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kuā.nea

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs. Lonely, forsaken, barren, desolate, dreary. Fig., awkward, unintelligent, ignorant. Cf. kuākuānea, ʻōnea. hoʻo.kuā.nea To make lonely, barren. Fig., to behave ignorantly; to cause boredom, dreariness; boring. He hana hoʻokuānea, a boring act.

2. (Cap.) n. Star name (no data). (Kuhelani.)

KU-A-NE-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. See KANEA, laziness, &c. Dry barren land; unprofitable land.

2. An awkward ignorant person.

3. A reproach; a laughing stock.

4. Loss of appetite; loss of strength.

Kuanea (kū'-ă-nē'-a), n.

/ kū'-ă-nē'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Lonely place; a place wasted and forsaken.

2. Dry, barren land, hence,

3. Applied to one who lacks ordinary intelligence: an awkward, ignorant person.

kuānea

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Dry barren land; barren, lonely, forsaken.

kuānea

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Dry, barren land; unprofitable land; hence, by association, an awkward, ignorant person.

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