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pai.nuʻu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt.

1. To carry on the hip or back, as a heavy child; to lug, as a heavy object that must be hitched up now and then. Ahonui kēia kaikamahine i ka painuʻu i ke kaikaina, this girl is so patient in lugging about her little sister.

2. To boast. See ex., ʻēkā.

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