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1. nvs. To swell; sprouting, plump. Fig., to spring up in the mind, as a thought or desire. See ex., ʻae 3. Nopu maila ka manaʻo e hele aku i ou lā, the thought has come to go to you.

2. vs. Hot, as from the sun or fire. I ka lā ikiiki nopu i ke one (song), in the hot sun warming the sand.

v. To spring or swell up in the mind, as a thought, with a desire to express it; nolaila, nopu mai la iloko o’u ka manao e hoakaka wale aku, therefore the thought swelled up (sprung up) within me to explain.

adj. Thoroughly cooked; soft; spongy.

Nopu (nō'-pu), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Hot, as from the heat of the sun or fire.

2. Well cooked; soft.

1. To spring or swell up in the mind, as a thought, with a desire to express it: Nolaila, nopu mai la iloko o'u ka manao e hoakaka wale aku, therefore the thought swelled up (sprung up) within me to explain.

2. To swell; to be large; to he full; e puipui, e momona.

3. To spring up, as a seed planted. Syn: Kupu.

To spring up, as a seed planted. See kupu.

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