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hū.nā.kele

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt. To hide in secret, as the body of a loved one in a secret cave; to keep a secret, conceal. Ua hūnākele ʻoia i ka moʻolelo kupuna, she has hidden the family records.

HU-NA-KE-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To bury a corpse secretly, as in former times, so that no one might know where it was and thus steal it; to bury one without any mark by which the place might be known.

HU-NA-KE-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A place where only one body is buried secretly; a burying place for only one. See the above.

Hunakele (hū'-nū-kē'-le), n.

/ hū'-nū-kē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A place where only one body is buried secretly; a burying place for only one.

2. Act of secret burial.

Hunakele (hū'-nā'-kē'-le), v.

/ hū'-nā'-kē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Huna, to conceal, kele or waokele, place of spirits, secret or unknown place.] To bury a corpse secretly, as in former times, so that no one might steal it; to bury one without any mark by which the place might be known.

hūnākele

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To bury a corpse secretly to guard against theft.

huna’kele

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

native burial, secret burial: to so bury.

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