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niu.niu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs. Rich, oily, as fat food.

2. Same as niniu; unlucky, unfortunate. He niuniu kaʻu i nehinei, I had bad luck yesterday. Ua hoʻomāʻona wau i nā ʻuhane apau i niuniu (Ier. 31.25), I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

NI-U-NI-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To turn; to twist; to whirl about any way.

2. To be sad; to be sorrowful; to be faint; to languish. Ier. 31:25.

NI-U-NI-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Sad; sorrowful; destitute.

NI-U-NI-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The skull; the head. See NIU. Poha ka niuniu, nakaka ka pali.

Niuniu (nī'-ŭ-nī'-u), adj.

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

Sad; sorrowful; destitute.

Niuniu (nī'-ŭ-nī'-u), n.

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

The skull: the human head; used in song: Poha ke niuniu, nakaka ka pali. Syn: Puniu.

Niuniu (nī'-ŭ-nī'-u), v.

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

A word used in raillery.

1. To banter or ridicule; a word used in sarcasm; to speak with contempt: E hele ana au i ka lawaia, e. loaa kau ia, he niuniu.

niuniu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Skull, head.

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