ʻuki
n., Coarse native sedges of several genera.
- References:
- See ʻahaniu.
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ʻukī
n., An unpleasant odor, as halitosis.
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ʻūkī
/ ʻū.kī /Same as ʻuwī, to wring.
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uki
Same as ukiuki.
- hoʻouki Caus/sim.; Same as hoʻoukiuki.
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U-KI
v. To have a strong offensive smell; to smell unpleasantly. See UKIUKI, adj.
U-KI
adj. Partaking of the quality of uki; as, kamala uki, a shanty covered with uki leaves; unsubstantial; applied also to cloth; as, lole uki, blue cloth. 2 Oihl. 3:14.
U-KI
s. Name of a kind of grass.
U-KI
v. To provoke; to do that which irritates one; used mostly with hoo, or in the frequentative form, as ukiuki.
U-KI
s. A plant or shrub, sometimes used in thatching houses; there are three kinds; the leaves of these bushes could be used only in temporary shelters; kamala uki, he hana wikiwiki; kamala uki kau hana ana was jestingly said when one thatched badly, leaving holes, as in a shelter made quickly; applied in this sense to all thatching.
2. Name of the grass inside of the house, as the pili was outside.
Uki (u'-ki), adj.
/ u'-ki /Partaking of the quality of uki: kamala uki, a shanty covered with uki leaves: unsubstantial.
uki
/ ū'-ki /1. n., A small shrub (Dianella odorata). Flowers somewhat sweet scented.
2. n., Name of the grass inside of the house, as the pili was outside.
3. n., A stately tree (Pterotropia) 50 to 60 feet and even 80 feet in height. The species is widely spread over Polynesia. Also called oheohe.
4. n., A plant of the reed class: a kind of coarse grass.
5. n., The berries of the uki grass.
6. n., A light blue dye made from the uki.
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uki
/ u'-kī' /n., Unpleasant breath (halitosis).
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Uki (u'-kī), v.
/ u'-kī /To have offensive smell; to smell unpleasantly.
Uki (ū-kī'), v.
/ ū-kī' /To wring. Syn: Uwi.
ʻuki
Sedge grass (Cladium sp.) used for making cordage. See lule.
ʻuki
Sedge leaves sometimes used to thatch house interiors. Pili was used on exteriors.
ʻuki
Coarse sedge (all species of Cladium) with pointed, leathery leaves, up to 3 feet long by ½ inch wide. Used for dry flower arrangements. The Hawaiians called it ʻaha niu (coconut sennit) because the leaves were used for tying. (NEAL 89.)
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