly. 1 Tim. 6:4.
3. To be always eating.
4. To spare; to treat with affection.
s. Hoo. Pride; arrogance. Hal. 10:2. Haughtiness; impudence; disobedience. Ezek. 3:7.
s. The name of the two bones of the lower arm; hence,
2. A cubit in measure.
3. The body of a tree in distinction from its branches.
4. The handle of an axe, oo, hoe, shovel, &c.; kano oo. See KUAU.
5. The running vines of a grape vine, gourd, melon, &c.
6. A notch made in a tree, &c., where birds may light in order to catch them.
v. See KANO, s., the bones of the arms. To grasp in one's arms, as in wrestling; e kanoia i kekahi me kona ikaika iho.
A stiffening; a state of erection.
1. The two bones of the lower arm or the two bones of the lower leg.
2. A cubit in measure.
3. The body of a tree in distinction from its branches.
4. That part of a tool which is held in the hand when used.
Same as uma, an ancient Hawaiian sport.
1. To wrestle or throw down, using the forearm (kano).
2. To measure strength with another by locking arms or legs in attempt to throw the other.
To stiffen up; to make stiff; to cause to stand erect; to cause erection.
Forearm, lower legbone.
a handle for a tool; tree trunk.
E huli iā “kano” ma Ulukau.
Search for “kano” on Ulukau.