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piʻo

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Arch, arc; bent, arched, curved; to arch, of a rainbow.

  • Examples:
    • Kapiʻolani (name), the heavenly arch.
    • Ka piʻo mau o ke ānuenue i luna o ia wahi (FS 127), the constant arching of the rainbow above this place.
  • Related:
    • hoʻopiʻo Caus/sim.; To arch, bend, curve, crook.
  • References:

2. n., Marriage of full brother and sister of nīʻaupiʻo rank, presumably the highest possible rank. Their offspring had the rank of naha, which is less than piʻo but probably more than nīʻaupiʻo. Later piʻo included marriage with half-sibling.

3. Same as kāpiʻo #1.

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pio

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs. Captive, prisoner, victim, prey; conquered, captured, made prisoner; game of tag; to play tag. hoʻo.pio To conquer, subdue, defeat, make prisoner, capture, overcome.

2. vs. Extinguished or out, as a fire or light (used in pidgin English); disappeared, as a ship at sea; to have gone out of sight; to die down, as a wave. Pio loa, to vanish. hoʻo.pio, To put out, extinguish, as a light or fire. Hoʻopio manaʻolana (Kel. 14), sinking hopes. (PCP pio.)

3. nvi. To peep, chirp; to whistle with fingers on the mouth; to pipe on any flutelike instrument; peeping, peep. Kani ka pio hone i ke kula (song), a sweet whistle sounds on the plains.

4. n. A measure of three iwilei (yards), especially of cloth.

piʻo

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Arc, in math.

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pio

/ PI-O / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To bend; to bend around, as the arch of a rainbow; to curve, as an arch; to bend, as an elastic substance. Hoo. The same.

2. To be extinguished; to go out. Oihk. 6:13. To be put out, as fire or a lamp. Ier. 4:4.

3. To be vanquished or overcome, as an enemy. Hoo. To vanquish; to conquer; to reduce to servitude. Kin. 34:29.

4. To administer food or medicine to a person far gone in a disease. See PIOO.

5. To alight for want of wind, as a kite; pio ka lupe no ka makani ole; to cease spinning, as a top; ua pio ka hu.

6. To cohabit, as a brother with a sister.

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pio

/ PI-O / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A prisoner; a captive. Nah. 14:3. Pio ana, bondage; captivity. Kanl. 30:3. A state of captivity. Ier. 26:6. One enslaved; anything taken by force, as a prisoner; a prey.

2. That which may be quenched or put out.

3. An are of a circle. Ana Hon. 23.

4. In the marrying or cohabitation of two high chiefs related to each other, as brother and sister or father and daughter, the off-spring, if any, was called he alii pio; hence,

5. The highest grade of chiefs. See NIAUPIO.

6. The measure of a fathom and a half, i. e., three yards.

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pio

/ PI-O / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Extinguished; put out; quenched, as fire or a lamp.

2. Bent; crooked; curved; arched.

3. Superior; highest; chief.

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pio

/ PI-O / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv. Relating to captivity; captively. Epes. 4:8.

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pio

/ pi'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., An arc of a circle.

2. n., An incestuous offspring.

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pio

/ pi'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To be bent; to be curved; to bend around as the arch of a rainbow; to curve as an arch; to bend as an elastic substance.

2. v., To commit incest.

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pio

/ pī'-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To be put out; to to destroyed.

2. v., To be conquered, subdued, overthrown.

3. v., To fall away or sink out of sight, said of a fallen kite or a canoe lost at sea.

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pio

/ pī'-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A prisoner; a captive; one enslaved; anything taken by force; a prey: pio ana, bondage; captivity.

2. n., A measure of three feet.

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pio

/ pī'-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adv., Relating to captivity; as a captive.

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pio

/ pī'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Bent; crooked; curved; arched.

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pio

/ pī'-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Extinguished; put out; quenched, as fire or a lamp; defeated.

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Piʻo

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

Place, Kalihi Waena, Honolulu, Oʻahu. Literally, arch.

  • References:
    • TM.

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pio

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

A measure of cloth, ususally set at 3 feet. (PE.) This would be half a fathom.

pio

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

their peep.

piʻo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Extinguished, quenched, as a fire or lamp; bent, crooked, arched; to have disappeared, as a ship at sea.

pio

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

See nīʻaupiʻo.

pio

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

(ke) pio captive, prey; to destroy; be conquered; to be extinguished.

pi‘o

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

arc of circle: bent, arched : to be curved.

piʻo

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Arch, arc (PE).

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