1. vi. To stumble, twist the ankle. Fig., to misstep, err in conduct. Cf. ʻōkupe. hoʻo.kupe Caus/sim.
2. n. A hula step: with the feet still and the knees bent, the body swings three times quite low down to the right, over to the left, and up.
3. Same as ʻōlepe kupe, a bivalve. (PPN tupe.)
4. nvt. To steer a canoe; canoe endpieces.
n. Two pairs, as in poker. Eng.
v. To manage or direct a canoe, as the man with the steering paddle; to direct the bow of a boat or canoe; e hoopololei ae i ka ihu.
2. To shovel dirt; to use a shovel or spade. See KOPE.
s. The name of a rim of a canoe before and behind.
2. A fetter. See KUPEE.
That part of a canoe, forward and back of the lashings, that secures the outrigger to the boat.
To manage or direct a canoe, as the man with the steering paddle; to direct the bow of a boat or canoe; e hoopololei ae i ka ihu.
To man or direct a canoe, as the one holding the steering paddle.
Canoe rims or end pieces fore and aft.
Hula step with feet still, knees bent. The body swings down low three times to the right, over to the left, and up.
E huli iā “kupe” ma Ulukau.
Search for “kupe” on Ulukau.