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kīlua

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

vi., To do with determination.

  • Examples:
    • Kīlua ka poʻe waʻa, the canoe paddlers go on [implication they go ashore because of poor fishing].

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KI-LU-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. See LUA, double; deceitful. A liar; a deceiver; a falsifier.

2. In the abstract, a lie; a deceit; a falsehood.

Kilua (kī'-lū'-a), n.

/ kī'-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A liar; a deceiver; a falsifier.

2. A lie; a deceit; a falsehood.

Kilua (kī'-lū'-a), v.

/ kī'-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Ki, contraction of kii, an image or resemblance, and lua, double.] To be two-faced; to be deceitful.

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