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mō.koi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Var. of mākoi 1, 2.

MO-KO-I

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Something about the bait in fishing; eia ka mea lealea, o ka mokoi akua.

2. The art of deceiving fish and capturing them.

MO-KO-I

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To be hard; to be stringy; to be cruel.

2. To provoke; to make angry.

3. To tempt; to deceive fish; hence, to catch fish.

4. To be hollow; to be without internal substance; ke ohe, oia ka laau ponapona, o kona kino he mokoi aku, the bamboo is a jointed vegetable, hollow inside.

Mokoi (mŏ-kō'-i), n.

/ mŏ-kō'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A fishing rod; a pole used for fishing with hook, rod and line.

Mokoi (mŏ-kō'-i), v.

/ mŏ-kō'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be hard; to be stingy; to be cruel.

mōkoi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Cruel, hard, stingy; to provoke, anger.

mōkoi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To be stingy; to provoke to anger; to tempt, deceive, as fish. See mākonā.

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