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Hoomanaka (ho'o-mă'-nă-kā'), n.

/ ho'o-mă'-nă-kā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and manaka, lazy, indifferent.]

1. Laziness; indifference, discouragement; faint-heartedness; e hana no me ka hooikaika, aole me ka hoomanaka.

2. Discouragement as a result of censure; loss of patience through nagging. (A modern meaning.)

Hoomanaka (ho'o-mă'-nă-kā'), v.

/ ho'o-mă'-nă-kā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and manaka, laziness.]

1. To make lazy or faint-hearted; to discourage; to weaken. Opposite of hooikaika.

2. To vex by finding fault; to make weary by nagging.

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