"ʻūpā" meaning in Hawaiian

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Noun

IPA: /ʔuːˈpaː/
Etymology: From Mandarin, ao “to boil”; pa “eight.” Mandarin Luópán. The original compass was made in a bowl, they put mercury in the bowl with a spoon in the mercury. The bowl was marked with eight spots. The handle of the spoon would point to the magnetic direction (Chinese magnetic compass.) Synonyms (Cantonese) 羅庚/罗庚 (Min Nan) 羅經/罗经, 干經/干经 Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻūpā
  1. scissors
    Sense id: en-ʻūpā-haw-noun-SToV572o Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. compass
    Sense id: en-ʻūpā-haw-noun-0QaL7rlq Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pānānā
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