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mūkīkī

/ mū.kī.kī / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of mūkī.

  • Examples:
    • Mūkīkī wai lehua, nā manu o Panaʻewa (song), sipping lehua honey, the birds of Panaʻewa.
    • Mūkīkī ka hua ʻōlelo o ka manu, sucking water, the birds say [slang, let's get drunk].

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v. See MUKII. To suck into the mouth, as in smoking.

2. To suck in or drink, as water; to swallow up.

3. To drink or sip water, as a bird drinks from a flower.

4. To squirt water through the teeth.

5. To make mouths at one.

Mukiki ka ia lelehuna a ka manu,

Ka awa ililena i ka uka o Kaliu,

Ka manu a haihai kanu awa—e—

Aia ka laau ka awa o Puna,

Mapuna wale mai ana no kona aloha la.

s. A mouth made at one as a matter of reproach; hoomaka ko oukou mukiki i mea henehene, a i mea akaaka.

Mukiki (mū'-kī'-kī'), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Sound made with the mouth in calling animals.

2. To make a mock of; to insult; to ridicule. Hoomaka ko oukou mukiki i mea henehene, a i mea akaaka.

Mukiki (mū'-kī-kī'), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To suck into the mouth, as in smoking.

2. To suck in or drink, as water; to swallow up.

3. To drink or sip water, as a bird drinks from a flower.

4. To throw water through a narrow orifice; to squirt.

5. To distort the countenance or purse the lips in contempt.

to suck in, as smoke or water; to sip.

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