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āewa

/ ā.ewa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vi., Thin, tall, spindly; to weave to and fro, as seaweed; to sway, as a branch or sea eddy.

  • Examples:
    • Ulu maikaʻi a āewa hua ʻole (Kep. 159), growing well but spindly and fruitless [of bananas].
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2. vi., Possessing a family or lineage.

  • Examples:
    • Hānau ka huelo māewa, he āewa kona (KL. line 525), born [those of] tail-end [junior] rank, they have their lineage.
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āewa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Family lineage.

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