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poʻe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., People, persons, personnel, population, assemblage, group of, company of.

  • Examples:
    • ʻEwalu ka poʻe kaua (FS 97), eight groups of warriors.
  • References:
    • Gram. 10.4.

2. Plural marker.

  • Examples:
    • Ka poʻe wāhine, the women.
    • Poʻe hale, houses.
    • Poʻe nalo meli (Lunk 14.8), swarm of bees.
  • References:
    • Gram. 10.4.

3. Variant of poʻi #5.

  • References:
    • Kep. 157.

4. n., A native purslane (Portulaca selerocarpa), with narrow, succulent leaves which have many hairs in their axes and white flowers.

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poe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs. Round; rounded. hoʻo.poe To round; to form into a round shape, as a loaf of bread. Pipi hoʻopoe, meat ball. ʻOki hoʻopoe, to cut the hair evenly on all sides.

2. n. A sweet potato.

3. n. Stone poi pounder. Rare.

4. n. A fish (no data).

5. Also boe n. Boy. Eng. He poe mai au no Hawaiʻi (song), I’m a boy from Hawaiʻi.

6. n. Buoy. Eng.

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poʻe

hamani ｜ transitive verb / poʻe / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, As an ʻopihi from its shell. To remove.

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poʻe

hamani ｜ transitive verb / poʻe / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, To throw.

  • Source:
    • Niʻihau.
  • Examples:
    • E poʻe mai i ke kinipōpō! Throw me the ball!
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PO-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A company; a number of persons or animals, from three to any indefinitely large number. It is not so often applied to things as to persons and animals; but the idea is that of a certain company or assemblage as distinct from some others. A cluster; a bunch. It is often synonymous with pae and puu.

2. The name of a vegetable resembling the akulikuli or purslain; a water or sea plant.

PO-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

A sign of the plural number of nouns; synonymous with pae and puu, but much more frequently used. When applied as a sign of the plural, it still retains the idea of a separate class. Gram. § 85, 86, 91 and 92. NOTE.—Poe is sometimes used where na would be proper.

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PO-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To break up; to mash; to pound, as in pounding poi.

PO-E

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Round; circular. See POEPOE and POAI.

Poe (po'e), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A company; a number of persons or animals, from three to any indefinitely large number. It is not so often applied to things as to persons and animals; but the idea is that of a certain company or assemblage as distinct from some others. A cluster; a bunch; often synonymous with pae and puu.

2. A vegetable resembling the akulikuli or purslane; a water or sea plant.

3. A sign of the plural number of nouns; synonymous with pae and puu, but much more frequently used. When applied as a sign of the plural, it still retains the idea of a separate class.

Poe (po'-e):

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

round. Land section, Kaupo, Maui.

Poe (po'e), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To turn over and over in putting on the finishing touches to a loaf.

2. Stone used in the process of mashing or preparing food.

Poe (pō'-e), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Round; circular. Syn: Poepoe.

poe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Round; circular.

poʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Native purslane (Portulaca sclerocarpa) with narrow leaves and whitish flowers. (PE.) Also called ʻihi-mākole.

poe

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

buoy.

po‘e

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

company, assemblage.

poʻe

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Persons, people.

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