keʻu
vi., To croak, hoot, grunt; to protest, scold, snap at, contradict, find fault; to make the common Hawaiian exclamation of disapproval.
- Examples:
- kā! chā! E keʻu ʻoe, ē pueo ē (Kep. 59), hoot, O owl.
- Ka manu keʻu ahiahi, the bird that croaks in evening [the ʻalae, said also of one who brings bad luck or talks of it].
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