Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Examples
-
Mr. J.S. Emerson points out to me a classic example of the passive used as an imperative -- an old form unknown to-day -- in the story of the rock, Lekia, the "pohaku o Lekia" which overlooks the famous Green Lake at Kapoho,
-
Aiai then came to Oahu, first landing at Makapuu, in Koolau, where he founded a _pohaku-ia_ (fish stone) for red fish and for speckled fish, and called it Malei.
-
The Hawaiians speak of them as _pohaku eho_, which, the author believes, is the name given to a phallus, and describe them as plain uncarved pillars.
-
There are still seen, scattered in various places, the hewn stones of King Umi, _na pohaku kulai a Umi_.
-
a rock, _ua pe'epe'e pohaku_ (verse 4); shifting about on account of the veering of the wind, _luli-luli malie iho_
-
"Kui paloo hou auanei ka hekili ekolu pohaku, ua hala ia'u ka pea kapu o kukulu o Tahiti, aia wau i Kealohilani, ua pau kuu kino kapu Akua alaila
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.