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naʻaupō

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

nvs., Ignorant, unenlightened, uncivilized, benighted; ignorance, ignoramus. Literally, night mind.

  • Examples:
    • Holo naʻaupō, run pellmell, wildly.
    • Inu naʻaupo, to drink foolishly and to excess.
    • Naʻaupōʻoukou i nā kūpuna o kākou (1 Kor. 10.1), you are ignorant about our ancestors.
  • Related:
    • hoʻonaʻaupō Caus/sim.; To cause or feign ignorance; ignorant.
  • Cf. naʻauao.

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NA-AU-PO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Naau and po, night. Ignorance; darkness of mind; without intelligence or instruction; a cloudy mind; awkwardness.

NA-AU-PO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Dark-hearted; ignorant; unenlightened; dark-minded.

NA-AU-PO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To be dark-hearted; to be ignorant; to be awkward; to be brutish. Hoo. To be willingly ignorant; to remain ignorant while possessing the means of knowledge.

Naaupo (nā'-ău-pō'), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Dark-hearted; ignorant; unenlightened; dark-minded.

Naaupo (nā'-ău-pō'), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Naau, mind, and po. night.] Ignorance; darkness of mind; lack of intelligence or instruction; a cloudy mind.

Naaupo nā'-ău-pō'), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be dark-hearted; to be ignorant.

naʻaupō

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Dark-hearted; ignorant; to be willingly ignorant.

naʻaupō

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Benighted, ignorant, dark-hearted, awkward, brutish.

na‘aupo’

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

ignorance; stupidity.

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