ʻuʻina
1. nvi., Sharp report, as crack of a pistol; to crack, snap, crackle, creak (as joints); to make a splashing sound.
- Examples:
- ʻUʻina ka puʻu, sound of swallowing.
- ʻUʻina pōhaku a Kāne, crackling rocks of Kāne [thunder].
- He ʻuʻina, he nākolo ka wai o Nā-molo-kama (song), the water of Nā-molo-kama makes a splashing and rustling sound.
- References:
- Cf. ʻaʻina, ʻeʻeʻina, pāpaʻaʻina.
- PCP ku(u)kina.
2. n., Glottal stop.
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