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paiʻea

kikinonoun / pai.ʻea / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., An edible crab, found where the ʻaʻama is found, but with a harder shell and shorter legs fringed in front with short, stiff hair; perhaps one of the grapsids; one of the names of Kamehameha I.

  • Figuratively, a star athlete.
  • References:
    • PPN paʻikea.

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paiea

kikinonoun / PAI-E-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A species of crab with a soft shell; kuapa, the hard shell.

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paiea

kikinonoun / pă'i-ē'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A species of crab with a soft shell, found on sea-girt rocks.

2. n., An athlete.

3. n., A familiar name of Kamehameha I.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna sports aliʻi

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Hard-shelled crab. Loosely translated, it means star athlete, one of the often used names of Kamehameha I.

Soft-shell crab (family Grapsidae). Edible. Paiʻea was one of the names of Kamehameha I. See ʻaʻama, kuapaʻa.

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