maunu
kikino ｜ nounn., Bait; objects used in black magic, as hair, spittle, parings, excreta, clothing, food leavings.
- Examples:
- Maunu ʻai ʻole, bait that fish will not take.
- References:
- PPN maunu.
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māunu
hehele ｜ intransitive verb / mā.unu /vi., To molt; to change skin, as of snakes; to change from a chrysalis state, as to a butterfly; to remove bristles, as of a pig for baking.
- References:
- Cf. unuunu.
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māunu
hehele ｜ intransitive verbhehele, To molt, as a snake its skin.
- Source:
- References:
- Cf. hoʻomalule.
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maunu
/ MA-U-NU /1. s., A species of crab used for bait in catching fish.
2. Any bait for taking fish.
3. The writhing motions of a fish worm on a hook.
4. Anything belonging to a person, as his kapa, hair, spittle, &c., which another could get, and by means of it, could pray him to death. See mele na Niau.
5. The shedding of bird's feathers; ka manawa maunu, the time birds shed their feathers.
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maunu
/ MA-U-NU /1. v., Hoomaunu. To moult or shed, as the feathers of birds.
2. To cast off, as some reptiles do the skin.
3. To change from the chrysalis state to that of a new animal; e hoomaheleia ke kino mamua, a lilo ia i kino hou.
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maunu
/ mă'u-nu /1. n., A species of crab used for bait in catching fish.
2. n., Any bait for taking fish or other animals; decoy.
3. n., The kahuna's bit of material used in the practice of sorcery. Anything belonging to a person, as his tapa, hair, spittle, etc., which another could get, and by means of it, could pray him to death.
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maunu
/ mă'-ū'-nu /1. v., To moult or shed, as the feathers of birds.
2. v., To cast off, as some reptiles do the skin.
3. v., To change from the chrysalis state to that of a new animal; ke hoomaheleia ke kino mamua, a lilo ia i kino hou, he maunu ia.
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maunu
General name for bait. Certain crabs and most worms are common.
maunu
Objects or property of a person, which another could obtain, such as his kapa, hair, spittle, etc., and by means of them pray him to death.
maunu
bait.
mau’nu
to moult; shed skin; change from chrysalis.
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