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kuʻia

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Pas/imp. of kuʻi #1; to meet an obstacle, stumble; to waver or be unsettled mentally; hit, hindered; attack, sudden blow (loaʻa-type word; Gram. 4.4).

  • Figuratively, disturbed or hurt mentally.
  • Examples:
    • He aha kō mea hele ʻole e kōkua iā lākou? ʻAʻole, ua kuʻia au iā lākou! Why don't you go and help them? No, they've hurt my feelings.
    • Ua kuʻia kona manaʻo no ka hilahila i kāna uku ʻole (FS 103), his feelings are wounded from shame at having no pay.
    • Ke ʻole e kuʻia, if there's no stumbling [i.e., if nothing prevents].
    • Loaʻa kekahi kuʻia iāia, he received a shock.
  • Related:
    • hoʻokuʻia Caus/sim.; Same as above; checks and balances, as in government.
  • References:

2. n., Sharp, pointed stick, dagger, spear.

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kuʻia

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Error, as in a computer program.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word Extended meaning
  • Examples:
    • Ua loaʻa kekahi kuʻia ma ke paʻi ʻana. An error occurred while printing.

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kuʻia

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano, Foul, in team sports such as basketball.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Examples:
    • Ua kuʻia iā Keoni ʻo Kekoa, a kīpaku ʻia ʻo Keoni, no ka mea, ʻelima āna kuʻia. Keoni fouled Kekoa, and Keoni was ejected because he had committed five fouls.
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KU-IA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. The passive participle of ku. Hit; fitted; stumbled; not sharp; blunt; doing over and over again; meeting.

KU-I-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of an instrument used in war.

kuia

/ kŭ'-ī'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[The past participle of ku.]

1. adj., Fitted.

2. adj., Stumbling.

3. adj., Not sharp; blunt.

4. adj., Doing over and over again.

5. adj., Meeting.

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Kuia (kŭ-ī'a), n.

/ kŭ-ī'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A short spear.

Kuia (kŭ-ī'a), v.

/ kŭ-ī'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To stumble; to strike against an obstacle in walking.

2. To waver, to be unsettled in opinion.

Kuia (ku'-iă):

/ ku'-iă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

stumbled, or to meet with obstacles. Land section. Lahaina. Maui.

Kuʻia

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Shoal, northern Ka-hoʻolawe. Valley and stream, Wai-mea district, Kauaʻi. Land division, Lahaina qd., Maui. Lit., obstructed.

Kuʻia

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Dive site, shoal, southwest shore, Kahoʻolawe. Extensive shallow reef that extends approximately 1.5 miles off Kealaikahiki Point and is as little as 6 feet below the surface of the ocean. Lit., obstructed.

kuʻia

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Small, flat, pointed spear.

ku‘ia

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

to stumble; to be hindered.

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