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keʻena

kikinonoun Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Office, room, booth, closet, stall, vault, studio, nook, cranny; drawer of a bureau (rare); department, board, bureau; memory (fig.).

  • Examples:
    • Keʻena pale ahi, fireproof vault.
    • Pau ka moʻolelo kaulana o Kawelo, a koe paha kekahi ma nā keʻena ʻōpū o ka lehulehu (FS 113), the famous story of Kawelo is over, but some of it perhaps remains in the crannies of the hearts of the people.

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keʻena

kikinonoun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Chamber, i.e. a generalized term for any of the chambers of the heart.

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keʻena

kikinonoun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Department, office.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Examples:
    • Leka kūloko keʻena. Office mail.
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keena

kikinonoun / KE-E-NA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., A room; an apartment in a house. 1 Nal. 6:6.

2. A drawer of a bureau; keena kapu, a sanctuary. Puk. 25:8.

3. A partition of a room.

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keena

kikinonoun / kĕ-ē'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A room; an apartment in a house.

2. n., A drawer of a bureau: keena kapu, a sanctuary.

3. n., A place partitioned off for special purpose: Keena moe, bedroom; keenahana, office or workshop.

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room, office, apartment.

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