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pōhaku

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

1. nvs., Rock, stone, mineral, tablet; sinker (see ex., pīkoi #3); thunder; rocky, stony.

  • Related:
    • Mauna Pōhaku, Rocky Mountains.
    • Ke kaʻa maila ka pōhaku, the thunder peals.
    • hoʻopōhaku Caus/sim.; To harden, as lava; to petrify; hard. Figuratively, stubborn.
  • References:
    • See haku #3.
    • PPN fatu, PCP poo-fatu.

2. vs., Weighted with rocks, hence stationary, not moving.

  • Examples:
    • Pōhaku kaomi moena, a stone weighing down a mat, said of a homebody.
    • Pōhaku ʻau waʻa lā leʻaleʻa i kai nei (chant), fleet of canoes at anchor, happy here at sea.
  • Related:
    • hoʻopōhaku Caus/sim.; To remain long in one place; to stay at home.
      • E hoʻopōhaku, e noho mālie (chant), stay, rest quietly.

3. n., Type of crab.

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pōhaku

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

See entries below. Paʻa pōhaku. Lithified. Pōhaku paʻapuna. Calcareous rock, calcium carbonate.

PO-HA-KU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The general name of stones, rocks, pebbles, &c.; pohaku ula, a brick; a tile. Ezek. 4:1. Pohaku lepo, an adobie; a sun-dried brick. Puk. 1:14. O na mea paa he pohaku ia. Large stones were called pali pohaku; lesser ones pohaku uuku; melted stones or lava was called aa; small stones rubbed or worn smooth in the water were called iliili; the least of all hard substances was called one, sand.

PO-HA-KU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Of the nature or quality of stone, hard.

Pohaku (pō'-hā'-ku), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Of the nature or quality of stone, hard.

Pohaku (pō'-hā'-ku), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

The general name of stones, rocks, pebbles, etc.: pohaku ula, a brick; a tile; pohaku lepo, an adobe; a sundried brick; o na mea paa he pohaku ia. (Large stones were called pali pohaku; lesser ones pohaku uuku; melted stone or lava was called aa; small stones rubbed or worn smooth in the water were called iliili; the least of all hard substances was called one, sand.)

Pōhaku

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

Street and place, ʻĀlewa Heights, Honolulu. Lit., rock.

Pōhaku

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Park, Honokeana, Maui. Small roadside park on a low sea cliff that overlooks S-turns, a surf site. In 1992 Maui Land and Pine donated the strip of land that comprises the park to the county. Also known as S-turns. Lit., rock. The park's shore is primarily rocky.

pōhaku

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

General name for stones, rocks, pebbles. Pali pōhaku, large stones; pōhakū uʻuku, lesser stones; ʻiliʻili, small stones worn smooth in the water; ʻaʻā, melted rocks.

POHAKU

Haw to Eng, Wehiwehi Baibala (1872),


I ka paio kukina ana, ua haawiia ka pohaku keokeo i ka mea lanakila a kakauia kona inoa, me ka uku lanakila maluna iho; eia hoi kekahi hana, me na pohaku ka balota ana o ka poe Iuri, a ina keokeo na pohaku a pau ua hookuuia ka mea i hoohewaia; o keia mau hana paha kekahi mea e moakaka ai ke ano o kela olelo ma Hoik. 2:17. I ka wa kahiko loa ua hanaia ka pahi i ka pohaku paia, aole i ka hao, Puk. 4:25; Ios. 5:2. Houluulu na Iudaio i ahu pohaku i mea e hoomanao ai i kekahi mea, Kin. 31:46; Ioa. 4:5-7; 7:26; 8:29; 2 Sam. 18:17. Pela hoi ma Suria i keia wa e noho nei, a mau no ka poe hele i ke hui aku i kekahi pohaku i ka ahu.

pohaku

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

stone.

pōhaku

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Stone. Rocky precipice (T). 2. Rock, stone, mineral, stone wall (PE).

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