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lemuku

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vi. Broken off short, as a pole; to start out to do something and not finish it. Hele akula kēia, a lemuku ihola, he starts out and then cuts off [the project].

lemu.kū

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvi. One who sits around doing nothing, a term of reproach; also said to refer to a woman who is sexually unattractive. Lit., standing buttocks.

LE-MU-KU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To break off short; to cut short. See MUKU.

Lemuku (lē'-mŭ'-ku), v.

/ lē'-mŭ'-ku / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[From ranku, a measure.]

1. To be broken off short; to be cut short.

2. To be flat on the back of the hips—an epithet of opprobrium and insuit particularly when said of women.

3. [Le, a contraction of lele, and muku, the outside or off side of a canoe.] To turn a canoe from its appointed course.

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