"Pōwehi" meaning in Hawaiian

See Pōwehi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /poːˈwe.hi/, [poːˈʋɛ.hi]
Etymology: From pō (“unfathomable ceaseless powerful creation”) + wehi (“honorific for crowned nobles”). Etymology templates: {{af|haw|pō|wehi|gloss1=unfathomable ceaseless powerful creation|gloss2=honorific for crowned nobles}} pō (“unfathomable ceaseless powerful creation”) + wehi (“honorific for crowned nobles”) Head templates: {{head|haw|proper noun}} Pōwehi
  1. the generative darkness of creation, from the Hawaiian creation chant Kumulipo
    Sense id: en-Pōwehi-haw-name-VnfYRglA Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2018, K Lipe, “Toward equity and equality: Transforming universities into Indigenous places of learning”, in Reclaiming Indigenous research in higher education:",
          "text": "Pua ana ke kupa ala leia ke kama nei Kama 'ia i kama'āina ke aloha Aloha Mānoa i ka ua Tuahine Halihali 'ia maila e ka 'olu Kahaukani Kani a'ela ia uka o Kaho'iwai Ia 'āina kaulana i ka ulu lehua Lehua-kea o ka uka la o Naniuapō Pōwehi i ka wai pe'e palai o Waiakeakua […]",
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      "ipa": "[poːˈʋɛ.hi]"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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          "ref": "2018, K Lipe, “Toward equity and equality: Transforming universities into Indigenous places of learning”, in Reclaiming Indigenous research in higher education:",
          "text": "Pua ana ke kupa ala leia ke kama nei Kama 'ia i kama'āina ke aloha Aloha Mānoa i ka ua Tuahine Halihali 'ia maila e ka 'olu Kahaukani Kani a'ela ia uka o Kaho'iwai Ia 'āina kaulana i ka ulu lehua Lehua-kea o ka uka la o Naniuapō Pōwehi i ka wai pe'e palai o Waiakeakua […]",
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