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mokupawa

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

vi., To break, come intermittently.

  • Examples:
    • Ua like me ka ʻeku ʻana a ka puaʻa ka mokupawa o ka ʻāina, the breaking up of the soil is like a pig's rooting.
    • E mokupawa ai ka ua mahina ʻai, the farming rains are intermittent.
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