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hoʻomū

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

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v. See MU, to shut the lips. To sit silent; to be speechless; to make no reply; to refuse to answer. See MUMULE, like the English to be mum.

Hoomu (ho'o-mū'), v.

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

[Hoo and mu, to be silent. Contraction of hoomumule, to be mum.]

1. To sit silent; to be speechless.

2. To make no reply; to refuse to answer.

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