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kiani

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt., To flick, flip, wave gently, as the hand overhead in a hula gesture; to wheel and dip, as a soaring bird; frisky.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAi kiani, to nab at food.
  • References:
    • Cf. ani, to wave.

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