ui.ui
Redup. of ui 1, 2. hoʻo.ui.ui Caus/sim. Hoʻolaʻi nā manu ke ʻike i ka wai hoʻouiui kino (chant), the birds are calmed when they see the liquid that excites the body.
ʻuīʻuī
/ ʻuī.ʻuī /Variant spelling of ʻuwīʻuwī.
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U-I-U-I
v. To squeak, as new shoes; to gnash the teeth. See UI.
U-I-U-I
s. Arrow-root. See PIA.
2. A beer made of the ki root.
3. The fermented juice of the sugar-cane. See UIUIA.
Uiui (u'-i-u-i'), n.
/ u'-i-u-i' /A second grade of liquor made from the kawai or refuse of the ti plant after the okolehao is extracted.
Uiui (ui'-ui'), n.
/ ui'-ui' /A species of fish, also called pakii and uwiuwi.
Uiui (u'-i-u'-i), v.
/ u'-i-u'-i /[Freq. of ui, to question.]
1. To instruct by questioning- and explaining.
2. To question; to interrogate.
Uiui (u'-i-u-i'), v.
/ u'-i-u-i' /To make a creaking or grating sound; to squeak, as new shoes; to gnash the teeth.
UIU 595 UKI
ʻūīʻuī
Triggerfish (family Balistidae). The name comes from a squeaky sound made by the fish. It lives in deeper waters outside the reef. See humuhumu.
ʻuīʻuī
Triggerfish (family Balistidae). The name comes from a squeaky sound made by the fish. It lives in deeper waters outside the reef. See humuhumu.
ʻuīʻuī
Shallow basket for the ʻuīʻuī, triggerfish family. (CMH.)
ʻuiʻui
so that the proud wearer could not but be noticed as he stalked late into a meeting house, or up to the front rows of worshipers.
uiui
Arrowroot, a slender high herb (Maranta arundinacea). (NEAL 271.) See Plants: Uses.
uiui
Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), a slender high herb. It is called arrowroot because the juice of its thick roots was used as an antidote for wounds from poisonous arrows. It also counteracts insect stings. Sometimes Oriental markets in Hawaiʻi sell young arrowroots, which can be eaten like sweet potatoes. (NEAL 271; A.)
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