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kīwaʻawaʻa

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

1. vs., Full of ruts and furrows, rough, rutty, uneven; broad-shouldered, muscular, as a strong man (so called because the muscular furrows suggest canoes, waʻa).

2. n., Type of coarse, rough tapa.

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KI-WAA-WAA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A rough kind of kapa used for various purposes, but of a rough texture; a coarse kapa; he huna hoopulu kuku na ka wahine; he pa-u manoanoa.

KI-WAA-WAA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Broad-shouldered; stout, as a strong man.

Kiwaawaa (kī'-wă'a-wă'a), adj.

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

1. Broad-shouldered; stout, as a strong man.

2. Rough; rutty; uneven; not smooth; not level.

Kiwaawaa (kī'-wă'a-wă'a), n.

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

A tapa used for various purposes, but of a rough texture: he huna hoopulu kuku na ka wahine; he pau manoanoa; term applied to mamaki tapa before it reaches the stage of completion.

Kiwaawaa (ki'-wă'a-wă'a), v.

/ ki'-wă'a-wă'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be rough; to be uneven.

kīwaʻawaʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

A rough kapa used for various purposes; a coarse kapa.

kīwaʻawaʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Rough, coarse kapa used in various ways.

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