lū
1. vt. To scatter, throw, as ashes; to sow, broadcast; to shed, as a chicken its feathers or a tree its leaves; to push aside; to drip, as water; to shake; to cast off, as grief; to spend recklessly, squander, discard. Pau ke kālā i ka lū ʻia, all the money was squandered. (PPN ruu.)
2. n. Seeds of the pua kala, prickly poppy.
3. n. Gunshot, so called because the pellets suggested the lū seeds.
4. n. Scalloped hat braid, as made of bamboo, sugar-cane stem, pandanus, or coconut.