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ʻikuwā

/ ʻiku.wā / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Variant spelling of ʻikuā.

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I-KU-WA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of one of the Hawaiian months. See the above.

I-KU-WA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. A lohe oe i ka leo ikuwa (bird singing) a na manu. Laieik. 149.

I-KU-WA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Ka leo o na kahuli e ikuwa ana; singing like birds. Laieik. 149.

Ikuwa (ĭ'-kŭ-wā'), adj.

/ ĭ'-kŭ-wā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Clamorous; vociferous.

2. Making a confused noise; chirping noisily.

Ikuwa (ĭ'-kŭ-wā'), n.

/ ĭ'-kŭ-wā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Any loud, repeated outcry; a clamor.

2. A confusion of cheerful notes made by birds; a vociferous chirping.

3. An echo.

4. Same as ikua, the name of a month.

Ikuwa (ĭ'-kŭ-wā'), v.

/ ĭ'-kŭ-wā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To utter loud outcries; to vociferate; to clamor.

2. To give the short, high-pitched, cheerful sound of a bird; to chirp noisily. Ka leo o na kahuli e ikuwa ana.

ikuwā

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Thus, we have ikuwā, full and strong, and nahenahe, with silvery clearness or mellifluous sweetness.

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