hopu

hopu
to wash oneself, to bathe.
aid, helper, in the following expressions: hopu kupega, those who help the motuha o te hopu kupega in handling the fishing nets; hopu manu, those who served the tagata manu and, upon finding the first manutara egg, took it to Orongo.

Rapanui-English dictionary. 2008.

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  • catch —   Hopu (grab); apo (as a ball); apo apo; hei (in a net); loa a, ho opa a; hupu; po i, kī apu (between cupped hands); mili opu, hāhāmau (as fish with the hands).    ♦ To catch a cold, loa a i ke anu.    ♦ Catch the dog, hopua mai i ka īlio …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • caught —   Hopu ia, apo ia, helea, heia; mau (as a fish or hook) …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • grasp —   Hopu, apo, hao, lālau; haika (rare).    ♦ Fail to grasp, apo hewa, hala ka lālau ana, hūhewa.    ♦ To grasp the meaning quickly, a apo …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • seize —   Hopu, apo, lālau, kā ili.   Also: ho oki iki i, kā ilikū, apakau, kāpe a, lelemū, kūlē, lauhulu …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Motu Nui — Motu Nui, with the smaller Motu Iti and the sea stack of Motu Kao Kao. Picture taken January 2004, from Orongo on the Rano Kau volcano, around 250 meters (820 feet) above sea level. Motu Nui is the largest of three islets just south of Easter… …   Wikipedia

  • Islote Motu Kao Kao — Motu Kao Kao en idioma rapanui Motu Kao Kao es el más próximo de los 3 islotes Localización País …   Wikipedia Español

  • Motu Nui — Islote Motu Nui Motu Nui Motu Nui es el mas grande de los 3 islotes Localización País …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tangata manu — The Tangata manu ( bird man ), was the winner of a traditional competition on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). The ritual was an annual competition to collect the first Sooty Tern (manu tara) egg of the season from the islet of Motu Nui, swim back to… …   Wikipedia

  • Motu Nui — Photographie de Moto Nui Géographie Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tangata Manu — Petroglifos sobre rocas en Orongo. Make make en la base y dos hombres pájaros más arriba. Las isletas de Moto Nui, Motu Iti y el peñón de Motu Kau Kau se ven arriba sobre el borde de estas rocas. El Tangata manu (Hombre Pájaro), era el ganador de …   Wikipedia Español

  • arrest —   1. Seize. Hopu, hopuna.    ♦ Warrant of arrest, palapala hopu.    ♦ Freedom from arrest, pakele mai ka hopu ia.   2. Check. Ke ake a, ke a, ho oke a …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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