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ʻauwana

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

Variant spelling of ʻauana, to wander.

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v. See AUANA. In this, like many other cases, the w is a mere expletive, as the words may be written both ways and the pronunciation continue the same.

1. To wander; to go from place to place. los. 5:6; Iob. 1:7.

2. To scatter; disperse, as an army. 2 Oihl. 18:16.

3. Hoo. To cause to wander, &c. Kin. 20:13.

4. To go astray morally; to deviate from the path of rectitude. Kanl. 13:6.

auwana

/ ă'u-wā'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Also au ana.

(In this, as in many other cases, the w is merely an expletive, as the words may be written in either way and the pronunciation continue the same.)

1. v., To wander; to go from place to place.

2. v., To scatter; disperse, as an army.

3. v., To go astray morally; to deviate from the path of rectitude.

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To float, wander away. This word has its origin in the overturning of a canoe, when men and cargo float off in scattered directions.

to wander, go astray.

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