paihī
n. Trickling water, as down the face of a cliff.
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paʻihi
vs. vt. Clear, bright, cloudless; neat, tidy, well dressed in one's best; to honor; set, as a ship's sails (often preceded by hao ā).
- Examples:
- Hōʻike ka nani o ka wahine, a i kō lā nui hao ā paʻihi (name song for Ka-piʻo-lani), the beauty of the woman shows, and on your important day dress in your best.
- Kūlana hanohano i paʻihi ʻia aku maluna ona, an honor conferreed upon him.
- References:
- PCP paki(f,s)i.
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pā.ʻihi
n.
1. A small weed (Nasturtium sarmentosum), related to watercress; used medicinally and as a tapa dye. (Neal 372.) Cf. ʻihi kū kēpau. (PPN pakisi.)
2. Maui name for ʻōhiʻa hā.
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PA-I-HI
s. The tree ohiaha; the bark of the tree used in coloring kapa black; the tree is used for building houses and for fuel.
2. A plant sometimes used for food. See IHI.
PA-I-HI
adj. Pa and ihi, bark or outside of a vegetable. Clear; unclouded, as the atmosphere.
Paihi (pă'-i'-hi), adj.
Clear; unclouded, as the atmosphere.
Paihi (pā'-ī'-hi), n.
The tree ohiaha, called paihi on Maui; the bark of the tree used in coloring tapa black; the wood is used for building houses and for fuel.
Paihi (pă-ī'-hi), n.
The same as ihi, a plant sometimes used for food.
Paihi (pā'i-hī'), n.
Sudden fault or fall in the bed of a ravine where moisture percolates.
paʻihi
Cloudless.
paʻihi
Dressed in oneʻs best clothes.
pāʻihi
Bark of the ʻōhiʻa hā tree used in coloring kapa black. (A.)
pāʻihi
Weedy herb (Nasturtium sarmentosum) distributed throughout the Pacific islands, including Hawaiʻi. Hawaiians used the plant medicinally and as a kapa dye. It is related to the watercress. (NEAL 372.)
paihi’
(waipaihi), trickling waterfall or cascade.
paihī
1. Trickling water, down the face of a cliff. 2. Fault in bed of a ravine where water percolates (T).
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