Redup. of nihi 1, 2; fastidious, overly strict, finicky, decorous, dainty. Also lihilihi. See ex., noho lihilihi. Lā nihinihi, very severe taboo day. hoʻo.nihi.nihi Caus/sim. ʻAi hoʻonihinihi, to pick at food, as a finicky person; to eat with careful observance of taboos.
s. Anything standing on the edge; the sharp ridge of a mountain; the corner of a square piece of timber; the corner of a table, &c.
adj. Standing up on edge; narrow ridged, as a mountain sharp at the top; difficult; strait; narrow edged.
Standing up on edge; narrow ridged; as a mountain sharp at the top; difficult; narrow edged.
An edge, border, verge, brink, part jutting out, etc.
carefully, quietly.
An edge, border, verge, brink, part jutting out, etc. (AP).
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