PONO, pono
Sounds Like: POH-noh
Translations: put, place, set, lay, establish, build, found, appoint, assign, consider, regard, propose, offer, stake, wager, calm, compose, bury, inter
From the root: PONO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: Pono is a Latin verb with a wide range of meanings, primarily revolving around the act of 'placing' or 'setting' something. It can be used literally to mean to put an object in a location, or figuratively to mean to establish, found, or appoint. It can also refer to laying down arms, burying the dead, or even calming oneself. Its meaning often depends on the context and the direct object it takes.
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Instances
None found.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PONO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- POSITA — placed, put, laid, set, established, situated, a placed thing
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.