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kūwalawala

/ kū.wala.wala / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of kuwala (and kuala); topsyturvy, handspring; to turn cartwheels.

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KU-WA-LA-WA-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To bend; to yield, as grass or any flexible thing to a flowing stream of water, but which being elastic, bends back again, causing the motion called kuwalawala; kuwalawala ka hala ame ka ohia; kuwalawala ka pono.

Kuwalawala (kū'-wā'-lă-wă'-la), n.

/ kū'-wā'-lă-wă'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A topsyturvy motion.

Kuwalawala (kū'-wā'-lă-wă'-la), v.

/ kū'-wā'-lă-wă'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To spring lack and forth; to swing to and fro.

2. To jump over repeatedly, as in the game of leapfrog.

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