Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Hawaii A Polynesian woman.
- noun Slang A woman surfer.
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- noun A
Polynesian orMaori woman
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Guard our wife" -- _Ka wahine a kaua_ -- says the Kauai chief to his comrade, "she belongs to us two" -- _ia ia kaua_.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Nolaila, ma keia kakahiaka, e lilo ana ka wahine a olua ia oe.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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"Aole kaua e holo pu i Kauai," wahi a ka wahine, "aka, e kau wau me oukou a Kohala, hoi mai wau, alaila hoi oukou."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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A no keia olelo a ka wahine kamaaina, alaila, ua ano e ko ke Alii wahine manao, aole nae oia i wikiwiki i ka huhu; aka, i mea e maopopo lea ai ia ia, hoomanawanui no o Laielohelohe.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Alii, o ka mea a ke Alii e lealea ai, oia ka wahine a ke Alii
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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A no kela olelo a ka wahine, hai aku o Hauailiki i kona manao, "Ua pono kou manao, ua like no kou manao me ko'u; aka, e hoohui mua kaua ia kaua iho e like me ka makemake o ka mea ume, a mahope loa aku, alaila hoao loa kaua."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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A no keia mea, kauoha ae la ke Alii i na hoewaa e hoe pololei aku ma kahi a ka wahine e noho mai ana, a holo aku la a kokoke, halawai mua iho la lakou me ke kanaka e paeaea ana, ninau aku la, "Owai kela wahine e noho mai la iluna o ka pali maluna pono ou?"
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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"He mea kupanaha, aole hoi au wahine a kaua e noho nei, aka, iloko o kau mele e heluhelu nei, me he wahine la kau."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Alaila, hooko mai la o Aiwohikupua i ka ka wahine olelo, alaila, loaa mai la ka mahana e like me mamua.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Hinaikamalama, o Aiwohikupua keia mau waa, mahamaha mai la ka wahine me ka manao e hele aku ana a halawai me ka wahine; aka, aia no lakou ke lana malie mai la i ka moana.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
mechanolatry commented on the word wahine
A Polynesian woman.
March 8, 2009