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niniu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of niu #2; to spin; worried, sad; dizzy; dizziness, vertigo, unclear or blurred vision; blurred, indistinct.

  • Examples:
    • Niniu hele, to spin forward, as a kilu piece.
    • Niniu Puna pō i ke ʻala, Puna is dizzy and thick with fragrance.
  • Related:
    • hoʻoniniu Caus/sim.; To cause dizziness; to spin, as a top.
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niniu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

See ʻume niniu.

NI-NI-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See NIU. To turn, as a top; to wheel about, as a platoon of soldiers; to whirl about in any direction.

Niniu (nĭ-nī-u), v.

/ nĭ-nī-u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Niu, to spin.] To turn, as a top; to wheel about, as a platoon of soldiers; to whirl about in any direction.

niniu

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

to whirl, spin.

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