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hoʻomalae

/ hoʻo.malae / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

To feign friendship.

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HOO-MA-LAE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See MALAE, to be calm. To put on a pleasant countenance; to assume the appearance of friendship when the heart is disaffected; to hide an evil design by assuming pleasantry.

Hoomalae (ho'o-mă-la'e), v.

/ ho'o-mă-la'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and malae, to be calm.]

1. To put on a pleasant countenance; to assume the appearance of friendship when the heart is disaffected; to hide an evil design by assuming pleasantry.

2. To calm; to make quiet; to appease.

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