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ʻopuʻopu

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

1. vs., To belch; filled, as a calabash.

2. Reduplication of ʻopu #2.

  • Related:
    • hōʻopuʻopu Caus/sim.; To think, surmise, want.
      • ʻEā, ua piʻo ka uahi lepo i ka lani, ke hōʻopuʻopu lā kō ia ala kupa (chant), oh, the dusk cloud bends in the sky, the native son is speculating.

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O-PU-O-PU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To rise up; to swell. See OPU. To be swelled full, as one having eaten heartily.

2. To fill, as the belly of a hungry man; to be full, as a water calabash with water.

Opuopu (ŏ'-pu-ŏ'-pu), v.

/ ŏ'-pu-ŏ'-pu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To rise up; to swell.

2. To eject wind from the stomach; to belch.

3. To be brim full, as a water calabash.

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