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kūpono

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

nvs., Upright, perpendicular, honest, decent, proper, appropriate, satisfactory, rightful, reliable, right, just, fair, qualified, suitable, advisable, advantageous, convenient, seemly, fit, natural, applicable, nearby; worth, merit, excellence.

  • Examples:
    • Mahope iho o ke kahuna imu e kūpono ana i ka loʻi, behind the cook house next to the taro patch.
    • Ka mea i ʻike ʻia he kūpono, as is seen fit; as is deemed proper.
    • Ka hope kūpono i kāna hana ʻana, the natural consequences of his acts.
    • Nā mea e kūpono ai nā lunamakaʻāinana, qualifications of representatives.
    • Nā hua ʻō-lelo kūpono i ka mea i oʻo, kūpono nohoʻi i nā keiki, words referring to the middle-aged, also applicable to children.
    • Ua hoʻomāhuahua aku naʻe ka uku o nā kumu kula e like me kō lākou kūpono, the pay of the teachers was increased according to their merit.
    • Kūpono lākou i waho o Hanamāʻulu (FS 67), they were just outside Hanamāʻulu.
  • Related:
    • hoʻokūpono Caus/sim.; To behave uprightly; to conform to; to go straight toward, face toward, proceed correctly.
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kūpono

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kū•pono / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano, Reasonable.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Examples:
    • Kumukūʻai kūpono. Reasonable price.

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kūpono

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kū•pono / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano, Perpendicular, in math.

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kupono

/ KU-PO-NO / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., Ku and pono, right. To be or to act uprightly; to be just; to be true. Hookupono. To stand upright, i. e., to stand firmly; to establish; to hold up; to be just; to be upright.

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kupono

/ KU-PO-NO / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. adj., In geometry, upright; perpendicular; kaha kupono, a perpendicular line. Anahon. 4.

2. Morally upright. 2 Nal. 20:3. Honest; conscientious. Oihk. 13:37.

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kupono

/ kū'-pō'-no / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. adj., In geometry, upright; perpendicular; kaha kupono, a perpendicular line.

2. adj., Morally upright; honest; conscientious.

3. adj., Adapted to; suitable.

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kupono

/ kū'-pō'-no / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A training or state of being fitted for.

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kupono

/ kū'-pō'-no / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Ku, to stand or to fit, and pono, right.]

1. v., To be right or to act uprightly; to be just; to be true.

2. v., To fit; to be fit; to be adapted to a purpose.

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KUPONO

Haw to Eng, Wehiwehi Baibala (1872),

I. poloki, hemolele; oia ke ano maoli o ke Akua, Iob. 36:3; Is. 51:5-8; Ioa. 17:25, ke ano hoi o kana hana ana, Kin. 18:25; Rom. 3:21, 22; 10:3. O ko Iesu pono, oia kona hemolele kina ole, kona malama pono ana i ke kanawai, a me kona make ana i kalahala no kakou. O ko ke kanaka pono, oia kana hana pono ana kekahi i kekahi, a me kona noho haipule ana, Kin. 18:23; Oihk. 19:15; Is. 60:17; Rom. 14:17; Ep. 5:9. O ka hoopono ana o na'lii a me na lunakanawai, he pono no e wiwo ole ia, a e paewaewa ole, a e pololei imua o ke Akua, Kan. 1:16, 17; 2 Sam. 23:3: 2 Oihlii. 19:6-10. O ka hana kekee ana na'lii, a me na luna, me ka lawe i na kipe, ua hoahewa loa ia ma ka Baibala, 1 Sam. 8:3; 1 Nalii 21:8-14; Is. 1:23; 10:1; Mik. 3:11; 7:3.

kupono

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

upright, honest, perpenticular; to fit.

kūpono

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. To be true; to be just (AP). 2. Equitable; reasonable. 3. Honest, decent, proper, appropriate, satisfactory, rightful, right, just, fair, suitable, advantageous (PE). 4. Honest, suitable, to be just, to be adapted to a purpose (AP). 5. Signify; competent; eligible. 6. Shortened version of ʻili kūpono.

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