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paʻewa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Crooked, misshapen, bent, uneven, odd, imperfect; wrong, incorrect; error, mistake.

  • Related:
    • Helu paʻewa, odd number.
    • hoʻopaʻewa Caus/sim.; To cause to be crooked, wrong, etc.
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paʻewa

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Bias, i.e. systematic error in gathering data, in math.

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paʻewa

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano Distortion; distorted, as in size or shape. Ma luna o kekahi mau ʻano palapala mahola ʻāina, paʻewa ka nui o ka wēlau ʻākau me ka wēlau hema. On certain map projections, the size of the North and South Poles is distorted Dic., ext. mng.

PA-E-WA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Pa and ewa, to crook. Bent; twisted; too short; out of shape.

PA-E-WA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of one of the cases in Hawaiian grammar. See Gram.§ 99 and 100. No and na are its signs.

Paewa (pă-ē'-wă), adj.

/ pă-ē'-wă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Pa and ewa, to crook.] Bent; twisted; too short; out of shape; not in a straight line.

Paewa (pă-ē'-wă), v.

/ pă-ē'-wă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be crooked; not right; not according to rule.

pa‘ewa

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

pa‘ewa‘ewa, bent; biased; erroneous.

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