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ʻōheke

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs., Somewhat modest, shy.

  • Examples:
    • He ʻōheke wale kō ke kuaʻāina kānaka, country people are rather shy.
  • Related:
    • hoʻōheke Caus/sim.; To cause shyness, to be modest.
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O-HE-KE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Fearful; bashful; modest; humble; he oheke wale ko ke kuaaina kanaka, the country people are modest and diffident; he oheke ole kanaka wahi alii, the people about the chief are without modesty.

Oheke (o-hē'-ke), adj.

/ o-hē'-ke / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Fearful; bashful; modest; humble: He oheke wale ko ke kuaaina kanaka, the country people are modest and diffident; he oheke ole kanaka wahi alii, the people about the chief are without modesty.

ʻōheke

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Shy, modest, bashful. He ʻōheke wale ko ke kuaʻāina kanaka, the country people are modest and diffident; he ʻōhe- keʻole kanaka wahi aliʻi, the people about the chief are without modesty.

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