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muʻumuʻu

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

1. nvs., Cut-off, shortened, amputated, maimed; person with arms or legs missing, amputee.

  • Examples:
    • Hula muʻumuʻu (UL 213), a sitting dance.

2. n., A woman's underslip or chemise; a loose gown, so called because formerly the yoke was omitted (Cf. muʻumuʻu #1), and sometimes the sleeves were short.

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v. See MUU. To cut short; to cut off; to shorten.

s. A shift or under garment worn by females.

2. A lame person; primarily, one who creeps, halts or limps; one who has lost or never enjoyed the use of his limbs.

Muumuu (mu'u-mu'u), adj.

/ mu'u-mu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Shortened; cut off short; crippled by the loss of a limb.

Muumuu (mu'u-mu'u), n.

/ mu'u-mu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A shift or undergarment worn by women.

2. A lame person; primarily, one who creeps, halts or limps; one who has lost or never enjoyed the use of his limbs.

Muumuu (mu'u-mu'u), v.

/ mu'u-mu'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be cut short; to be cut off; to be shortened.

N

Slip or undergarment worn by females; today usually applied to a long, full, and casual-wear dress.

Lame person; one who has lost or never enjoyed use of the limbs; primarily one who creeps, halts, or limps.

underslip; loose house dress.

moepo’, night gown.

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