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ʻauwae

/ ʻau.wae / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Chin. Figuratively, indifferent, scornful.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAuwae oʻo, matured chin [unsocial, unfriendly].
    • ʻElemakule ʻauwae lenalena, old man with yellowed chin [of the very old].
  • Related:
    • hōʻauwae Caus/sim.; To show no interest; scornful, disrespectful of taboo (Kep. 139).
  • References:

2. n., Curved notch cut on the outer side of a post below the base of a tenon, also called maʻi wahine.

  • References:
    • (For. 5:643).

3. n., Portion of the point of a pearl-shell lure which overhangs the shank.

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auwae

kikino ｜ noun / AU-WAE / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., The chin of a person; auwae. kahi malalo o ka waha, the auwae is the place below the mouth.

2. The jog cut in the top of the post of a Hawaiian house. See auae.

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auwae

kikino ｜ noun / ă'u-wā'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., The chin; auwae kahi malalo o ka waha, the chin is below the mouth.

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ʻauwae

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Jog cut in the top of a post of a Hawaiian house.

ʻauwae

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Chin. Auwae, kahi malalo o ka waha, the auwae is the place beneath the mouth.

‘auwae

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

the chin.

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