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pōʻaha

kikinonoun / pō.ʻaha / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Circle, as of flowers; ring, as of tapa about a sore that prevents friction; a round support for a calabash made of pandanus or ti leaves wrapped into a ring and bound with a cord.

  • Examples:
    • Pōʻai ʻia ka pōʻaha a puni i ka pōhaku, the circle was completely encircled by stones.

2. General name for trailing plants.

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Pōʻahā

/ Pō.ʻahā / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Thursday; Congregational church meetings held weekly on Thursdays.

  • Literally, fourth day.

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kikino, Thursday.

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s., Po and aha, four. The fourth day (night. See Po, note), i.e., Thursday.

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v., To encircle; to go round; to go about here and there.

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1. s., A circle.

2. A ball wound with a hollow on one side as something to set a calabash in.

3. A smaller ball of the same kind to apply to any swelling.

4. The name of a tree.

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poaha

/ pŏ-ā'-ha / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A circle.

2. n., A ball wound with a hollow on one side as something to set a calabash in.

3. n., A smaller ball of the same kind to apply to any swelling.

4. n., The name of trailing plants in general.

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Poaha

/ pō'-ă-hā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., [Po, night, and aha, four.] The fourth day after Sabati or Sunday; that is, Thursday.

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poaha

/ pŏ-ā'-ha / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To encircle; to go round; to go about here and there.

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Round ball with a hollow on one side in which to set a calabash. (A.) Round support for a calabash made of pandanus or ti leaves wrapped into a ring and bound with a cord. (PE.)

Ball wound with a hollow on one side to apply to a swelling. (A.) A ring, as of kapa, about a sore to prevent friction. (PE.)

Small tree in Hawaiʻi (Broussonetia papyrifera). (NEAL 301.) Also called wauke. See Plants: Uses.

Small tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), well known for its usefulness. Bark was turned into a durable paper which could serve as cloth, leather, or paper depending on the process of preparation. Kapa made from it was valued for bed clothes and clothing of all sorts. Poʻaʻaha is also called wauke, which as a source of fiber for kapa was much preferred for its warm, flexible, and water-resistant qualities. (NEAL 301.) Wauke, as another name for poʻaʻaha, is actually better known.

Fourth day of the week. Tarede. Eng.

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