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haʻa.nui

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt. To boast, brag, exaggerate, gloat. (See nui and 2 Sam. 1.20.) I kō lākou haʻanui ʻana ma ka mea lapuwale (2 Pet. 2.18), their speaking great swelling words of vanity. hoʻo.haʻa.nui Caus/sim.

HAA-NUI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Haa and nui, great.

1. To praise greatly; to extol; to boast. Sol. 20:4.

2. To exaggerate; to triumph. 2 Sam. 1:20. SYN. with akena and haanoi.

3. To speak great words. 2 Pet. 2:18. To magnify one's self. Dan. 18:11.

HAA-NUI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The boasting of something received or favor obtained.

2. A boaster; one who brags.

Haanui (ha'a-nui), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The boasting of something received or favor obtained.

2. A boaster; one who brags.

Haanui (ha'a-nui), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To boast; to speak in bombastic language. Syn: Akena and haanoi.

Haanui (hā'ā-nu'i):

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

boasting. Land section, Wailuku, Maui.

ha‘anui

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

a boaster: to boast

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