1. n., Polished coconut shell or bowl.
2. n., Small knee drum made of a coconut shell with fishskin cover, as of kala.
3. n., Human skull.
4. n., Small fontanel of an infant.
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s., Pu and niu, a cocoanut. The shell of a cocoanut; ka iwi o ka niu; hence, a small calabash for food; wehe ae la i ua puniu la.
2. The skull of man from some resemblance to a cocoanut. 2 Nal. 9:35.
3. A knave; a cheat; one who refuses to give up what he has lost in a game; a dishonest gambler.
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1. v., To spin round; to turn, as a top; to be dizzy; to have a vertigo.
2. To be hot; to have a fever. See poniu.
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[Pu and niu, a coconut.]
1. n., The shell of a coconut; hence.
2. n., A small calabash for food.
3. n., The skull of a man, from some resemblance to a coconut.
4. n., One who achieves distinction.
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v., To spin round; to turn, as a top; to be dizzy; to have a vertigo. Syn: Oniu.
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Small knee drum made of a coconut shell with a tympanum of ala fish skin.
Skull of a man which resembles a coconut (niu). (2 Nal. 9:35.)
Small knee drum made of a coconut shell covered with the skin of the kala fish as a tympanum. The drum was tied to the thigh of the player who performed on both it and the large drum. The pahu and pūniu produced different drum sounds. See pahu.
A cheat; dishonest gambler, who refuses to give up what he has won in a game. (A.)
coconut shell; human skull.
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