1. n., Bamboo rattles, as used for dancing.
2. vt., To clasp, hold fast in the hand, embrace, grasp firmly.
3. n., A type of tapa-beater pattern: tips of zigzag ridges in adjacent surfaces meet and form sunken lozenges.
4. n., Berry of the pōpolo plant.
5. A game played with sugar-cane flowers.
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v. To gird round; to embrace; to clasp; e puili a paa. See PULIKI. E puili me ka lima, to hold fast with the hand.
s. One bent on a thing, as pleasure; one seeking satisfaction in any way.
2. That which gives temporary delight or pleasure; he puili pau wale no ia no ka poe hana lealea.
3. A kind of play or game with sugarcane flowers.
4. Name of a smallish kind of rope.
adj. Seizing; holding fast with the hand.
Puili ka ohelo ai a ka manu,
A ka hala i wiliia e ka makani,
A ka lehua nee i ka papa.
Seizing; holding fast with the hand.
Puili ka ohelo ai a ka manu,
A ka hala i wlliia e ka makani,
A ka lehua nee i ka papa.
1. A musical instrument made of a small coconut or gourd.
2. A game played with the puili.
3. The cord used in swinging the puili.
4. A carved design on a tapa beater, composed of parallel waves with apices not in line.
To gird round; to embrace; to clasp; e puili a paa: e puili me ka lima, to hold fast with the hand.
Bamboo rattles used in rhythmic accompaniment to certain dances called hula pūʻili.
Kapa beater pattern where tips of zigzag ridges in adjacent surfaces meet to form lozenges. (PE.)
Rattles of split bamboo used for tempo and rhythm for dancing.
That which gives temporary delight; to clasp, embrace. E pūʻili me ka lima, to hold fast with the hand. Bamboo rattles.
Smallish type of rope. (A.)
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