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ʻiliʻili

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

1. n., Pebble, small stone, as used in dances or kōnane.

  • Related:
    • Hula ʻiliʻili, pebble dance.
    • Hoʻonoho i ka ʻiliʻili, to arrange pebbles on a mat in the shape of a man and his vital organs, to teach anatomy.
  • References:

2. vi., To pile, overlap.

  • Related:
    • hōʻiliʻili Caus/sim.; To gather, collect, pile up, save, store away, glean, assemble; collection.
      • Aia hōʻiliʻili ʻoe i nā huawaina (Kanl. 24.21), when you gather the grapes.
      • He hōʻiliʻili poʻoleka, a stamp collection.

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ʻiliʻili

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Cobble.

  • Source:
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iliili

kikino ｜ noun / I-LI-I-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., See ili. Small, smooth stones worn by the water; pebbles. Sol. 26:8. Gravel. Isa. 48:19.

2. Small stones used in playing at konane. Laieik. 38.

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iliili

/ I-LI-I-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., Hooiliili. To collect; to gather in, as the fruits of harvest. Isa. 17:5.

2. To gather up; to pick up, as fuel.Nah. 15:32.

3. To gather, as grapes of a vintage. Kanl. 24:20, 21.

4. To collect together, as small pieces of anything.

5. To obtain, as property. Kin. 12:5. Wa hooiliili ai, harvest time. NOTE.—Hooiliili is the opposite of hoolei. Ioan. 6:12.

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iliili

/ I-LI-I-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Hooiliili. A gathering in; a collection; a harvest.

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iliili

kikino ｜ noun / ĭ'-lĭ-ĭ'-lĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., Small, smooth stones worn by the water; pebbles.

2. n., Small stones used in the game of konane (checkers).

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ʻiliʻili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Pebble worn round and smooth by water. Two pebbles in each hand are used in a hula, clicking together with a grasping motion of the palms. Hula ʻiliʻili, pebble dance.

ʻiliʻili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Pebbles used in dances to make rhythmic clicks.

ʻiliʻili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Waterworn pebbles, rounded stones.

ʻiliʻili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Pebble, stone. If the ʻiliʻili puka, female pebble, and the nemonemo, the male pebble, are put together it is believed they will generate offspring—other stones. They are found at the beach at Ko-loa, Puna-luʻu, Kaʻu, Hawaiʻi.

iliili

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

to pile irregularly.

‘ili‘ili

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

pebbles; pieces in konane.

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