ʻukeke
1. Same as ʻukekeke, ʻakekeʻe, a bird.
2. Same as haʻukeke, to quiver. Rare.
ʻū.kē.kē
nvt. A variety of musical bow, 40 to 60 cm long and about 4 cm wide, with two or commonly three strings drawn through holes at one end. The strings were strummed. According to Roberts (see Bibliography), the old experts made no sound with the vocal cords, but the mouth cavity acted as a resonance chamber. The resulting sound suggested speech and trained persons could understand. It was sometimes used for love making. To play the ʻūkēkē. Cf. nīʻau kani.
U-KE-KE
s. Name of an ancient pulsatile musical instrument among the Hawaiians; a harp. 1 Sam. 10:5. Ka ukeke hahau.
U-KE-KE
s. A shuddering; a chill. See HAUKEKE, anu, lia.
U-KE-KE
s. A species of bird.
Ukeke (u-kē'-ke), n.
/ u-kē'-ke /1. A shuddering; a chill. Syn: Haukeke, anu, lia.
2. A bird" same as akeke.
Ukeke (u-kē'-kē'), n.
/ u-kē'-kē' /An ancient pulsatile musical instrument among the Hawaiians; a form of jewsharp; ka ukeke hahau.
ʻūkēkē
Narrow bow up to two feet long with two or three strings. It was held at the“tuning” end between the lips, and while the strings were strummed and with the mouth cavity as a resonator chamber, a muffled message could be heard. This instrument was used for amusement and in love making. (H. Roberts, Dover ed. 25.)
E huli iā “ʻūkēkē” ma Ulukau.
Search for “ʻūkēkē” on Ulukau.