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lumaʻi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt., To douse, duck; to upset, tumble, capsize, as in the surf.

  • Figuratively, to destroy, overwhelm, as with trouble (luma + -a ʻi or -ʻi, transitivizers: Gram. 6.6.4).
  • Examples:
    • Lumaʻi ʻia ke kauā, the kauā (outcast) was drowned.
    • Ua lumaʻi ʻia kona manaʻolana e nā pilikia, his hopes were dashed by his troubles.
    • Lumaʻi ʻia e ka nalu, rolled by the waves.
  • References:
    • PCP lumaki.

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lumai

/ LU-MAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., See lu. To put to death by putting the head under water.

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lumai

/ lŭ'-ma'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To put to death by putting the head under water.

2. v., To put anything under water.

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lumaʻi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To drown someone by holding his head under water.

luma‘i

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

to kill by drowning; to duck in water.

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