liu
1. nvt. Leakage, bilge water; to leak, of a canoe or ship. (PPN liu.)
2. Same as liuliu.
liʻu
1. nvs. Slow, tardy, taking a long time; a long time. Ala liʻu ka lā o Wai-ʻanae, the Wai-ʻanae sun rises slowly. ʻAʻohe i liʻu iho kona hiki ʻana mai a hiki maila ʻoe, he hadn't been here long when you arrived.
2. vs. Well-salted, salty, seasoned.
3. vs. Deep, profound, as of skill or knowledge. Cf. kuliʻu, liliʻu, liʻua. Liʻu ka ʻike i ke kālai waʻa, he's skilled in canoe carving. Liʻu ka naʻauao i loko ona, wisdom within him is profound.
LI-U
v. To leak, as a canoe in the water; to fill with water, as a ship.
2. To season, as with salt; to render pal- atable, as food; to restore food that has been corrupted.
3. To get ready to do a thing; to be a long time doing a piece of work.
4. To draw out or protract the sound in blowing a conch shell.
LI-U
s. Saltness; the savory taste of food.
2. The peculiar property of a thing or that quality by which it is known.
3. The water in the bottom of a canoe or ship; bilge water; aole i pau ka liu i ke ka ia, the bilge water is not all dipped out.
LI-U
adj. Insipid; not seasoned; tasteless, as unripe fruit or unsalted meat.
LI-U
adv. Slowly; tardily.
Ala liu ka la o Waianae
Wehe ke kaiulu i ke oho o ka niu
Komo okoa iloko o ka hale.
Liu (li'u), adj.
Salty; too salt.
Liu (li'u), adv.
[Contraction of liuliu, for a long time.] Slowly; tardily:
Ala liu ka la o Waianae
Wehe ke kaiului ke oho o ka ulu
Komo okoa iloko o ka hale.
Slowly rises the sun over Waianae
While the Kaiulu loosens the leaves of the coconut.
It sweeps unresisted into the inclosure (or shelter).
Liu (li'u), n.
1. Saltness; the savory taste of food.
2. The peculiar property of a thing or that quality by which it is known.
Liu (lī'-u), n.
Leakage. The water in the bottom of a canoe or ship; bilge water: Aole i pau ka liu i ke ka ia, the bilge water is not all dipped out.
Liu (lī'-u), v.
To leak, as a canoe in the water.
Liu (li'u), v.
To be seasoned as with salt; to be rendered palatable.
liu
Water in the bottom of a canoe; bilge water; to leak, as a canoe.
liu
Bilge water of a canoe.
liʻu
A long time; taking a long time.
liu
leakage, bidge water: to leak.
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