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nuʻanuʻa

/ nuʻa.nuʻa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of nuʻa; large, soft, fleshy.

  • Examples:
    • Pā nuʻanuʻa, to blow strongly, as to make large sea waves.
    • Nuʻanuʻa nā lei i ka ʻāʻī o ka malihini, the leis were piled about the neck of the visitor.
  • References:
    • hoʻonuʻanuʻa Caus/sim.; Reduplication of hoʻonuʻa.
      • ʻUla Kalaeloa i ka lepo a ka makani, hoʻonuʻanuʻa i ka lepo (chant), Ka-lae-loa is red with the wind's dirt, encrusted with dirt.

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NU-A-NU-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Thick, as a board; fat and soft, as an animal; full; large, as a good looking person. NOTE.—Hawaiians connected the idea of beauty in persons with their size, fullness of flesh, &c. See ANUANUA, rainbow.

NU-A-NU-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See NUA. To tread up dirt; nuanua ke ala a ku mai ke ea.

2. Hoo. To act proudly; to boast; to dress up one’s self in gorgeous apparel; e aahu nui i na kapa.

Nuanua (nu'a-nu'a), adj.

/ nu'a-nu'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Thick, as a board; fat and soft, as an animal; full; large, as a good-looking person. (Hawaiians connected the idea of beauty in persons with their size and fullness of flesh.) Syn: Manoanoa.

NUA 469 NUL

Nuanua (nu'a-nu'a), v.

/ nu'a-nu'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Nua, trodden.] To be trodden until so worn as to become dusty, said of roads. Nuanua ke ala a ku mai ke ea.

nuʻanuʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Large, soft, fleshy; a heap of mats; leis piled up; waves pushed in on the shore.

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