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vi. To follow, pursue, chase; to run, as for political office. Alualu loloa, to run after persistently. hoʻālu.alu Caus/sim. (PPN ʻaluʻalu.)

nvs. Loose, flabby; misshapen, as a premature baby; slack, as a rope; to sag; wrinkled, uneven, rough, lined; foetus; skin, rind, peel. Hua ʻaluʻalu, egg with very soft shell. Keiki ʻaluʻalu, premature baby. Pala ʻaluʻalu ka ʻai a kamaliʻi, mostly peel when matured are the food crops of children [infants are not strong enough to make good farmers]. hō.ʻalu.ʻalu To slacken, loosen; to make gathers, as in a skirt; a gatherer, as on sewing machines; yielding, loose, flexible, soft. (PPN kalukalu.)

ʻaluʻalu

kikinonoun / ʻalu•ʻalu / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Bark, of a plant; skin.

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ʻaluʻalu

kikinonoun / ʻalu•ʻalu / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, A vertebrate embryo in later stages of development when it has attained the recognizable structure and features of its kind. Fetus.

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v. Alu, doubled; 13th conj. of alu. To come upon one.

2. To follow; pursue; overpower. Kanl. 32:30.

3. To pursue, as an enemy. Kin. 14:15; 1 Sam. 17:52.

4. To chase. Ios. 23:10.

5. To persecute. 1 Tes. 2:15.

6. To be wrinkled, as the cheeks and forehead of old persons.

alualu

kikinonoun / A-LU-A-LU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., The flexible skin or hide of an animal; he alualu bipi.

2. The soft parts of flesh when the bones are taken out; the appearance is flabby, loose and wrinkled, &c.

3. The fetus of animals or men; kanuia ka alualu i ka lepo, the fetus was buried in the dust.

4. The skins, rinds and refuse of melons after the substance is eaten; ua aiia na ipu, a o ka alualu wale no koe.

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adj. Loose; flabby; premature; shapeless, as an untimely birth. Laieik. 12. Slack, as a rope or string.

2. Uneven; rough; full of lines.

3. He ili alualu, a loose skin; applied to an untimely birth; he keiki alualu, ua like me ka iewe ke ano, an imperfect child, like a placenta.

Alualu (ă'-lŭ-ă'-lŭ), adj.

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

1. Loose; flabby; shapeless; premature, as an untimely birth; slack, as a rope or string.

2. Uneven; rough; full of lines; wrinkled.

3. Gentle or pleasant. (Another form of the word oluolu.)

alualu

kikinonoun / ă'-lŭ-ă'-lŭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., The flexible skin or hide of an animal: he alualu pipi.

2. n., The soft parts of flesh, when the bones are taken out—flabby, loose, or wrinkled.

3. n., The fetus of animals or men: Kanuia ka alualu i ka lepo; the fetus was buried in the ground.

4. n., The skins or rinds of fruits after the substance is taken out: Ua aiia na ipu, a o ka alualu wale no koe.

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Alualu (ā'-lŭ-ă'-lŭ), v.

/ ā'-lŭ-ă'-lŭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To follow; to pursue; to overpower.

Fetus, foetus; young in the later stages of development in the womb.

To chase, follow, pursue. (Kanl. 32:30; Ios. 23:10.)

pursue; to hunt; to follow.

flexible skin ; fetus; loose, wrinkled; slack, as rope.

A rough road, full of ravines (T).

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