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piko

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n.

1. Navel, navel string, umbilical cord. Fig., blood relative, genitals. Cf. piko pau ʻiole, waiʻolu. Mō ka piko, moku ka piko, wehe i ka piko, the navel cord is cut [friendship between related persons is broken; a relative is cast out of a family]. Pehea kō piko? How is your navel [a facetious greeting avoided by some because of the double meaning]? (PPN pito.)

2. Summit or top of a hill or mountain; crest; crown of the head; crown of the hat made on a frame (pāpale pahu); tip of the ear; end of a rope; border of a land; center, as of a fishpond wall or kōnane board; place where a stem is attached to the leaf, as of taro.

3. Short for alopiko. I ka piko nō ʻoe, lihaliha (song), at the belly portion itself, so very choice and fat.

4. A common taro with many varieties, all with the leaf blade indented at the base up to the piko, junction of blade and stem. (HP 29.)

5. Design in plaiting the hat called pāpale ʻie.

6. Bottom round of a carrying net, kōkō.

7. Small wauke rootlets from an old plant.

8. Thatch above a door. ʻOki i ka piko, to cut this thatch; fig., to dedicate a house.

piko

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Node, where a leaf is connected to the stem. Dic. See entries below.

piko

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Endpoint, in math. Dic., ext. mng.

PI-KO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The end; the extremity of a thing in cases as follows: piko o ke kuahiwi, the top or summit of a mountain. Isa. 30:17. Piko o ka pepeiao, the tip of the ear. Puk. 29:20. Piko o ke poo, the crown of the head. Kanl. 28:35. The navel; the end of a rope; the extreme corner or boundary of a land; e wehe hoi i ka piko la e ka hoahanau. Lawe ae la ke kahuna i ka piko o kana hanai a lei iho la ma kona a-i. Laieik. 137.

Piko (pī'-ko), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

The end; the extremity of certain things; the navel; the end of a rope; the extreme corner or boundary of a land; e wehe hoi i ka piko la e ka hoahanau; piko o ke kuahiwi, the top or summit of a mountain; piko o ka pepeiao, the tip of the ear; piko o ke poo, the crown of the head. Lawe ae la ke kahuna i ka piko o kana hanai a lei iho la ma kona a-i. Laieik. p. 137.

Piko

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Point, Hāmākua Poko, Maui. Also known as Hāmākua Poko Point. Lit., navel, umbilical chord.

piko

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Hat crown.

piko

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Navel, navel string.

piko

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Variety of sweet potato. (HP 142.)

piko

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

navel; end; summit.

piko

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Summit of a hill or mountain (PE) (T). 2. The extreme comer or boundary of a land (T). 3. The end (T). Also, pane po ʻo (SMK).

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