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pā.hema.hema

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

About the same as hemahema: awkward, unskilled. Pāhemahema i ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i nā hua ʻōlelo, awkward in the arranging of words, as of one speaking brokenly. hoʻo.pā.hema.hema Same as pāhemahema; to cause awkwardness, to fake lack of skill.

PA-HE-MA-HE-MA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Pa and hemahema, awkward. Ignorant; awkward in the use of language; ungrammatical.

Pahemahema (pā'-hē'-mă-hē'-ma), adj.

/ pā'-hē'-mă-hē'-ma / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Pa and hemahema, awkward.]

1. Ignorant; awkward in the use of language; ungrammatical.

2. Lacking.

pahemahema

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

ignorant; ungrammatical.

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