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ʻapi
1. n., Soft spot in the temples; soft part of the human body between the pelvic cone and the lowest rib; under part of an animal's body (sometimes preceded by ke).
2. nvi., A surgeonfish (Acanthurus guttatus), 20 cm long.
- References:
- PPN hapi.
3. nvi., Fish gills; to breathe through gills.
4. vi., To palpitate, throb, tremble, shake, quiver; to beat, as the pulse; to stir, as waves; palpitation, quivering.
5. n., A decoy stick basket with a wide opening; it was baited, and after the fish were accustomed to coming for food, a trap was substituted.
- Examples:
- Ke ao 'ō'ō, ke ʻapi wai (FS 201), the sharp-pointed cloud, the water basket (a cloud full of rain].
6. To gather together, as people or things.
- References:
- And.
-āpī
A-PI
v. To gather together, as people to one spot; to bring into a small compass, as baggage; e api mai a uuku.
A-PI
v. To flap, as the gills of a fish when breathing out of water.
2. To shake, as a cocoanut leaf in the breeze.
3. To tremble, as the liver of a hog when killed.
4. To throb; to beat, as the pulse.
5. To be greedy; to covet this and that thing.
A-PI
s. The gills of a fish; same as mahamaha.
2. The fins with which a fish swims.
3. The beating of the pulse.
4. Greediness; covetousness; ke api o ka ia nui pimoe.
5. A small net.
6. The name of a very flat fish.
ʻapi
/ ă'-pĭ /1. n., The gills of a fish. Syn: Mahamaha.
2. n., The fins of a fish, which serve to propel, balance, or steer it in water.
3. n., A palpitation; a throb; a beat.
4. n., A round bag-shaped net of very fine mesh. Syn: Apai.
5. n., A species of flat fish (Platophrys pantherinus). Also known as pakii.
Api (ă'-pĭ), v.
/ ă'-pĭ /To strike at, with or as with a flap; to flap.
2. To tremble; to shake; . to quiver.
3. To palpitate; to throb; to beat, as the pulse.
4. See opi.
ʻapi
Sailfin tang or sailfin surgeonfish (Zebrasoma veliferum). It has a zebra-striped body and grows to 16 inches. It may be seen as individuals or in small schools.
ʻāpi
Decoy stick-basket with a large mouth, replaced later by a trap of very small mesh.
ʻapi
To throb, beat, as a pulse.
A-pi
v. to flap, as the gills of a fish when breathing; to shake, as cocoanut leaf; to tremble, as the liver of a hog when killed; to be greedy, to covet, to run after this and that thing.
A-pi
s. the gills of a fish, same as mahamaha; also, greediness, covetousness.
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