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ʻuhini.pili

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Same as ʻunihipili.

2. vs. Thin, tapering, feeble, weak.

3. vs. Flexed position in which Hawaiians were often buried.

U-HI-NI-PI-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The leg and arm bones bound up together; he akua uhinipili; they were worshipped in that condition. See UNIHIPILI.

Uhinipili (u-hi'-ni-pi'-li), n.

/ u-hi'-ni-pi'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A person who has become so thin that the body can be doubled, so that arms and legs may be bound together.

2. The sitting posture in which Hawaiians were accustomed to bury the dead.

ʻuhinipili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Name of the class of gods called akua noho. They were the departed spirits of deceased persons. See ʻaumakua.

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