pono

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *pono, from Proto-Oceanic *bonor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (compare with Malay benar). Probably an innovation of Eastern Polynesian, with the similarity being accidental on account of final *-r.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pono

  1. righteousness
    Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.
    The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
  2. morality, goodness, excellence
  3. correct procedure, true nature, rights, duty
  4. prosperity, well-being
  5. property, supplies
  6. use, purpose

Verb

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pono

  1. (stative) good, moral, proper
  2. (stative) beneficial
  3. (stative) should, must, necessary

Derived terms

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Particle

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pono

  1. (preceding a word or term) careless, any old way
    Mai pono helu ʻoe, e helu pono!
    Don't count carelessly, count properly!

Latin

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Etymology

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    From Old Latin *poznō, from Proto-Italic *pozinō. Equivalent to po- +‎ sinō.

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    Verb

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    pōnō (present infinitive pōnere, perfect active posuī or posīvī, supine positum); third conjugation

    1. to place, put, lay [with accusative ‘something’, along with in (+ ablative or (less common) accusative) ‘in/on something’ or adverb of place or (sometimes) ablative]
      Synonyms: collocō, statuō, locō, sistō, fīgō, cōnstituō, struō, impōnō, dēfīgō
    2. to ordain, appoint, make something
      Synonyms: indīcō, imperō, praescrībō, iniungō, praecipiō, ēdīcō, mandō, iubeō, dictō
    3. to set up, pitch (camp)
    4. to put away, leave off, dismiss, forego, lay down, surrender
    5. to posit, offer, assume, suppose, depict
      Synonyms: dēserō, relinquō, omittō, dēdō, concēdō, dēcēdō, reddō, remittō, dēstituō, dēficiō, oblīvīscor, cēdō, permittō, dissimulō, trādō, addīcō, praetereō, neglegō, tribuō

    Conjugation

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       Conjugation of pōnō (third conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present pōnō pōnis pōnit pōnimus pōnitis pōnunt
    imperfect pōnēbam pōnēbās pōnēbat pōnēbāmus pōnēbātis pōnēbant
    future pōnam pōnēs pōnet pōnēmus pōnētis pōnent
    perfect posuī posuistī posuit posuimus posuistis posuērunt,
    posuēre
    pluperfect posueram posuerās posuerat posuerāmus posuerātis posuerant
    future perfect posuerō posueris posuerit posuerimus posueritis posuerint
    passive present pōnor pōneris,
    pōnere
    pōnitur pōnimur pōniminī pōnuntur
    imperfect pōnēbar pōnēbāris,
    pōnēbāre
    pōnēbātur pōnēbāmur pōnēbāminī pōnēbantur
    future pōnar pōnēris,
    pōnēre
    pōnētur pōnēmur pōnēminī pōnentur
    perfect positus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect positus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect positus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present pōnam pōnās pōnat pōnāmus pōnātis pōnant
    imperfect pōnerem pōnerēs pōneret pōnerēmus pōnerētis pōnerent
    perfect posuerim posuerīs posuerit posuerīmus posuerītis posuerint
    pluperfect posuissem posuissēs posuisset posuissēmus posuissētis posuissent
    passive present pōnar pōnāris,
    pōnāre
    pōnātur pōnāmur pōnāminī pōnantur
    imperfect pōnerer pōnerēris,
    pōnerēre
    pōnerētur pōnerēmur pōnerēminī pōnerentur
    perfect positus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect positus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present pōne pōnite
    future pōnitō pōnitō pōnitōte pōnuntō
    passive present pōnere pōniminī
    future pōnitor pōnitor pōnuntor
    non-finite forms active passive
    present perfect future present perfect future
    infinitives pōnere posuisse positūrum esse pōnī positum esse positum īrī
    participles pōnēns positūrus positus pōnendus,
    pōnundus
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    pōnendī pōnendō pōnendum pōnendō positum positū

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    • pono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • pono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • pono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to offer a prize (for the winner): praemium ponere
      • to set up a statue in some one's honour: statuam alicui ponere, constituere
      • to apply oneself zealously, diligently to a thing: studium, industriam (not diligentiam) collocare, ponere in aliqua re
      • to throw doubt upon a thing: in dubio ponere
      • to cite a person or a thing as an example: aliquem (aliquid) exempli causa ponere, proferre, nominare, commemorare
      • it is a debated point whether... or..: in contentione ponitur, utrum...an
      • to bring a thing vividly before the eyes: ante oculos ponere aliquid
      • to give a general idea of a thing: in uno conspectu ponere aliquid
      • to make a short survey of a thing: in brevi conspectu ponere aliquid
      • to publish, make public: in medio ponere (proponere)
      • to propose, set a theme: ponere
      • to set some one a theme for discussion: ponere alicui, de quo disputet
      • to let those present fix any subject they like for discussion: ponere iubere, qua de re quis audire velit (Fin. 2. 1. 1)
      • to propose a subject of debate, put a question: quaestionem ponere, proponere
      • to lay down a book (vid. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...): librum de manibus ponere
      • to set one's hope on some one: spem suam ponere, collocare in aliquo
      • to put confidence in some one: fiduciam in aliquo ponere, collocare
      • to consider virtue the highest good: summum bonum in virtute ponere
      • to place some one in ambush: aliquem in insidiis locare, collocare, ponere
      • to undress: vestem ponere (exuere)
      • to set food before a person: cibum apponere, ponere alicui
      • to consider a thing as profit: in lucro ponere aliquid (Flacc. 17. 40)
      • to pile arms (cf. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...): arma ponere (not deponere)
      • to place a close line of sentry-posts: vigilias crebras ponere (Sall. Iug. 45. 2)
      • to encamp: castra ponere, locare
      • (ambiguous) to be favourably situated: opportuno loco situm or positum esse
      • (ambiguous) to fail to see what lies before one: quod ante pedes est or positum est, non videre
      • (ambiguous) to depend upon a thing: positum, situm esse in aliqua re
      • (ambiguous) to be in a person's power: in manu, in potestate alicuius situm, positum esse
      • (ambiguous) to consider a thing beneath one's dignity: aliquid infra se ducere or infra se positum arbitrari
      • (ambiguous) it is a matter of conjecture, supposition: aliquid in coniectura positum est
      • (ambiguous) we start by presupposing that..: positum est a nobis primum (c. Acc. c. Inf.)
      • (ambiguous) to occupy a very high position in the state: in altissimo dignitatis gradu collocatum, locatum, positum esse

    Further reading

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    Lingala

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Bantu *pòon.

    Verb

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    pono

    1. to choose, to pick
    2. to prefer

    Maori

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Polynesian *pono, from Proto-Oceanic *bonor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (compare with Malay benar). Probably an innovation of Eastern Polynesian, with the similarity being accidental on account of final *-r.

    Noun

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    pono

    1. truth, non-fiction, validity
      Kua kitea e mātou te pono o aua kupu.
      We have seen the truth of those words.

    Adjective

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    pono

    1. true, valid, honest, genuine, sincere
      Mehemea he pono te aroha o te tangata ki te wahine, o te wahine rānei ki te tāne, e kore rawa e mātoke, ahakoa whakararurarutia e ngā whanaunga engari ka kaha kē atu.
      If a man truly loves a woman, or vice versa, it will not go cold, and despite problems caused by relatives it will become stronger.

    Polish

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    Etymology

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    Contraction of podobno.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.nɔ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔnɔ
    • Syllabification: po‧no

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    pono

    1. (archaic) apparently, reputedly, supposedly
      Synonyms: podobno, ponoć

    Further reading

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    • pono in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • pono in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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    pono

    1. Eye dialect spelling of pondo, representing Northeast Brazil Portuguese.