keke
kikino | nounPapa helu loli | Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
Papa helu loli | Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
1. nvi. Scolding, shrieking angrily; exposure of the teeth, as in derision, anger, or hypocritical smiles; surly sharp-tongued, cranky; to crow, as a rooster. Cf. kekē niho, kekē nuku. hoʻo.kekē, haʻa.kekē To scold, expose the teeth, etc.
2. vs. Bony, skinny, thin. Ua hele wale ā kekē nā iwi, so thin that the bone, show.
3. Indecent exposure by a woman or girl; admonition to a female to sit properly. hoʻo.kekē Caus/sim.
1. n.v. Distended, enlarged, as a stomach in pregnancy; big-bellied. Cf. kēkewe.
2. A kind of fish (And.), perhaps a variant name for ʻoʻopu hue, puffer fishes.
v. The intensive of ke. To strive together; to contend.
2. To scold; to be angry at; to provoke.
3. To skin; to pull off the skin; to show the teeth, as a cross dog.
4. Hoo. To press hard upon, i. e., to be intent upon; to carry a point. Kin. 19:9. Mai hookeke i ko kakou hele ana.
v. imp. A word used to children in charging them to cover up their private parts.
s. Name of a species of bird. See AKEKE.
2. Name of a fish.
3. Displeasure; scolding; angry expressions.
1. n., A shore bird called turnstone (Arenaria interpres). See akeke.
2. n., A species of puffer-fish (Tetraodon hispidus) with a prickly skin.
Papa helu loli | Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
1. Cover up. (A word used to children in charging them to put down their clothes.
2. To circumcise.
[The intensive of ke.]
1. To strive together; to contend.
2. To scold; to be angry at; to provoke.
3. To show fight.
Hill, Kō-loa district, Kauaʻi.
Word of caution to children to cover their nakedness. (A.) Admonition to a female to sit properly. (PE.)
cranky, surly: to contend, scold; expose the teeth.
protruding abdomen.
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