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pōʻai

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

nvi., Circle, circuit, hoop, girdle; group, as of friends; to go around, make a circuit, encircle, girdle, coil, wind up; circulating; encircled, surrounded.

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    • Pōʻai aʻela ka huakaʻi a puni ʻo Hākau (FS 141), the procession completely surrounded Hākau.
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kikino, Circle, i.e. the geometric shape.

Nā LepiliTags: math

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kikino, Domain, as a sphere or field of activity or influence.

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hehele, To orbit.

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Nā LepiliTags: astronomy

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1. v., To encircle; to go round; to encompass, as a city besieged. Ios. 6:3.

2. To go round an object in order to see it on all sides; e makaikai.

3. To pass or sail round an island, as a ship.

4. To surround for evil; poaiia oia a puni, e make ai oia, he was surrounded entirely that he might be killed.

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poai

kikinonoun / PO-AI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A circle real or imaginary; a hoop; a girdle. In geography, poai waena, the equinoctial line; poai anu akau, the arctic circle, &c.

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adv., A poai, round about; ku poai, to stand around.

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adv., In a roundabout manner: ku poai, standing around; on all sides.

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poai

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

n., A circle, real or imaginary; a hoop; a girdle. In geography, poai waena, the equinoctial line; poai anu akau. the Arctic circle, etc.

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1. v., To encircle; to go round: to encompass, as a city besieged.

2. v., To surround.

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Circle.

circle, hoop: to girdle; to go around.

Circle, circuit (PE).

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