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hoʻomaoe

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

To ask indirectly; to hint or suggest, as in asking; to imply, allude.

  • Examples:
    • Ke nīnau hoʻomaoe nei nā kānaka i ke kumu o kona make ʻana (Kep. 45), the people are now asking indirectly the cause of his death.

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HOO-MA-OE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See MAOE and MAOI, forward; bold. To be impertinent; to speak or ask for a thing; to give a hint of one's desire.

Hoomaoe (ho'o-mā'-o'e), v.

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

[Hoo and maoe, bold.]

1. To speak or ask for a thing; to give a hint of one's desire.

2. To hint; to suggest; to make an indirect allusion for the purpose of gaining something.

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