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mōkio

/ mō.kio / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vi., To pucker or contract, as the lips for whistling, or the nostrils after diving.

2. vi., To steal something and dash away; to head straight for a destination.

  • Examples:
    • Mōkio pololei maila i Kauaʻi, to go straight to Kauaʻi.

3. n., Motion.

  • Source:
    • Latin motio.
  • Also: motio.

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mōkio

ʻaʻanostative verb Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano, Rounded, in linguistics.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning

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1. v., To steal.

2. To pucker up or contract the lips for whistling.

3. To whistle audibly.

4. To take the pipe-stem into the mouth to smoke.

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mokio

/ mŏ-kī'-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To steal.

2. v., To cause to change place.

3. v., To pucker up or contract the lips for whistling.

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Mokio

iʻoaproper noun WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Two points, ʻĪlio Pt. and Kamalō qds., Molokaʻi.

  • * Pronunciation and meaning are uncertain.

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To steal something and dash away.

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