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pākaikai

/ pā.kai.kai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vt., To pound, as with a pestle, especially small fish for bait.

2. Same as pakai #1, pakai #2.

3. Same as pakaiea #1–5.

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pakaikai

hamanitransitive verb / PA-KAI-KAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To pound, as with a pestle.

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pakaikai

kikinonoun / PA-KAI-KAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., The name of a vegetable. See pakai.

Nā LepiliTags: flora

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pakaikai

kikinonoun / pa'-kăi-kăi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., Same as pakai, a variety of parsley.

Nā LepiliTags: flora

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pakaikai

hamanitransitive verb / pā'-kă'i-kă'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To pound, as with a pestle, said of beating to a pulp material used in fishing.

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Pākaikai

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

Land section and wind name, Waialua, Molokaʻi, where Kamehamehanui (an older brother of Kahekili) was hidden as a child and raised on taro leaves. His bathing pool in a stream was known to older residents. Remnants of nearby taro terraces are said to be still visible.

  • References:
    • See Kahekili, Moanui, Welokā.
    • Summers 149.

Nā LepiliTags: Molokaʻi

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