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kīkiʻi

/ kī.kiʻi / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vi., To lean back; to tilt, heel, as a ship; to stretch out, extend.

  • Examples:
    • No Kona ka makani he kulaʻi pau, kīkiʻi kapakahi ʻo ka ʻIwalani, in Kona is the wind that pushes everything over, that heels the ʻIwalani to one side.
  • hoʻokīkiʻi Caus/sim.
    • Noho hoʻokīkiʻi, to sit up, as a dog; to sit leaning back.
  • References:

2. n., Spiral fishhook with the end curled back fairly close to the shaft.

  • References:
    • Malo 79.

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kikii

/ KI-KII / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., See kii. To slumber.

2. To touch or strike softly.

3. To move quickly, gently or softly.

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kikii

/ kĭ'-ki'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To lie on the back with upturned face.

2. v., To lie still with the face upward as though in imitation of an image.

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kikiʻi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Fishhook with a bend that followed a spiral close to the shank. (MALO 79).

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