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wēlau

/ wē.lau / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Tip, top, extremity, end, pole (not necessarily high or lofty, as wēkiu); extremes, as in fractions.

  • Examples:
    • Wēlau o ka make, point of death.
    • Mai ke kumu a ka wēlau, from base to tip.
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wēlau

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Pole. Dic. Wēlau ʻākau. North pole. Wēlau hema. South pole.

WE-LAU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The end or extremity of a thing; the top, as of a tree; na welau o na laau. Oihl. 14:15. The tip end; the ridge; the end of a finger; the ridge or summit of a precipice; the extreme boundary of a country. Ios. 15:4. FIG. Welau o ka make, point of death; welau akau, the north pole; welau hema, south pole.

Welau (wĕ-lā'u), n.

/ wĕ-lā'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The end or extremity of a thing; the top, as of a tree; na welau o na laau; the tip end; the ridge; the end of a finger; the ridge or summit of a precipice; the extreme boundary of a country.

2. Fig. Extremity, point: welau o ka make, point of death; welau akau, the North Pole; welau hema, South Pole.

wēlau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Tip, top, extremity. Mai ke kumu, a ka wēlau, from base to tip. See ʻēlau.

welau

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

extremity; tip.

wēlau

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Tip, top, extremity; end (PE). 2. The ridge or summit of a precipice; the extreme boundary of a country (AP).

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