- cross
- 1. Of disposition. 'A'aka, nauki, ka'e, kekē niho, niha.Also: na'ina'i, kaki, pīkananā, kamaniha, ho'okamaniha, 'ainiha, kūkona, loko li'u, pōkole ka na'au.2. Overlap. Ke'a, pe'a.Also: kaha pe'a, ho'oke'a; lā'au ke'a, 'oloke'a (wooden).♦ Cross sticks, 'ōke'a, lā.♦ Station of the cross, ka'i ke'a.♦ To cross the hands, 'ōpe'a; 'ōpe'a kua, ho'ōpe'a kua, kākepakepa (behind the back).♦ To cross the legs, ho'ouka nā wāwae.♦ To cross one over another, kāpe'ape'a.♦ To cross sticks, kīpe'a.♦ To make the sign of the cross, kuhi-kuhi i ke ke'a.♦ To cross the street, hele ma kēlā 'ao'ao o ke alanui.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.