oʻu
1. n. A fish (no data).
2. poss. Mine, my, of me (o-form, zero-class; Gram. 8.4). (PPN hoʻoku.)
ʻou
1. nvs. Sharp, protruding, piercing; to protrude, project, jut out, pierce, puncture; to reach out for; to stretch out; to sound sharply; pinnacle, high peak; royal; sharp sound as of knee drum or of tapa anvil. Kāne-i-ka-ʻou-aliʻi (Kep. 15), Kāne-of-the-royal-supremacy [a name]. ʻOu ka leo o ka pahu, the voice of the drum sounds. (PCP kou.)
2. n. Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii), a small sea bird; for some people, an ʻaumakua. Also ʻouʻou.
ʻōʻū
/ ʻō.ʻū /1. vt., To pinch or nip off, as a bud.
- Examples:
- ʻAko poʻo ʻōʻū, to cut off all the hair at the back of the head and leave hair only in front.
- E ʻōʻū i ka maka o ka wauke ʻoi ʻōpiopio, pinch off the bud of the wauke plant while it is young [nip it in the bud; teach while young].
2. vi., To perch, as on a tree.
- Figuratively, lazy.
- Examples:
- ʻŌʻū ō loa nā manu o Kaupeʻa (chant), the birds of Kaupeʻa [sing] long as they perch.
3. n., A finch-like Hawaiian honey creeper (Psittirostra psittacea 🌐), with an almost parrot-like bill, endemic to the main Hawaiian Islands, but becoming very rare. Its green feathers were used for making cloaks and leis.
- Examples:
- ʻAuhea wale ʻoe, ē ka manu ʻōʻū ʻoe o ka nahele (song), listen, O bird, you honey creeper of the forest.
- References:
- See ex., kuaola.
- Cf. ʻōʻū lae oʻo, ʻōʻū poʻo lapalapa.
4. vi., To hump up, as an octopus out of its burrow.
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ou
1. n. Float, as on a net. Rare.
2. vs. To lean on something, hide. Rare.
3. poss. Your, yours (o-form, zero-class, singular; Gram. 8.4). (PPN (ʻ)oʻou.)
ʻōʻū
hamani, To abort, as in a computer program.
- Source:
- Examples:
- Ua ʻōʻū ʻia ka hoʻoneʻe waihona ʻana. The file transfer was aborted.
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OU
s. Name of a species of bird on the mountains; o ka ou, ua like ia me ka moa opiopio; he omaomao kona hulu.
OU
v. See O, verb, and HOU. To pierce or puncture, as with a sharp instrument; e ou, e hooeha i ka puupuu i ke poo, to lance or pierce the swelling on the head.
OU
v. To hide away; to escape punishment for a crime; aole wahi e ou ai ka poe hewa i keia manawa, ua paa i ke kanawai; he ou nei ka poe hewa i kahi papa popo.
OU
v. To steal.
2. To break off the top of a plant, bud or leaf.
3. To commit a small offense; e ou ka muou o ka wa iki; e ou ka muou o ka baka.
O-U
v. To lean the breast on a piece of wood in order to float; to ascend upon, as a float.
OʻU
pers. pron., first pers. sing., genitive of au.. My; mine; of me; belonging to me. Gram.§ 124, 1.
OU
is sometimes used for o in the imperative; as, ou hele oukou. Mat. 2:8; Neh. 8:5. See Gram.§ 192, last sentence. The o of this imperative is often written ou.
OU
pers. pron., second pers. sing., gen. of oe. Thine; yours; belonging to you. Sometimes it is used for kou, thy; thine; as, me ou poe kanaka, instead of me kou poe, &c.; ou mau kamalii, thy children. Gram.§ 132, 1.
O-U
s. A float. See MOUO.
Ou (o'u), pers. pron.,
/ o'u /second pers. sing. Yours; of you; belonging to you. Sometimes used for kou, thy; thine: me ou poe kanaka, instead of me kou poe; ou man kamalii, thy children.
Ou (ou'), v.
/ ou' /[O, to puncture.] To pierce or puncture, as with a sharp instrument: e ou, e hooeha i ka puupuu o ke poo, to lance or pierce the swelling on the head.
Ou (ŏ-u'), v.
/ ŏ-u' /To hide away; to escape punishment for a crime: aole wahi e ou ai ka poe hewa i keia manawa, ua paa i ke kanawai; he ou nei ka poe hewa i kahi papa popopo.
ou
/ o-u' /1. v., To lean the breast on a piece of wood in order to float; to ascend upon, as a float; to lean on one's bosom or shoulder.
2. v., To pinch; to remove by pinching: E ou ka muo o ka paka, pinch off the bud of the tobacco.
3. v., To pilfer.
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Oʻu (o'u), pers. pron.,
/ o'u /first pers, sing., mine; of me; belonging to me.
Ou (ō'-ū), n.
/ ō'-ū /A float. Syn: Mouo.
Ou (o'u), n.
/ o'u /A parrot-billed bird, the green and yellow feathers of which were used in the making of feather cloaks and wreaths; a fine singer, suggestive of a canary; formerly worshipped as an aumakua or god. (Psittacirostra psittacea.) Also called ouou:
Ou (ōu),
/ ōu /A word expressing command or permission, oftener the latter. Ou is sometimes used for o in the imperative; as. ou hele oukou.
ʻōʻū
Hawaiian honeycreeper (Psittirostra psittacea) that resembles the finch. Hawaiian names are ʻōʻō poʻolapalapa for the male, and ʻōʻū laueʻo for the female, the yellow headed and leaf-green ʻōʻū. It is native to the main group of islands but close to extinc-
o‘u
mine.
o’u
yours.
ʻou
Pinnacle, high peak (PE).
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