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moemoe

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

1. nvi., Ambush, to lie in ambush; to lurk.

  • Related:
    • hoʻomoemoe Caus/sim.; To cause to lie down; to hush or put to sleep; to arrange a match; to set a line or net; to pretend to sleep.
      • ʻUpena hoʻomoemoe, net set in the sea.
      • Cf. hoʻomoe.
  • References:
    • PPN mohemohe.

2. vi., To sleep (a rare plural).

  • Examples:
    • Iā moemoe aʻe lāua (GP 46), then the two slept together.

3. Same as hōlua, sled.

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moemoe

hehele ｜ intransitive verb / MO-E-MO-E / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., See moe. To lie down to sleep; to dream.

2. To lurk; to lie in ambush; to lie concealed for some evil purpose. Hal. 10:9.

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moemoe

kikino ｜ noun / MO-E-MO-E / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., An ambush. 2 Oihl. 13:13.

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moemoe

kikino ｜ noun / mō'-ĕ-mō'-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., An ambush.

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moemoe

hehele ｜ intransitive verb / mō'-ĕ-mō'-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Moe, to lie down.]

1. v., To lie down to sleep; to dream.

2. v., To lurk; to lie in ambush; to lie concealed for some evil purpose.

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