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ēhē

/ ē.hē / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

interjection, Syllables repeated in chants at ends of verses, affording pleasure by repetition or sameness of sound harmonizing with repetition of sameness of drum beat; similar in function to English tra-la-la but different in mood, tending to be more serious.

  • Examples:
    • Eia nō ʻo Kāwika, ēhē, ka heke aʻo nā pua, ēhē (chant for Ka-lā-kaua), here is David, ah, ah, the greatest of descendants, ah, ah.
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ʻehē

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvi. A hard, dry cough; to cough. He kunu ʻehē, a racking cough.

E-HE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Huluiia mai kuu lani kuu alii ehe.

Ehe (ē'-hē'), interj.

/ ē'-hē' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[An exclamation calling attention to what is about to be said.] Listen! say!

It is used in poetry at the end of every line in a stanza, especially in meles or songs, to maintain the metrical structure of each line.

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