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pūloʻu

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

1. nvt., To cover the head; head covering.

  • Examples:
    • Pūloʻu ihola ia i ke kapa, he covers his head with tapa.
    • Pūloʻu ihola ia i kona maka (2 Sam. 19.4), he covered his face.
  • Related:
    • hoʻopūloʻu Caus/sim.; To blindfold, veil.
  • References:

2. n., Rainbow that arches but with ends that do not touch the earth.

3. n., A black tapa made of wauke, same as ʻoʻūholowai (but Kamakau says this was made of māmaki bark).

  • References:
    • Malo 48.

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PU-LO-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To cover the head; to veil the eyes.

2. To hide or conceal from view; pulou iho la ia i ke kapa. Laieik. 174.

3. Hoo. To blindfold; to veil; to cover with a veil. 2 Sam. 19:4.

PU-LO-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A veil; a covering for the head. Eset. 5:12.

2. A black kapa; a kapa of any dark color.

3. The act of putting a black kapa over one for the purpose of concealment.

4. Name of a disease; mai pulou.

PU-LO-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Bound up; covered out of sight; he mai pulou.

Pulou (pū'-lo'u), adj.

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

Bound up; covered out of sight.

Pulou (pū'-lo'u), n.

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

1. A veil; a covering for the head.

2. A black tapa; a tapa of any dark color.

3. The act of putting a black tapa over one for the purpose of concealment.

4. The prepuce.

Pulou (pū'-lo'u), v.

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

1. To cover the head; to veil the eyes.

2. To hide or conceal from view: pulou iho la ia i ke kapa. Laieik. p. 174.

Pulou (pu-lo'u):

/ pu-lo'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

hidden from sight. Land section, Lanai.

pūloʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Veil, covering for the head.

pūloʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Black kapa donned for concealment and used at funerals.

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