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pāpū

/ pā.pū / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Fort, fortress. Literally, gun enclosure.

  • Examples:
    • Alanui Pāpū, Fort Street.

2. nvs., A plain, clear piece of ground; clear, unobstructed, visible, in plain sight, directly confronting.

  • Examples:
    • Pāpū like (For. 5:649), level, even.
    • Kū pāpū mai ka pali i mua o ka hale, the cliff stood directly visible in front of the house.
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PA-PU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A plain; a level piece of ground of considerable extent. Nah. 36:13.

2. Pa, wall, and pu, gun. A gun fence, i. e., a fort; he pa kaua.

PA-PU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To explain; to make clear; to converse freely.

PA-PU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv. Fully; wholly covered; established; plainly; clearly.

Papu (pā'-pū'), adj.

/ pā'-pū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Clear of obstruction; wide; vast.

Papu (pā'-pū'), adv.

/ pā'-pū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Wholly covered; extensively.

Papu (pā'-pū'), n.

/ pā'-pū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A plain; a level piece of ground of considerable extent.

2. [Pa, wall, and pu, gun.] A gun fence, that is, a fort; he pa kaua.

Papu (pā'-pū'), v.

/ pā'-pū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be face to face with.

Pāpū

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Circle, Kāhala, Honolulu. Lit., fort.

PAPU

Haw to Eng, Wehiwehi Baibala (1872),

I. E nana KANAANA.

pa’pu’

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

a plain; a fort: clear.

pāpū

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Fort, fortress (PE). 2. A plain, clear piece of ground (PE).

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