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ʻāpiki

/ ʻā.piki / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Crafty, cunning, mischievous, deceitful, dishonest, naughty, treacherous, peculiar, strange; trickery, treachery, rogue, rascal, mischief-maker, humbug.

  • Examples:
    • Ka mea ʻāpiki, however, but, yet.
    • Lei ʻāpiki, a name given to the ʻilima lei because it was believed to attract mischievous spirits; some did not wear this lei but others considered it lucky.

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1. v., To sport at the expense of another; to be roguish; to act mischievously.

2. v., To beg; to live at the expense of others.

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s., Sleight; cunning; craft. Eps. 4:14.

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1. adj., Roguish; mischievous; lawless; addicted to roguish tricks.

2. adj., Deceitful; he hoopunipuni; he lei apiki, he lei ilima.

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adj., Of or belonging to the ilima, yellow flowers, &c.

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apiki

/ ā-pĭ'-kĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. adj., Addicted to roguish tricks; roguish; mischievous.

2. adj., Skilful in deceiving others; artful; cunning; crafty.

3. adj., Aiming or tending to deceive; false; tricky; deceitful.

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apiki

/ ā-pĭ'-kĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A thoroughly dishonest and unprincipled person; a trickster; a scoundrel; a rogue.

2. n., An idle, sturdy beggar; a roving vagabond; a vagrant of either sex.

3. n., Sleight; cunning; craft.

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apiki

/ ă-pĭ'-kĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A shrub of the genus Sida, having yellow flowers. Same as ilima.

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apiki

/ ā-pĭ'-kĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To be unfair; to be unscrupulous.

2. v., To amuse one's self at the expense of another; to be roguish; to act mischievously.

3. v., To beg; to live at the expense of others.

Papa helu loliWehewehe Wikiwiki update log

Crafty, roguish, mischievous; to sport at anotherʻs expense; to beg; to live at the expense of others; of or belonging to yellow flowers, the ʻilima, etc.

scoundrel: tricky, crafty.

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