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ʻeku

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvt. To root, as a pig. Fig., prow of a canoe. (PEP ketu.)

E-KU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To root, as a pig; (motio foeti in utero;) to digrin the ground, as a plow. Laieik. 107.

Eku (ē'-kū), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Back projection of the manu ihu (bow piece) of a canoe upon which the kuapoi (weather board) rests. (Not on all canoes.)

Eku (ĕ'-kŭ), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To turn up the earth with the snout; to make holes by rooting; to root: Eku ka puaa i ka lepo; the hog roots the ground.

Eku (ē'-ku):

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

to root. Land section, Waianae, Oahu.

ʻēkū

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Back projection of a manu ihu (canoe bow section) on which the kua poʻi (weatherboard) rested. (PE.)

ʻeku

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Motion of the fetus in the uterus.

‘eku

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

to root, turn up earth.

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