Word "flag" in Hawaiian

Last modified: 2016-03-24 by antónio martins
Keywords: hae | lepa | puwalu | pualu |
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• Word " hae "
• Word " lepa "
• Word " puwalu "
• Word " pualu "

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Word " hae "

Word:

hae

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

(uniques)

External links:

• Hawaiian Wikipedia article about hae
• English Wikitionary entry about hae

"Hae" is used in the Hawai’ian Wikipedia page about Hawai’i.
António Martins, 15 Aug 2007

Found a Hawai’ian dictionary online:

hae

3. vt. To tear. (PPN sae.)
4. n. Flag, banner (perhaps so called because a piece or torn [hae] tapa was used as a banner). E kau ai kâkou i ka hae (Hal. 20.5) we will set up the banners.

Word " lepa " (="flag")

Word:

lepa

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

(uniques)

Meaning:

flag

Found a Hawai’ian dictionary online:

lepa

1. n. Flag, ensign, place marked by a flag, tapa cloth on end of a stick, as used to mark a taboo area. Cf. kâlepa. (PCP lepa.)

Word " puwalu " (="flag")

Word:

puwalu

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

*pyw

Meaning:

flag

Found a Hawai’ian dictionary online:

puwalu, pualu

3. n. Flag, as on a pole or canoe sail.

Word " pualu "

Word:

pualu

Script:

Latin

Variant:

acceptable spelling variant of "puwalu"

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