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hoʻomaʻemaʻe

hamanitransitive verb / hoʻo.maʻe.maʻe / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt., To clean.

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hoomaemae

/ HOO-MAE-MAE / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., See mae, to fade. To wilt, as a leaf; to fade, as the colors of cloth; to dry up.

2. To cleanse; to purify; to clear away filth or stench.

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hoomaemae

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

[Hoo and mae, to fade.]

1. v., To cause to wilt, as a leaf; to fade, as the colors of cloth.

2. v., To render plant tissues, as lauhala (pandanus leaves), etc., pliable and easy to handle, usually by exposing the fibers to heat.

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hoomaemae

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

v., To cleanse.

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To cleanse a house of contamination by sprinkling water with ʻawa and olonā cuttings added.

to clean.

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