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niku

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs. Dirty, smelly, filthy. hoʻo.niku To soil, make dirty. He keu ʻoe a ke keiki hoʻoniku ʻaʻahu, never was a child like you for getting clothes dirty and smelly.

2. Also nisu n. Hawk. (Oihk. 11.16.)

NI-KU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A bad or offensive smell; a stench. See NEKONEKO.

Niku (nī'-ku), n.

/ nī'-ku / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A bad or offensive smell; a stench.

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