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kūʻike

/ kū.ʻike / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vt., To know by sight, to understand or know in advance or beforehand.

  • Examples:
    • Ua kūʻike au i kēlā wahi, I know that place by sight.
    • Aia a kūʻike au he pono ke hele, a laila hele, when I know in advance it is proper to go, then I go.

2. n., Cash.

Nā LepiliTags: economics

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kuʻikē

/ kuʻi.kē / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vi., To toll or ring, as a bell.

  • Examples:
    • Ke kuʻikē, kanikē maila nā pele, the bells are tolling and ringing.

2. vt., To pound smooth, level off, raze; to strike right and left indiscriminately; to destroy completely, as in war.

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See kālā kūʻike, waiwai kūʻike.

1. v., For ku i ka ike. To know or think alike; to agree.

2. To be understood; e haawi e paa i ka lima ke kuike e mamua o ka olelo, to give the hand in confirmation, provided the agreement be previously understood.

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1. v., Kui and ke, to push away. To smooth off a place; to leave nothing rough.

2. To destroy men, as in war until not one is left; ua kuikeia a pau loa, it is all smoothed over; kuike i ka auhau nui, i na kamalii ame na mea a pau, they were heavily taxed, children and everything else.

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kuike

/ kū'ī'-ke / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adv., At once, on sight: E uku kuike; pay on sight or at once. (Used principally in making compensation or discharging obligations.)

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kuike

/ kū'-ī'-ke / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[For ku i ka ike, stand by the seeing.]

1. v., To know by sight,

2. v., To understand beforehand, as aia a kuike au he pono ke hele, alaila hele; when I know in advance it is proper to go, then I go.

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[Kui, and ke, to push away.]

1. v., To smooth off a place; to leave nothing rough: ua kuikeia a pau loa, it is all smoothed over.

2. v., To strike right and left indiscriminately.

3. v., To destroy until nothing is left, as in war.

4. v., To tax heavily: kuike i ka auhau nui, i na kamalii ame na mea a pau, they were heavily taxed, children and everyone else.

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To destroy completely, as in war; to raze or level to the ground.

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