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mahumahu

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

1. Reduplication of māhu #1.

  • Rare
  • Examples:
    • ʻO Kūmahumahu-kole, ʻōkole kaʻaka (FS 213), [Kū-steaming-buttocks, wretched buttocks [Kamapuaʻa insults foe, implying flatulency].

2. Silent, weak, brittle.

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mahūmahū

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

Reduplication of mahū (commonly said of tasteless poi).

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MA-HU-MA-HU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To be silent, as a weak dying man.

MA-HU-MA-HU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. See MAHU, silent. Desolate; without inhabitant; silent, as a place deserted.

2. Brittle; not stringy, as kapa that falls easily to pieces.

3. Brittle; not sticky; applied to poi.

Mahumahu (mă'-hŭ-mă-hū'),

/ mă'-hŭ-mă-hū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj [Mahu, silent.] Desolate; with out inhabitant; silent, as a place deserted.

Mahumahu (mă'-hŭ-mă'-hū),

/ mă'-hŭ-mă'-hū / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj Fragile; not tough; soft, placid.

Mahumahu (mă'-hŭ-mă-hū'), v.

/ mă'-hŭ-mă-hū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To be silent, as a weak, dying man.

2. To be free from noise; perfectly quiet.

mahūmahū

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To be silent, as a weak dying man. Often said of a dying man or tasteless poi.

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