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pī.lali

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs. Hardened sap (kohu) of the kukui tree, gum; resin, birdlime; wax; honey in a banana blossom; gummy, sticky. Kanakē pīlali, cactus candy. Pīlali kukui kau lāʻau (song), kukui gum on the trees. Pīlali pālolo, wax. Pipili ka pīlali i ke kumu kukui, the gum sticks to the kukui tree [a person who stays close].

2. n. White and black feathers under the tail of the ʻōʻō, a bird; used for kāhili, feather standards.

3. n. A seaweed.

pīlali

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Wax.

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  • Related:
    • Also: uepa.
    • Pepa pīlali. Wax paper. Also: pepa ʻaila.
    • Pīlali pākuʻi. Grafting wax. See pākuʻi.
    • Tuko pīlali. Silicone, used as an adhesive.

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PI-LA-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The gum of the kukui tree.

2. The gum or sticky substance of any tree; pilali palolo, slime; wax. Hal. 68:2.

3. Cartilage; kumumumu.

Pilali (pī'-lă'-li), n.

/ pī'-lă'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The gum of the kukui tree.

2. The gum or sticky substance of any tree: slime; wax; pilali palolo.

3. Cartilage; kumumumu.

pīlali

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Gum of the kukui tree, a kind of resin. This was the key ele- ment of bird-catching. Birds were held in the gum long enough to be caught.

pīlali

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Gum of the kukui tree; gum or any sticky substance of any tree.

pilali

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

gum; wax; resin; bird time; kukui gum.

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