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hoʻo.kuli

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

See kuli, deaf.

HOO-KU-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See KULI, to be deaf. To turn away from hearing; to refuse to hear.

2. To disregard one's advice or instruction.

3. To bribe to disobedience.

4. To give one's property for an evil purpose.

HOO-KU-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv. Silently; made to say nothing by a bribe, in the phrase moe hookuli.

Hookuli (ho'o-kū'-li), adj.

/ ho'o-kū'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Silent; made to say nothing by a bribe, as in the phrase moe hookuli, to lie silent.

2. Not talkative; mute.

Hookuli (ho'o-kū'-li), v.

/ ho'o-kū'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and kuli, to be deaf.]

1. To turn away from hearing; to refuse to hear.

2. To disregard one's advice or instruction.

3. To feign deafness; to pretend not to hear.

4. To bribe to disobedience.

hoʻokuli

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To bribe someone to disobedience; to give oneʻs property away for an evil purpose; to turn away from hearing; to feign deafness.

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