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ānai

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

Same as ālai #1; screen; attraction.

  • Examples:
    • Ke ānai maila ka ʻiwa ānai maka (UL 197), the frigate bird that fascinates the eyes is attracting attention.

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ʻānai

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvt., To rub, scrub, scour, polish, grind, grate, blot out, lay waste, destroy; rubbing, scrubbing, etc.; friction.

2. vt., To curse.

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ʻānai

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani To rub, as one's eyes. Niʻihau. Cf. ʻanaʻanai. See entry below.

ʻānai

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,
  • Related:
    • Haku ʻānai. Neolithic, in anthropology.
      • Ke au haku ʻānai. Neolithic age, period.

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A-NAI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To rub; to rub out grain with the hand. Luk. 6:1.

Anai (ā-nă'i), v.

/ ā-nă'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To rub.

anai

/ ă-nă'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To grind; to scour; to brush down.

2. v., To polish: to smooth: E kalai a maikai, e anai a pakika.

3. v., To blot out; to lay waste; to cut off; to destroy.

4. v., To nullify one's character or pretensions.

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‘anai

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

to rub, to grind, polish, blot out; to lay a curse.

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