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1. n., Mat.

  • References:
    • Cf. moe, to lie down.
    • PPN moenga.

2. n., Couch, bed.

3. n., Resting place, position of anything lying down; place for setting (hoʻomoe) a fish net.

  • Examples:
    • Na ka lawaiʻa e kuhikuhi i ka moena e hoʻomoe ai i ka ʻupena, the fisherman points out the place to set the net.

4. Same as moe #6.

  • Examples:
    • Moena i mua, to forge ahead.

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moena

kikinonoun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Rug, as for a living room or any large room.

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moena

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

s., Contraction of moe and ana, a lying down. See moana. A mat; a matress; a conch; a pillow; the common application is to mats of different kinds as Hawaiians use them in their houses.

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moena

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

n., [Contraction of moe and ana, a lying down.] A mat; a mattress; a couch; a pillow; the common application is to mats of different kinds used by Hawaiians in their houses.

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Mat plaited from plant fibers, as the lau hala leaf.

General name applied to floor and moe (sleeping mats).

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