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kolohe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvi., Mischievous, naughty, unethical or unprincipled in any way, illegal, fraudulent, destructive; rascal, mischief-maker, scamp, rogue, prankster, comic, roughhouse, crook, vandal, lecher; to act in this fashion, misbehave, cheat, transgress, tamper; to violate, as a taboo.

  • Examples:
    • Kolohe wale, to be mischievous for no particular reason; to trifle.
    • Nānā ʻia ke kupu, ka ʻeu, ke kolohe o kai, look at the upstart, rascal, and mischief-maker of the sea area.
    • Hihia waiwai kolohe, law suit or case involving smuggling; literally, case for dishonest goods.
    • Kō lāua hui kolohe ʻana, their adulterous union.
    • Waiwai loaʻa ma ke kolohe, illgotten gains.
  • Related:
    • Moekolohe, adultery.
    • hoʻokolohe Caus/sim.; To do mischief, play pranks, etc.; to cause to be mischievous; to disturb, annoy; to do amusing things to create laughter; funny, humorous, comical, mischievous.
      • Hoʻokolohe nohoʻi kāna hīmeni ʻana, he sings in such an amusing manner.

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kolohe

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

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kolohe

/ KO-LO-HE / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., To be mischievous; to act dishonestly; to render one's self obnoxious to the feelings of others.

2. To defile; to pollute.

3. Hookolohe. To trick; to defraud; to cheat.

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kolohe

kikino ｜ noun / KO-LO-HE / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., Mischief; evil; that which is bad in conduct.

2. Pollution; defilement.

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kolohe

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / KO-LO-HE / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Roguish; troublesome; mischievous; polluting; vile; moe kolohe, adultery; fornication.

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kolohe

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / KO-LO-HE / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv., Mischievously; badly; vilely.

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kolohe

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kō'-lō'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adv., Mischievously; badly; vilely.

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kolohe

/ kō'-lō'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To pollute; to lead away from rectitude; to seduce.

2. v., To trick; to defraud; to cheat.

3. v., To be morally bad.

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kolohe

/ kŏ'-lŏ'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To be mischievous; to be roguish; to render one's self obnoxious by petty annoyances.

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kolohe

kikino ｜ noun / kŏ'-lŏ'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., Roguishness.

2. n., A person pleasantly mischievous; a joker

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kolohe

kikino ｜ noun / kō'-lō'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., Mischief; evil; that which is bad in conduct.

2. n., Pollution; defilement.

3. n., Moral baseness.

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kolohe

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kŏ'-lŏ'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adv., Roguishly.

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kolohe

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kŏ'-lŏ'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Roguish; playful; mirthful; jolly.

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kolohe

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kō'-lō'-he / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Polluting; vile.

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kolohe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To cheat, defraud; mischief maker or rascal.

kolohe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Mischievous, roguish, troublesome; pollution, defilement, evil.

kolohe

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

polluting, vile; roguish, playful, mirthful, jolly.

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