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hikilele

/ hiki.lele / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvi., To jump or start from shock, to gasp; shock, perturbation.

  • Examples:
    • Hikilele aʻela ʻo Laʻieikawai, he moeʻuhane kā (Laie 523), Laʻieikawai awoke startled, but it was a dream.
  • hoʻohikilele Caus/sim.; To startle, shock.
    • He mea hou hoʻohikilele, shocking news.

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HI-KI-LE-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Hiki and lele, to jump; to fly.

1. To wake suddenly from sleep. Isa. 29:8. To wake with affright.

2. To jump or start suddenly from surprise or fear.

3. To do a thing suddenly and in haste; to be weak with fear from any event. Kin. 42:28.

4. Hoo. To wake up a person from sleep. Isa. 29:8.

5. To come by surprise, as one army upon another. Ios. 11:7.

HI-KI-LE-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A sudden coming upon; a rising up quickly; a sudden frig[illegible].

HI-KI-LE-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv. Hoo. Quickly; suddenly. Isa. 47:11.

hikilele

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / hī'-ki-lē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adv., Quickly; suddenly; immediately.

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Hikilele (hī'-ki-lē':le), n.

/ hī'-ki-lē':le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A startled awakening sudden confusion of thought; perturbation; alarm; sudden fright.

Hikilele (hī'-ki-lē'-le), v.

/ hī'-ki-lē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hiki and lele, to jump; to fly.]

1. To wake suddenly from sleep. To wake with affright.

2. To jump or start suddenly from surprise or fear; to be suddenly agitated.

hikilele

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

mental shock: to startle.

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