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niau

hehele ｜ intransitive verb Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vi., Moving smoothly, swiftly, silently, peacefully; flowing or sailing thus; to pass on, glide.

  • Examples:
    • He ʻale niau, a moving billow.
    • Niau aku nei ma ka Penekia (chant), swiftly sailing away on the Benicia.
    • Ua niau ke kapu, the taboo has passed.
  • Related:
    • hoʻoniau Caus/sim.; Following swiftly and silently; continuing; prolonging; copying, imitating.
      • Hoʻoniau akula ka makāula i kāna pule ʻana, the prophet continued on and on with his prayer.

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nīʻau

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

1. n., Midrib of coconut leaf or frond; rib of an umbrella; coconut-leaf midrib or ʻilima rod used as a taboo marker at end of a hālau; groove. Figuratively, tall, thin person.

2. n., Ramrod.

3. n., Billow. Rare

4. n., Diseases.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: epithets health

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nīʻau

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Nut, as on an ʻukulele or guitar.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: music instrument Niʻihau

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kikino ｜ noun / NI-AU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., See niao. The stem of a cocoanut leaf.

2. The whale-bone or wood of an umbrella; he iwi ha.

3. He aki niau.

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niau

/ NI-AU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To sail easily; to sail genteelly.

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niau

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / NI-AU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Easy sailing.

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niau

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / nĭ-ā'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Easy sailing.

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niau

kikino ｜ noun / nī-ā'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., The stem of a coconut leaf.

2. n., The whale-bone or wood of an umbrella; he iwi ha.

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niau

/ nī'-āu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To sail easily; to sail gently.

2. v., To move smoothly without obstruction.

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Niau

/ ni-ā'u / Wahi ｜ Location, Parker (1922),

stem of a coconut leaf. Land section, Oahu.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: geography Oʻahu

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niau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To sail easily, smoothly, peacefully, swiftly.

niau

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

easy sailing: to glide.

ni‘au

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

stem of coconut leaflet.

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