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ʻūlili

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

1. n.v., Wandering tattler (Heteroscelus incanum 🌐), a slender regular winter migrant to Hawaiʻi, slaty above and white with dusky bars and streaks beneath. It breeds in Alaska and the Yukon. The cry of the bird; to cry thus.

  • Related:
    • hoʻūlili Caus/sim.; To act like the tattler bird.
  • References:
    • PPN kulili, kuulili.

2. n., Police whistle; ancient type of bamboo whistle; sound of these whistles. The whistles are said to be named for the cry of the tattler.

3. n., A bamboo tube used for blowing on a fire; to use this tube.

4. n., A musical instrument consisting of three gourds pierced by a stick; a whirring sound is made by pulling a string, thus twirling the gourds.

5. n., Hula step similar to ʻuwehe, except that only one heel at a time is raised; this step has a distinctive beat.

6. Same as hū, small gourd used as a spinning top; to spin this top.

7. vs., Steep, as a mountain road.

8. vs., Firm.

  • Related:
    • Kaula ʻūlili, strengthening cords holding the canoe cover (ʻahu uhi waʻa) in place.
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9. n., A religious ceremony in ʻanāʻanā, sorcery.

10. Variant of hulili.

  • Examples:
    • Kuʻu ʻia maila kekahi ānuenue i ʻūlili ʻia (Laie 581), let down a rainbow that sparkled.
  • References:
    • PCP kulili, cf. Marquesan kuʻiʻi.

11. n., Poles separating bannisters, as on stairs; rails of hōlua sleds.

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ʻūlili

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Whistle, as a referee's.

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ʻūlili

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Railing support, balluster.

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ulili

kikino ｜ noun / U-LI-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., A species of bird.

2. A small kind of gourd used for a top to play with; also called uliuliu.

3. A kind of bamboo flute; he ohi hookanikani.

4. A religious ceremony in the pule anaana, the same as auhauhui.

5. The name of a hula; he ulili kahi hula.

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ulili

/ U-LI-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., Ke ulili anapu nei i kuu manawa. Laieik. 118. To exhibit the tremulous motion of the hot sunlight upon a flat, smooth surface.

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ulili

kikino ｜ noun / U-LI-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., A ladder.

2. A whistle made of bamboo, in which fire was put and blowed upon.

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ulili

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / U-LI-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Ladder like; ala ulili, a ladder. See alahaka.

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ulili

kikino ｜ noun / u-li'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A species of snipe or sandpiper (Heteractitis incanus).

2. n., A religious ceremony in the pule anaana (sorcerer's prayer).

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ulili

/ ū'-li-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A bird like the plover.

2. n., A character in Laieikawai, a Hawaiian legend.

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ulili

kikino ｜ noun / u-li'-li' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A small gourd used as a musical instrument, now called uliuli.

2. n., A bamboo flute.

3. n., A hula which is now called uliuli.

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ulili

kikino ｜ noun / u-li'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A ladder. Syn: Alahaka.

2. n., A whistle made of bamboo.

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ulili

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / u-li'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Ladder like; ala ulill, a ladder.

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ʻUlili

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Street, Kāhala, Honolulu. Lit., wandering tattler (the bird).

ūlili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Small gourd used as a top for spinning; bamboo tube used for blowing on a fire being kindled; hula step.

ʻūlili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Wandering tattler (Heteroscelus incanus), a winter visitor from Alaska, the Yukon, and Prince Edward Sound. It inhabits rocky shores where it feeds on crabs, mollusks, etc. It gets its name ūlili (a bamboo pipe or whistle) from its whistling call.

ʻūlili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

the names of many Hawaiian birds come from their peculiar cries: alani, ʻaʻo, ʻālala, ʻēlepaio, nau, ʻūlili, kioea, and kōlea among others.

ʻūlili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Hula step similar to ʻuwehe except that only one heel is raised at a time. This step has a distinctive beat. (PE.)

ūlili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Musical instrument made of three small gourds pierced by a stick. A string was wound around the stick after passing through the center gourd, pulled, and released like a yo-yo. This caused the outer gourds to whirl creating the musical sound. Also called ʻūliʻuliʻu.

ūlili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Musical instrument made of three small gourds or coconuts pierced by a stick. The instrument was operated with a string twined around the stick. The outer gourds were glued fast to the stick while the center one rotated freely. A cord fastened to the stick passed through a hole in the side of the center gourd. The string was pulled, then released to cause the outer gourds to whirl. (DK; KILO.)

ʻūlili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Religious ceremony in the pule ʻanāʻanā. Also called ʻauhau hui.

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