kū.pipi
vs. Crowded, as people, stars, or pipipi shells.
vs. Crowded, as people, stars, or pipipi shells.
1. n. A reef fish (Abudefduf sordidus). Also ʻōʻō nui. Cf. ʻaoʻao-nui.
2. Rare. var. of kāpīpī, to sprinkle; to dash, as spray.
v. Ku, to stand, and pipi, thick together. To stand thick together, as a multitude; to be confused.
s. Name of a species of fish.
adj. Close together; thick, as people standing together.
[Ku, to stand, and pipipi, crowded.] Close together; thick, as people standing together. Kupipipi is the more correct form.
A species of fish (Abudefduf sordidus) which resembles the maomao in form and color. Same as aoaonui.
See kapipi, to sprinkle.
Blackspot sergeant, a demoiselle (Abudefduf sordidus),It grows in length to 9 inches and is found in shallow waters of the reef. Its young are called ʻaoʻao nui. See ʻōʻōnui.
E huli iā “kūpipi” ma Ulukau.
Search for “kūpipi” on Ulukau.