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ʻaʻai

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Reduplication of ʻai #1; eating, spreading, festering, increasing, as a sore; ulcerous, cancerous, malignant; to eat away, corrode; to take bait readily, as fish; erosion.

  • Examples:
    • He maʻi ʻaʻai, a spreading sore, infection, or cancer.
    • ʻAʻai ka hīnālea i ka ʻōpae, the hīnālea fish takes the shrimp [bait] readily.
    • Nā manaʻo ʻaʻai ʻawa kaniʻuhū, heartbreaking, sad thoughts.
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2. vs., Bright, vivid, as of contrasting colors.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAʻai ka lei hulu melemele i ka holokū ʻeleʻele, a yellow feather lei appears brighter on a black Mother Hubbard.

3. Same as ʻaʻei, a net.

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ʻaʻai

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

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aai

/ A-AI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., See AI, to eat. To eat to satiety; to consume much.

2. To increase or grow, as an ulcer.

3. To ulcerate; to eat or make progress, as a sore.

4. FIG. To give pain; irritate. 2 Tim 2:17. Aole hoi e aai ka hewa iloko o ka poe e ku. paa ana, sin will not increase in those who stand fast.

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A-AI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Eating; increasing; continuing, as a sore; he mai aai, an increasing sore, he lepera aai ia. Oihk. 13:51.

A-AI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The progress or continuance of a sore.

A-AI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The action of the surf at high tide, when dashing ashore and then receding, thus wearing away the gravel; spelled also aei.

A-AI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of the net used to catch the fish opelu and maomao; as, aai opelu, the opelu net; aai maomao, the maomao net; also written aei.

aai

/ ā'-ăi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Eating; spreading; increasing; continuing, as a sore: he mai aai, a spreading sore, he lepera aai ia.

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aai

/ ā-ă'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., The progress or continuance of a sore.

2. n., Erosion.

3. n., The action of the surf at high tide, when dashing to shore and then receding, thus wearing away the gravel.

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aai

/ ā'-ăi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To eat away; to corrode.

2. v., To increase or grow, as an ulcer.

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ʻaʻai

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Bright, as with contrasting colors.

ʻaʻai

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

The fine meshed net used to catch ʻōpelu and maomao.

ʻaʻai

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Spreading sores or lesions; to increase or grow, as an ulcer.

ʻaʻai

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Action of the surf at high tide, as it dashes ashore and then recedes, thus depositing sand and gravel or eroding them depending on the season.

‘a‘ai

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

cancer : cating, spreading.

ʻaʻai

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Erosion; the action of the surf at high tide, when dashing to shore and then receding, thus wearing away the gravel (AP).

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